| Show i mm cleveland welcomes the new state CANNON TALKS WITH th president s ishad the luceion luc lh settled the ufah N D 0 dec B t bittl to abe tribune all democratic to defeat statehood for utah libava failed fre aident cleveland ial ared to ideue the proclamation BB anon BB the proper of the leauitt of the election and ol 01 the aap tiou of tho under the ternie of the en ablina act reach the white the lot era published in baet ern papers conini from in salt lake and wh lae ny object waa tu prejudice pre iudice the chief against bah have been a waste of paper mr cleveland will esaua his mandate performing a purely ministerial rial duty aa directed by act of Cone as soon aa possible after formal notification of the fact that the territory of an overwhelming majority has adopted a in all compliance with mhd enactment frank cannon dad a per bonal interview today with president cleveland in the bite house ou ahe of statehood and the interview was in every way satisfactory to delegate the president indicated no t only a oat a strong desire to issue the proclamation admitting utah into the union as boon aa possible hi convert aaion was in every sense congratulatory tul atory to utah upon her forthcoming and was indicative of hia earnest desire that the fulfill nent of centre 1 enactment and the intention of the people of utah as evinced by their vote at the november election not be delayed one mom nt after he coald proclaim that the had babou fully nt Dalo gate frank said tonight to the tribune correspondent 1 I bad been informed by secretary lamount that the president would be glad to see me on this subject I 1 called today in compliance with that suggestion otherwise haying intended to reserve the visit until the arrival of the who 4 ere certin caton of the e action the president tae and upon my arrival expressed hia tion at aliis ending of the utah he recalled with pleasure the visita formerly paid by me to him in the dark hobia of our and said aliat our evolution bad been lilly promises and much rapid man he had expected he euid that ha bad anticipated our re in a purgatorial or in termed ibry for seme hearp but aba be was disappointed he remarked that when he accepted thal presentation of the question that I 1 mue to liim eight vears abo be was aiB ailed from every hand by people who declare 1 that we wera unworthy of consideration and told him that bi B confidence was misplaced the ebent had futlz vindicated his course and he acceptance by the nation of utah he asked with some solicitude as to the language of the constitution con berning the point provided in the enabling act and remarked that letters bad been hont to him declaring that the constitution failed to meet the prescribed testa I 1 wag much shocked at bear ing this confirmation of the statement made to me by attorney general harnon on she same point I 1 had believed that the crt agures of infamy who with oat party and without country would eek to leave others enslaved would bot have dared to address themselves tu the president of the united states and beek to have him withhold his performance for mance of the duty which by his big nature to the enabling act he bad obliged himself to discharge it was a ereah pleasure to relieve the presidents mind on anat point as I 1 had relieved the mind of attorney general and to assure him that the constitutional convention anticipating the of certain Ishma elites in utah had guarded against any evil effect by making the language of the Cona titu almost identical with the ol 01 the enabling act the president wa satisfied aa waa attorney general hai aln being informed that sher man and letcher of the utah cor aias sion would be here on monday bearing with them the certification and being requested to name an conr when wt could call apon him on tuesday the remarked I 1 regret that I 1 anat be absent from the city tor a few days in the early part f next week but immediately upon my return I 1 shall br glad to see you and the gentlemen nam edana to receive from boar bands ebest fical documents in the settling of the otah question the entire interview the president manifested as much eagerness as wb ourselves could show in this matter it would be premature for me to attempt to fix a date tor the signing 0 the proclamation but I 1 believe that it will be some time between the and of this month that is provided the president shall return to the city earl enough next week to have consideration ot our papers accorded by he department of justice in anticipation ol 01 immediate and favorable consideration era tion I 1 have marked the clausal 0 die enabling act and the clauses of the constitution which the falsifiers havo written to the president and the attorney general and have deposited a copy with mr aarmon BO that the department may if it will give attention to the question before the arrival 0 the formal papers 11 not only the president but all the members of his ical family whom I 1 have finen speak in such a friendly and eaber way on this that we may expect from them all the baste which eo grave a matter will permit private secretary thurber promises to secure the pen with which the proclamation is signed so that ib may be forwarded to utah to be held there among other valued objects at the capitol today there was much congratulation among all who heard the news |
