Arizona republican., 1901-10-21
THE SENTIMENT UNIVERSAL
All Arizona United in the Statehood
 Movement.

The statehood movement is growing every day and wider enthusiasm is noted. The board of trade has receiT- ed letters from the central committees of all but two counties. Yuma and Ma eajo. and they will no doubt be heard from in a day or ,Wo. Every letter an nounces either that delegates to the territorial convention have been choser cr that meetings have been called for their seIeC ton In some counties the , committees hold separate meetings for the selection of delegates and in others they have held joint meetings. But each letter received is letter reflect ing the enthusiasm of the county in which it was written and calling cS- pecial attention to the fact that the movement in that locality Is just what it pretends to be. non-partisan effort of all good citizens to secure the one thing for which Arizona has long est and most earnestly prayed-state- hood.
 There will undoubtedly be full a.- tendance at the big meeting. Men have been selected that il is believed wln De q ble to attend. and the absent ones will be the exception to the rule. IL is un- derstood the committees having i1
 
 ing next Saturday are not only work ing hard themselves. but are being ma % teriaIIy aided by those not on the com- mittees. and this is as it should be. It is one enterprise that should call ou. the support of all classes.
 The railroads are doing their part in the, matter. The NJ. & r. and $. T. lin4 have made a rate of one and one fthsfare foI the round trip. and though the other roads have not yet reported their rates to the board. they will no doubt be equally as liberal
 It is also understood that the board of trade has taken up the statehood issue with each senator and represent ative personally through the medium Of correspondence so that no national legisla tor will find himself in Washing ton this winter without some knowI- edge of the fact that this territory de sires admittance. and also some of the grounds on which the demand is mad
 Indicative of the general reeiing re garding statehood throughout the ter ritory short quotations from the jet ters of central committeeman are .n- teresting reading.
 T. r. Weedin of Florence says: The two central committees will meet IF my office tonight to select delegates. Our people are heartily in accord with the board
 E. A. Packard of Cochise county says: ''The democratic central com mittee will have delegates on hand ct the appointed time
 r. w. Nelson of Winslow says: "rh,. indications are that both committees will meet jointly and select delegates. Politics will not be considered and all will join hands for tine object in view
 o. T. lichey of Tucson says: We will send rousing and progressive representation.
 John R. Whiteside. chairman of th.. Mohave county democratic committee, says: All citizens of this section are willing to do all in their power to bring about statehood. It is our desire to have full delegation in attenI- ance."
 Horace F. Dunlap Of Stafford writes: The call for a meeting of the county central committee to select delegates has been issued
 C. P. Hicks of Prescott writes that: "A joint meeting of both central com /