Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-25
ARIZONA IS
STILL CONFIDENT
Delegation in Washington
Declares President viii
Approve Constitution
COMING IN WITH new MEXICO
Official Canvas VIII Take Place
at Phoenix on Monday of
Next Week.

Washington, Feb. 25.--A delegation
of prominent citizens Of Arizona. is in
Washington to further the cause of
/ the ratification OF the proposed con
stitutiOn of the new state of Arizona.
! Today they expressed confidence that
the President would send it to Con
gress with his approval as he did yes
terday the proposed constitution of
New Mexico. The delegation explain
ed that the President had not yet re-
ceiVed the formal notification that the
constitution has been ratified by the
people of Arizona, as the official
count of the vote will not be COM
pleted until next .4Onday. The dele
cation expects to receive on Tuesday
morning telegraphic notice of the ma
jority cast in favor of the constitu-
ton and they intend to make their
argument to the President in person
VerificatiOn under seal of the terri
tory cannot reach Washington before
the third or fourth of March. Con
gress will adjourn on the fourth at
noon. The delegation includes E. B. /
O'Nelll, chairman, and E F. Avis, !
secretary, of Phoenix; G. w P. Hunt |
of Globe, who was president of the !
constitutional convention; Lloyd B.
Christy, mayor of Phoenix: C. H. Ak
ers, president and general manager
OF the Arizona Gazette; Colonel H. 0.
Pickett of Tombstone, and H. S. Girls
void of Phoenix. They declare that
they have the pledges of the insurg
ent Senators that they would hold I'D
statehood for New Mexico unless
statehood for Arizona is granted at
the same time.
Coffee Trust on GriddIe.
Washington, Feb 25.-The House :
committee on judiciary today ordered |
faaVorably reported the Norris .resolu- {
lon instructing Attorney General T
Wlckersham to send the House anv ]
information he has regarding the al. j
eyed monopoly in the coffee trade,
Immediate Statehood.
washington, Feb. 25.-Prasident J
Taft transmitted to Congress the GER i
lhcate Of the officers of the Territory I
u New Mexico as to the vote on the t
constitution of the new state at the p
elections held January 21, together t
WITH copy of the constitution. and h
ccompanied it with the recommends u
ion that Congress approve the new
constitution. .
Inc President points out that the o
naDllng act provides that the con- f
tuition shall be submitted to the II
resident and Congress for approva1 "
nd that if the President approves it IL
M Congress fails to disapprove if Il
thls session, the President shall W
ave power to authorize the govern II
OF New Mexico to at once issua G
is proclamation for an election of @,
ate officers. Y
Inc President says the constitution
as prepared in accordance with the p
Ct OF Congress; has been duly rati.
ed by the people of New Mexico and
lould receive the approval of Con- r.
'ess.
LaFoIlette is Mysterious.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The Lorimer
'ogram in the Senate shows thar
enators Stone, Owen, Crawford and X,
DOT and possibly LaFollette are vet la
speak. Senator Burrows announced
is morning that he will press the bo
after to his utmost in an effort to ru
cure a vote Mr. LaFollette's atti. fo
de is somewhat of mystery. When ag
st night, he objected to closing the sn
after at once, he said he "had suf we
lent reason" Some of his friends ou
Id today that the Wisconsin sena. tn;
hoped to procure statement from
man high in political circles Of II. Fl
ols who is reported to have infor.
't1on and data tending to connect
:. Lorimer directly with the nav. ea
mt OF money to former members Of
legislature as bribes."