Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-27
COMMISSION WILL
MEET TOMORROW
VIII Apportion Delegates
for Constitutional
Convention
GOVERNOR MILLS IS BACK
And Chief Justice Pope Ex-
pected Tomorrow
Afternoon.

The commission designated by the
enabling act to consist of William J.
Mills, governor of New Mexico, secre-
tary of the Territory, Hon. Nathan
Jaffa and the chief justice of the SUI
preme court. Hon. William H. Pope,
will meet tomorrow afternoon upon
the arrival of Judge Pope from Clovis
to apportion delegates for the consti-
tutional convention. The apportiOn-
ment will be based on the vote cast
for delegate in 1908 which was $780,
or 558 $40 as a unit for each dele
gate.
Upon the completion of this appor-
tionment Governor Mills will issue a
proclamation setting the date and
calling an election for delegates to
the constitutional convention. Under
the statehood enabling act this must
take place not earlier than sixty nor
later than ninety days after the pass
age of the act. AS the act was passed
June 20 the earliest date for calling
the election will be August 19 and the
latest September 1S.
Governor Returns.
Governor and Mrs. Mills, their son,
Wilson, and their daughter Miss
Madeline, returned this morning from
the east where they have been about
three weeks. Wilson Mills has just
been graduated with high honors at
Yale University.
The governors party arrived at
Lamy this morning, contrary to the
report published in one of the papers
of the Territory that he had passed
through Las Vegas Saturday. The
governor was brought to Santa Fe
ahead of time and arrived shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock to the surprise of those
who had planned to have the band
turn out and to welcome him.
The governor has had strenuous
time of it ever since he left Santa
Fe, for he not only attended the COM
mencement exercises at Yale where
his son graduated but also took a
prominent part in the statehood exer-
cises" which were held in Washington
before New Mexico's long wished for
hope was realized. And the governor
also took part in back from Elba
celebration" and rode in a carriage in
the procession which had Colonel
Roosevelt as the stellar attraction.
He was somewhat tired therefore
upon his return today but the ideal
climate of Santa Fe with it's maximum
OF 72 degrees yesterday compared tC
the terrific temperature in New York
City which was struck by heat wave
OF 102 degrees did much to make him
forget the work and worry of the
past few weeks and he smiled pleas
antly as he talked of the great vic
tory New Mexico and Arizona haG
won.
Taft and Hitchcock.
''You may say for me that state
hood is the greatest of boons for New
Mexico" he said to reporter today
land one | have long desired to see
The passage of the bill was largely
due to the energetic efforts of Presi
dent Taft and of Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock. Both Mr. Taft and Mr.
Hitchcock are great friends of the
Territory of New Mexico and the!
have proved this friendship in mos
striking and fitting manner"
When asked if he did not find tina
in the past week or two G. O. P. stool
has gone skyward and that Presiden
Taft is being applauded everywhere
for the legislation he has been able
to obtain in Congress, the governor
smilingly said: "There can be nj
doubt now, from what l could gather
that the Republicans will carry th'
House. That seems sure thing"
Resumes Work.
The governor did not go to the capi
tol this morning but after luncheon
he buckled down to work in his OF
flee as usual.
Mrs. Mills and the other member
of the family stood the long journe.
across the continent very we'll and al
though they seemed somewhat tiret
they too expressed great pleasure a
being back in New Mexico which ha
such a fine climate. Mrs. Mills spen
some time with relatives and friend
in Brooklyn where the weather wa
either stiflingly hot or a steady down
pour, making life disagreeable espe
cially for people who have been use,
to the dry, bracing climate of this re
gion.
Judge Pope is Coming.
Secretary Jaffa received Telegram
from Chief Justice Pope stating tha
he expected to leave today from Gle
Wis for Santa Fe and will arrive her
some time tomorrow afternoon.
Again Arrested.
Captain Fornoff of the mounted pc
lice has received word that Romal