Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-29
Leading Washington Paper
Endorses Proposition and
Gives Ralph Cameron
Credit for Statesmanlike
Act.
OTHER GOSSIP
OF THE CAPITAL
Pomerene, Who Has Torn
His Hair and Demanded
Criminal Prosecution of
Trust Offenders, Attracts
Little Notice.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. IS

The Washington newspapers have
been discussing the possibility of Ari-
'Zona becoming a seaport. and the ru-
NOR that negotiations have already
been opened with Mexico for the pur-
pose of adding To the United States
Ian important area of new territory
The Washington Times gives sole
'credit for the proposition to Delegate
Ralph II. Cameron of Arizona, and
adds that the state department is
maintaining its usual attitude to
NUNS the word" when asked about
the matter. The importance Of the
proposition is not minimizeI at the
capital, and the fact that Mr. Cameron
is making the proposal a part of his
for United States senator
means. in case of the election of that
gentleman, that a power close To the
president. will energeticalIy champion
the plan of taking a big slice from
Mexico on the Gulf Of California De
tails of the plan as outlined by a
Washington paper are as follows: The
proposition under discussion is to adj
about 25.O00 square miles. enough to
form a fair sized state. Not only this.
but the addition of the territory un-
der discussion would give this country
'a port on the Gulf of California. For
years there have been recurring re-
ports Of attempts by this country to
get foothold on Magdalena bay IN
Lower California. The report Of an
nexation of a region To the west and
southwest of Arizona. comprising the
extreme northwest part of Mexico Civ
ing this country access to the Gulf Of
California. is a revival of old reports.
Purchase of the territory in question
is said 10 be the plan of which Dela-
gate Cameron has been talking 1t is
proposed To take in the region that is
now in Mexico that would lie north Of
a line drawn due west from NOgales.
which is at the southern point of Ari-
zona. This would include land lying
south Of the state of California. The
addition of the territory to Arizona is
one of the plans talked of.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio. has been
talking vociferously in favor of Grim
inal prosecution Of the officers of the
great trusts ever since the supreme
court handed down its famous deci-
sions in the Standard Oil and Ameri-
can Tobacco company cases. No one
has paid much attention to Mr.. Pom
creme Notwithstanding he has made
speeches i'm the senate and shouted his
demands from the housetops. Mr..
Pomerene surely knew that he had a
popular theme. but that he has not
handled it rightly to get the greatest
glare Of the limelight. such as * sought
by most new statesmen is shown by
the nation wide prominence of con-
gressman Henry OF Texas. gained in Il
day through the use of a single dra-
matte pronunciamentO declaring that
"felon's stripes will prove a potential
remedy for commercial outlaws" The
words had hardly dropped from the
Texans lips before every Washington
correspondent was yelling that this
is hot copy" and the following morn
ing Henry and "felon'S stripes" had
Travelled to the inner den of every daily
newspaper sanctum in America.
Minority Room of the house of rep
resentativeS, from which the affairs OF
the republican congressional committee
will be managed for a time. is IN
charge of Colonel Henry CassOn. IF
Wisconsin. formerly sergeant at arms
of the house of representatives. Chair
man William B. Mckinley of Illinois.
is expected on the scene i'm few days.
and il is said about the capital that
plans will be made for effective WORK
on the part of this committee during
the coming campaign. A good many
republican congressman will have to
fight hard to retain their membership.
and there are a large number of dis
tricts that il is expected can be recap
tured in another election. so that tbs
house can be restored to the republican
party With such job on hand the
republican congressional committed
will have plenty To do i'm the coming:
months Meanwhile there is all kinds
of activity in the democratic camp. and
plenty of industry is evidenced i'm ma
jority Room
At the agricultural department the
Continued on Page Three.