Arizona republican., 1904-10-07

sential facts in support of this terri
 tory's claims
 But Mir. Fowler did appear before the
 republican members of the committee
 end he made a most earnest protest
 against int-statehood. This was at dinner given to the republican mem
 bers of the house committee on terri
 tories by ex-Governor Murphy. At that
 dinner, in addition to the congress-
 men and their host. were MT Fowler.
 Judge Kibbey and the editor of The
 Republican. Mir. Fowler then and
 there stated in emphatic language that
 he would never consent to union with
 New Mexico. and that rather than see
 such a calamity he would pre-
 fer to have Arizona remain a ter
 ritory for fifty years longer. The other
 Arizonians said the same thing. In reply, the congressman said it was
 political question; that both parties
 dealt with statehood questions on po-
 litical lines; that, apparently, Arizona
 was democratic; that the new state
 certain to be created by joining Okla
 homa and the Indian territory would
 be democratic by thirty thousand; that the republicans. feelingthat Arizona was
 not quite ripe for statehood anyhow.
 could not approve the admission of two democratic states as against the possi- ble republican state of New Mexico. They explained that if Arizona were only republican, or if there was reason to believe it would be republican after admission, it would be different: aI- though they felt it would be best in any event to wait two or three years longer.
 Then why not let us alone?" the Arizonians rejoined. Why hook us up with New Mexico? If you won't ad- init us separately. leave us as a sepa- rate territory for awhile longer. and | we'll prove to you that we are not only equipped with population and wealth for statehood, but we will show you that Arizona is good fighting ground for the republicans" The congressman replied. substantially. "The trouble is that here is Rodey, pestering us to death for the admission of New Mex leo, and advocating it's union with Ari- zona; Wilson is rampant for his bill, the Oklahoma 7ei;ows are camp ing on our trail day and night. We have been forced to decide that If your delegates will insist on statehood leg islation in this congress. we will report a bill joining Oklahoma and the h. dian territory in one state and New Mexico and Arizona in another. We are sorry for you. but you ought to have called off your delegate, Mir. Will son." The decision had already been made, so far as the house was con cerned. the Arizonians were assured. A ioint-statehood bill would be reported and passed in the house. but the hope was held out that the senate might do nothing that session. but would, instead, defer action on the Ein until after this years election. And the congressman did not mince matters In giving it as their opinion. without but from their knowledge of sentiment in the senate, that Arizona's late as to union with New Mexico would depend largely on the election Tor delegate in this territory this year.
 MT. Fowler pursued the only sensible course that he could pursue at Wash ngton last winter, and Delegate Will son adopted and followed the most Inwise policy that it was possible for lim to follow. And Arizona today has o thank a democratic delegate for the grave danger which now menaces this erritory.
 Nothing but the election of B. A. Fowler as delegate, his consequent in luence with the senate, and the infer nee to be drawn from his election that Arizona may become a republican tate, will lead the republican major ty in the United States senate to de- eat the pending bill Long Range Weather Predictions.
 Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the