Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-09
GOVERNOR TALKS
ON STATEHOOD
Says Plans For Action At
Forthcoming Special Ses-
sion Not Determined
"A GREAT FIGHT WAS WAGED
Praises Work of Postmaster Gen
eral, Delegate Andrews and
Judge Fall.

HOt yet DSeH ueCluGu upuH do Adl dS
ne is aware in regard to the action to
be taken at the forthcoming special
session was a declaration of Govern
or Mills in discussing statehood this
morning.
The governor returned yesterday
afternoon from Washington where he
put in an entire month working hard
for the statehood cause. The gov
ernor's wide acquaintance in political
circles and the friendship he has with
the President, Postmaster General
Hitchcock and many others, promi-
nent in the Republican party, enabled
him to do vast amount of work. In
discussing the long and valiant fight
made by the statehood boosters Gov
ernor Mills was particularly emphatic
in his praise of the work done by
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Dele
gate Andrews and Judge A. B. Fall,
the latter lending his aid in getting
Senator Bailey of Texas, to help the
cause.
Trivial Protests.
Statehood would have been an ac-
complished fact today had it not
been for the filibustering of Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, as you have read
in the d atches sent from Washing
ton,' sa the governor. "The affi-
dayits, lrtters and newspaper clip
pings frc II New Mexico against the
constitutional election were of the
feeble and trivial kind, as any one
can see who will read the full report
of the hearings before the comaitfee
on territories"
The governor said that it was un-
fortunate that Chairman Hamilton of
the committee on territories in the
House was taken i'll just at the time
the statehood bill was to have come
up before his committee and that this
occasioned a delay of several days.
Statehood has been delayed but
not defeated" he continued 'but just
what action is going to be taken at
the special session remains to be
seen. I am not in a position to out
line the plans.
"It may be the Democratic party
which now controls the lower branch
of Congress will not appoint the en-.
tire list of committees until the regu-
lar session meets. In this event, if
the committee on territories is not
appointed, nothing could be done. All
I can say is the course which seems
the wisest for New Mexico will be
followed undoubtedly. Some are of
the opinion that the policy of waiting
until the next regular session is best
for statehood's interests but there is
nothing definite to say at this time" !"
Despite the long siege in Washing
ton the governor is looking well but
he might have appeared more cheer
full if the joint resolution had passed
the Senate 1.-THE bills future looked
very favorable at one time,'' he said,
"and we we're sanguine of its success.
Then a set back would seem to over
take it. This much is certain
splendid fight was made and New
Mexico's friends were tireless in their
efforts to secure the boon which must
come to US ere long"
Notaries Appointed.
Governor Mills has appointed the fol-
lowing notaries public: Frank Acker-
man of Albuquerque, Bernalillo coun-
ty; Jose A. Lucero of Espanola, Rio
Arriba county; Edwin l.. Grose of AL
buquerque, Bernalillo county and
Charles Leroy Cassidy of Rodeo,
Grant county. He also appointed Rob-
ert W. Butt for Santa Fe county, ac-
cepting his resignation as a notary
in Union county, and Joseph B. Hay
ward for Santa ,Fe county, accepting
his resignation as a notary in Tor
rance county.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the following sums for
the treasury: From ]. S. Edwards.
treasurer OF Curry county $634.96; B.
j. Reagan, treasurer Of Roosevelt
county; and James A. Baird, treasurer
of Otero county, $693.43; from Game
and Fish Warden Gable, SIT.
Land Entries.
The following were the land entries
at the local land office yesterday:
Jose Miguel Baca, Magdalena; Hugo
Seaberg, Ration and Albino Lopez of
Maxwell.
To Get Safe Blowers.
Captain Fred Fornoff of the terri.
torial mounted police has gone to Los
Lunas to bring here Grimes and Mil
Ter, the convicted safe blowers who
were sentenced to the penitentiary.
Examined Insurance Co.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner P.
A. Lienau has returned from Albu-
querque, where he examined the af-
fairs of the Occidental Life Insurance
Company. With Mr.. Lienau was John
T. Roach, an expert accountant of New
York city, who served as actuary for
tne department. IL ls SdIu tndL Ino
Occidental Insurance Company is in
fine financial condition.
Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the territorial secretary's Office by
the Herald Publishing company, whose
Office is at 124 North Second street,