Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-22
rs,.cial Dispatch to the Morning journal

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Washington. ID. c., Aug. IL
well. gentlemen, it's done" said
President william II. Taft, in the ex-
eeutiye office in the White house at
eight minutes after three o'clock this
afternoon. August twenty-first, nine
teen eleven, as he finished affixing his
seal Of approval upon the resolution
admitting New Mexico and Arizona as
states into the union.
The executive office was crowded
with persons interested in the signing
Of the BILL and deep silence prevailed
as with four different pens the presi-
dent completed his signature and the
date and the deed was done. There
we're present Delegate Andrews Of
New Mexico. Delegate Cameron OF
Arizona, Congressman II. d. Flood,
father of the resolution; Senator Pen
rose, representing Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan. chairman
Of the senate territories committee
who was called out Of the city; Con-
gresham Connell, Weydeman Draper
and others of the house territorial
committee, Hoval Smith of Globe and
others from the territories, with the
newspaper men.
The word had been circulated
around that the resolution was to be
signed at three O'Clock, and at about
that hour the visitors commenced to
pour into the waiting-room OF the ex-
ecutlve office. A few moments after
three all were shown into the presi.
dlnts room, where he, sat at a desk.
He greeted a number of those pres
ent rising from his chair as he shook
hands.
The clerk laid the statehood bin be-
fore Mr. Taft.
Has anybody gone over this?' ask
ed the president, rather anxiously,
looking around him as though he
wanted to be sure he was not signing
the original Flood resolution from
which the recall of Judges for Ari-
zOna had not been eliminated.
Senator Penrose assured Mr.. Taft
that it was "all right bur the presi-
dent was not entirely satisfied and he
proceeded to read it over hurriedly
himself. Having satisfied himself
that It was all he had insisted upon,
he picked up a pen and wrote the
word approved He was given an
other pen and wrote william Howard
Taft With third pen he wrote,
August 81" and with a fourth the
year, "l91i."
The first pen, a gold one to be ad-
ded to the collection of Senator
smith, was then given to Senator
Penrose in lieu Of the absent senator,
while the other three went to Mr..
Flood, Mr.. Andrews and Mr.. Cameron,
respectively
After the signature had been affix-
ed some of those present grouped
memseNes on one side of the room,
with the president in the foreground
and photograph was taken. NO
lOrmal program had been arranged
and those present were ushered out,
while the president went back to work
on his cotton bill veto, which he was
engaged in writing.
lhe next thing was to inform the
territories that just as soon as the
passing Of events would allow it, they
1uuld be full-fledged states. Hun
Vreus Of messages were filed for trans
"'isslon to the southwest, and 1t is
~ooaoly safe to say that by sun
aV"h no community in either terri
'o'y was left uniformed. Just how
sum The president will issue his proc
amatlon certifying the passage of the
'eSolutlon to the territorial governors
,Vuid not be learned today. Mr.. Taft
raves tomorrow for Beverley, but II
. understood there is nothing to pre-
,e"t the issuance Of the proclamation
me summer capital and it will
days. "
Onafles A. Spiess left this morning
W. New York. while Mr.. Andrews is
~" the only New Mexican remaining
W. W. me spot, all the democrats having
also left
d. 'He resolution was submitted to the
NJ. president at noon and signed by
h~. shortly after that hour going
NtHtc to the avacuti,,o rec,