Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-30
GARFIELD HERE;
VISITS CAPITAL
Son Of Late President May
Be Candidate For Presi-
dentia Honors
MILLER DID GOOD WORK
Governor Mills Names Several
Delegates to Two Con.
ventions.

James R. Garfield, son of james
Abram Garfield, twentieth president
of the United States, former commits
sioner of corporations in the depart
ment of commerce and labor; former
secretary of the interior in the cabi-
nets of ex-President Roosevelt and
President Taft: and noted authority
on trusts, was in the city today.
Mr.. Garfield spent part of the
forenoon calling on Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa at his office in
the capitol.
The nature of his business with Mr..
Jaffa is not known but about noon
Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Jaffa left the
capitol and took luncheon together.
Mr.. Garfield left for the east at
O'Clock.
His Career.
James R. Garfield was born in 1858
in Hiram, Ohio, and was educated at
st. Paul's school at Concord, N. H.,
and at Williams college from which he
was graduated in 1885. From 1886 to
1899 he was a member of the Ohio
state senate. He was subsequently
a member of the U. S. civil service
commission and in March 1903, he
was appointed commissioner OF corp
crations in the department OF com
merce and labor.
Early in 1905, Mr.. Garfield made a
report calling attention to the i'm
portance of the problems arising out
of commercial and industrial condi
tions, the liability to abuse and the
consequent necessity of federal fran,
chise or license for engaging in inter.
state commerce whereby corporations
must be controlled and forced to
obey the laws and requirements regu'
lating to such commerce.
In 1905 and 1906 he made import
ant reports on the general business
management of the Beef Trus..' and
the Standard Oil Trust.
Mr.. Garfield succeeded Ethan Allan
Hitchcock as secretary of the interior
and was prominent in the conserva'
ton movement having Clifford Pinchot
as his ally.
He remained in the cabinet of Pres.
ident Taft about year and was sue
ceeded by R. A. Ballinger.
Mr. Garfield is mentioned as prom.
inent "progressive' Republican candi'
date for the presidential nomination in
1912.
"Nothing in It,"
When seen this afternoon by rep
rcsentative of the New Mexican Mr..
Garfield said he had come here on pro-
fessional business.
"There is nothing then in the rumo,
that you are here boosting for La
Toilette for president or for one OF
his friends?" was asked.
Nothing in it, was Mr. Garfield's
succinct reply, as he smiled broadly.
Notary Appointed.
Governor Mills has appointed Will
lam F. shipley of Cold Springs, Va,
lencia county, notary public.
Obsolete Corporations.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaf-
ia has received from R. M. Smythe
of New York, an interesting and use
full volume on Obsolete American Sc.
curities and Corporations. 1t is a
large volume handsomely bound in
red cloth and contains a mine of in
formation about the departed" bust
ness enterprises of this country.
Delegates to Apple Congress.
L~ -ernor Mills has named the fol
lowing delegates to the second an
nual session of the American Apple
Congress which meets in Denver No
vember IA to 16: B. O. Wade, Fort
Sumner; W.. N. Baldwin, Roswell;
John w. Corbett, Mountainair; Roman
Labadie, Santa Rosa; F. M. Jones
Santa Fe; w. A. Williams, Tesuque;
William B. Prince, Espanola; Frank
Staplin, Pennington; v. Schafranka
Rinconada; Henry Pollard, Espanola:
c. H. McHenry, Pennington; CUTLER
mo Giddings, Santa Rosa; M. w. Mills
Springer; Samuel Eldodt, San Juan
s. P. Stewart, Mesilla Park.
Who ls He7
The office of the mounted rolic:
has received telegram from Mount
ed Policeman ]. B. Rush stating that
he wishes to know the identity Of a
half Indian, half negro suspect arrest
ted in Chama. The man is six feet
tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has
yellow spots on his face and pretends
to be COW puncher. 4 letter was
found on him addressed to his sweet
heart and it indicates he is badly
wanted somewhere. The man statet
to some person that he hao been fol
lowed by bloodhounds for 200 mile.
and formerly lived in Oklahoma. Ht
has bullet wound in the shoulder, i
is said. 1t is thought he is a despel
ado and any one VINO can give a clu,
to his identity should communicat,
with Captain Fornoff of the mount
ed police force.
Names Delegates.
Governor Mills has appointed th
following delegates to the Soutnwes
ern Interstate Good Road Conyentio
which meets in Phoenix, Arizona. NJ
vember 9:
Solomon Luna, Los Lunas; W. +
Gillenwater, Albuquerque: B. Spit,
albuquerque; Alexandra Sandoya
Sandoval; e. A. Miera, Cuba; Charlie
H. Spader. Bernalillo; sylvestre Mrs