Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-05-29
But Kind Words For New Mex
leo Were Spoken by
Many.
ANTI-J0INT STATE
HOOD CRUSADE
lnaugurated by an Enthusiastic, Har.
monious and Non.Partisan Cenvsn.
tion at Phoenix on Saturday.
Special to the New Mexican,

Special to the New Mexican,
Phoenix, Arizona, May 29.-Enthl
siasm and determination were tn
keynotes Of the anti-statehood NEE
ing on Saturday. Almost five hun
dred delegates representing both O
the great parties were present an,
not one county or important settle
ment was without representation. Gov
ernor Kibbey presided over the pre-
liminary organization and was ais,
the permanent chairman. Among tn,
speakers were Delegate to Congress.
Mark Smith, ex-Delegate to Congress!
J. F. Wilson, Chief Justice Edward
Kent, F. M. Murphy, president of thu
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Rail
road and others.
Senators Who VIII Help.
Many messages of goodwill and en-
couragement were read from Repre-
sentatives and United States Senators
including kilograms from Senators
Flint and Perkins of California, CLARK
of Montana, Foraker Of Ohio, McCrary
of Kentucky, Teller and Patterson OF
Colorado. the latter saying:
Through the sad death of Senator
l become the ranking member of the
minority of the committee on terri
tories, and l suppose | shall have
charge of the fight against joint state.
hood for Arizona and New Mexico at
the coming session of congress.
You can rest assured that what
ever ability and industry possess will
both be used to prevent the contem.
plated iniquity of joining these two
territories in single commonwealth.
81 am glad you are taking action to
put the Arizona people on record. 1t
ought to be done in every part Of the
Territory, and there ought to be no
question left about your determine.
tion to resist the wrong to whatever
extent, short of revolution, that may
be necessary"
Governor otero's Message cheered to
the Echo.
National Committeeman w. s. Stur-
ges read the following message from
Governor Otero of New Mexico which
was received with thunderous ap-
plause and had Governor Otero been
present he would have received the
ovation of his life:
Il appreciate fully your very kind
invitation and would be with you at
Phoenix on Saturday, but official du-
ties prevent. Can say, however. that
l am heartily with you in spirit, thor
oughly sympathizing in your move
ment. While New Mexico has a most
friendly feeling for Arizona, we will
oppose jointure. l have never halted
nor hesitated in my declaration for
single statehood for both territories.
This, l believe, is the sentiment of
very large majority of our people.
Solomon Luna, our member of the Ma
tional committee, and H. o. Bursum,
chairman of the Republican Central
are of the same opinion.
We will join with you in opposition at
the proper time. Arizona is large
enough, prosperous enough, and rich
enough to maintain and support sep
arate state government without being
annexed to any territory. We know
the good people of Arizona believe the
same conditions exist as to New Mex
leo. May great success attend your
is my earnest WISH"
Anti-Joint Statehood League.
AS result of the convention an
Anti-Joint Statehood League was or
ganized which will keep up the re-
sentiment against the proposed joint
ure of the two territories in every
precinct. A large fund for the pur-
bose Of defeating any joint statehood
has been pledged. Only
he kindest expressions for New Mexi-
20 were heard despite the determine
tion that a territorial form of govern
ment forever for Arizona will be pre-
terable to jointure with New Mexico.
The resolutions which were drawn up
,y the members Of the Supreme Court
,f Arizona declare:
4 Territory Rather Than Joint State
hood.
ITO be compelled against our will
and desire to lose our identity ami to
be merged into a proposed state, In
which we would have so little voice, |
our pride and violates our
sense of justice and fairness. There
lore as a patriotic and law-abiding peo- |
pie we confidently appeal to the Con-
yress Of the United States to avert the |
disaster that threatens us and rather
han force upon us this proposed
lnion to allow us to remain a territory