Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-14
THE GOVERNOR
BRANDS TALE
AS FALSE
STEPS HARD ON STORY
SENT FROM WASHINGTON
Declares no Suggestion Was
Ever Made by President Re-
garding Fund Appropriated
Morning Journal Bureau
The Palace Hotel
Santa re, n. NJ. March 10.

Santa Fe, N. NJ. March 10.
In the course of an interview made
public here today. Governor Curr.
takes occasion to step hard on a story
which has been sent out from Wash.
ington, and which has appeared moi
only in a number Of eastern newspa.
pers but In a local paper here. to the
effect that President Roosevelt dur
Ing the recent visit OF the statehood
delegation in Washington ordered OF
suggested hat the committee should
return the SO. 500 appropriated by the
legislature to pay the expenses Of the
trip. The purpose of the story has
been plainly to injure not only the
statehood cause but also to disparage
Insofar as possible the work which
has been done by Governor Curry and
others in Washington to advance the
statehood
The statement. Governor Curry
says, Is absolutely false and without
any foundation whatever. He says
that President Roosevelt never made
any order or suggestion to him of n
KIND ana that he, the governor. never
made any suggestion to the commit
tee, regarding the return OF tho mon
ey appropriated by the legislature.
The money, suvc for about $500.
which was referred to at the time the
delegation returned, was never drawn
from he treasury. and the governor
says that the first suggestion that the
members of the committee should pay
their own expenses came from Hon.
Geo. s Elock. Of Albuquerque, who.
said that he did not desire the terri
tory to pay his expenses. In this
sentiment the other members Of the
committee agreed and Mt their re-
quest the money was not Withdrawn
from the treasury but was returned
to the territorial treasurer intact, say
the amount referred to. concern
which a fun statement was made
the delegation returned To san
IA Fc. The governor says. further.
so far as he knows the president
never knew anything about the fact
such an appropriation had been
until he, thI- governor. told
Roosevelt of It, on the oc-
aston of his last visit to the White
House, when he informed the presi-
lent that the committee had deter
mined not to make use of il. The
PRESIDENT at that time expressed him
as feeling that the committee
vas acting generously.
The sources from which this tale
.as eminated in Washington Indicate
hat II is intended first TO injure the
and also to injure Governor
'urry n the other men who have
cen most active and most effective
! working for statehood. The gov
and a number of other New
have made a number OF
lips To Washington In behalf Of
.atehood and other matters of gen.
raj interest to h territory pending (
eforc the Congress. always ut their \
wn expense. n IT may be said that
he governor has used not only n con-
derable portion of his contingent ex- c
In making these trips. but has
also a thousand dollars or more
his oWn money.
The governor was inclined to make
+, reference to this story, but its CON
ant repetition and its appearance in $
ew Mexico newspapers influenced \
m to put a stop to 1t. The state n
fight. the governor says. is now i
it's final stage and in spite of false 5
'ods and opposition he expects to go n
yht ahead working for the cause c
d feeling confident tina success Is
al at hand NJ