New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
hT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington. Jan. G.--Thc President to-
day signed the procls ma tion admitting Now
Mexico 10 lhc Union I'm the presence Of mem-
bers Of tho Cabinet. Delegate Andrews Eep-
rcsentatyos-clcct Curry and Furguson an
a large delegation Of New Mcxicans. The
pen and a duplicate copy Of the proclana-
ton were presented TO the New Mexican
Historical Society.
Senator Root, LLOYD g. GrisCom. Henry
e. Thorn and J. W. Montgomery filed a pro
tost with the President against the a9mls-
sion az tho ports Of Chicago and san ran
cisco Of artifcially colored Chinese tea.
Mr. GriscOm. who represents the Tea AS
sociatlon of New York, said that adultera-
tion and. faced" or colored teas have been
admitted for some time in large quantities
at those ports whereas tho law is strictly
enforced AT tho New York port. Because
Of this fact the Eastern tea importers ha'"
suffered greatly, he said. The President
promised 10 take the matter up with the
Treasury officials
Ex-Repre<oniativc samuel l. Powers, the
Presidents house guest, said There will
not be tho slightest trouble about solid
delegation for the President from Massa-
chusetts. The President will make \ good
vote gettcr I'm the state, whore he is hcid
in high esteem"
Washington will also be for Mr.. Taft.
according to Representative Humphrey, who
was At the White House
T.. r. Roberts who is not more than
thirty inches tall told tho President he
expected to cast hiq first vote for him.
The British Ambassado presented 70 the
President a gold medallion commemorative
of the coronation. and introduced Mr. and
Mrs. Rustom Rustomjee. Of India.
Tho President has taken under consider
alton an invitation presented by Represent
atlves Tongworth and Allen to attend tine
world in Cincinnati missionary eXposi-
tion. to be held from March to April y
Oscar Lawler special Assistant Attorney
General, and John y. Fredericks. state
Attorney of Los Angeles County, Cal, VIII
call at the White House cn Monday, II II
said, ito pay their respects II IL be-
Ieved they viii lay before the President
the evidence they have collected in the
dynamite conspiracy investigation.
At a mass meeting in Huron, s. D., at
tended by large number Of prominent Re-
publicsns. resolutions were adopted praiS-
ing the Taft administration.
The President received In the East Room
this afternoon val" Fitzpatrick, vicespresi-
dent. and about thirty-hve members Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen. The
members OF the delegation were introduced
by Arthur ]. Vorys,
Among the White House callers were the
Secretary Of the Treasury, the Secretary
OF the Interior. the Secretary Of the Navy
the Postmaster General. Director Roberts
and Senators Warren, Smoot, Crane, Root
du Pont and Bradley, Representatives
Smith, Foss, Towner Littleton, Sterling,
Pepper. Langley Wilson and Powers. Faith
or Ketcham, the Rev. John Wesley Hill and
Norman f. Mack, chairman Of the Demo.
cratic National Committee.
Horace Taft, brother OF the President.
who has spent a week at the White House,
left here this morning for his home, In
Charles Taft will return 10
his uncle's school next week. Miss Taft
will 60 10 Baltimore on Thursday TO he the
guest Of Miss Christine Msrburg. Miss
liarburg will entertain for her at dinner
that evening, and they will both attend the
Assembly afterwsrd.