Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-25
Arizona Against
Joint Statehood
WOULD RATHER REMAIN A TER.
RIToRY THAN UNITE WITH
NEW MEXICO.

RlTORY THAN UNITE WITH
NEW MEXICO.
The people OF Arizona are now about
as busily engaged in keeping out 81
the union Of states as they were a year
ago in trying to get in. And they
haven't changed their views a particle
either.
This paragraph introduces an arti-
Gle in the Phoenix Republican giving
an account Of the meeting OF the
Phoenix board Of trade to protest
against the joining of New Mexico
with Arizona. This meeting was about
as strong a protest against joint state
hood as the strongest opponent OF the
proposed union could wish, vet even
with all of it, some of the members
said it was not strong enough, and al
though they have been assured by Del
egate Wilson that there Is not i'm,
mediate danger Of statehood Of any
kind, they are urging the holding OF
mass meetings all over Arizona % reg
lister strenuous kicks against even the
consideration of the joint statehood
! bill by congress.
The other day Governor Brodie t.
sued the following circular which was
spread broadcast over the territory:
Gentlemen. Notice has come TO me
from the Hon. j. f. Wilson, delegate
in congress from this territory, that
the enemies Of statehood for Arizona
are making every endeavor to secure
the passage of a bill uniting Arizona
and New Mexico as one state, claim
Ing that the residents of Arizona and
New Mexico are by no means united
against such a movement; that they
have not so expressed themselves
that only the politicians are takint
such a stand. and suggesting that thu
people Of Arizona meet and express
their views upon this vital question
affecting the interests OF the whole
people Of the territory, by resolution
. or otherwise, as they deem most III
and at the earliest day possible, SUI
} hitting the result of their delibera
lions in writing to our delegate TO
presentation to congress.
In order, therefore, that the view
! Of the people Of Arizona on this me
mentous question, affecting most 81
riously their welfare, may be had an
/ presented to congress in the imm'
diate future, / as chief executive {
J the territory, do most earnestly re-
ommend that you take as soon as pc
9 sible such steps as you, the eexcutiy
board of your county, shall deem 4
: ting and best to secure from the cit
zens residing In the various section
: Of your county an expression OF the
! views upon this subject, by suggestir
{ that they gather In mass meeting
d convention or by such other means
, you shall deem best, and formula
4 the same for transmission to Delega'
4 Wilson, House of Representative
4 Washington, ID. G.
most earnestly request that imm
Z date action be taken In this matte
n Very respectfully.
Alexander o. Brodi
In this county arrangements are Y
der way for the circulation Of q pc
is tion which will seek to secure all u
e signatures of any weight In the coun
4 to congress against joint stateho'
y and this example Will probably be 4
y lowed by other counties until co
\, gress gets a pretty clear idea Of A
zona's views on the subject. De
gate Wilson wires from Washingtl
as follows:
is Il do not think there is any i
mediate danger of Arizona being jo'
b. ed with New Mexico and admitted
one state. At this time ] do not !
lieve that the enemies Of single sta
hood for Arizona are strong enough
pass the bill, but I urge that the peoI
hold mass meeting conventions a
send resolutions against. The dang
: TO the Arizona single statehood bill
that It will be blocekd in the comm
tee on territories"