The copper era., 1906-08-02
ENTHUSIASTIC ANTI
STATEHOOD MEETING
Republicans, Democrats and So.
ciaIiStS Hold Monster Meet.
ing at MOrenci.


The call issued by the republican
central committe for non-partisan
meeting to be held in Morenci last
Saturday to protest against the joint
statehood bill, brought forth most
enthusiastic gathering of citizens
from all parts of the county. Many
interesting discussions were had by
those present as to the best methods
to be employed to combat the in
Auences that may be brought to bear
by the advocates of statehood at any
cost, and a plan of campaign out
lined. Owing to unavoidable Cir
cumstances, it was necessary to hold
an afternoon meeting and also one in
the evening, both of which were well
attended. The minutes and pro-
ceedings of the meeting and the
resolutions passed by those present
are gwen at length in the following
resume:
Minutes of the joint meeting of
the republican, democratic and So
cialist parties at Morenci, Arizona,
to protest against the Joint State
hood Measure Uniting Arizona and
New Mexico in one state.
Meeting was called to order by J..
F. Cleaveland, chairman of the re-
publican central committee, of Ora
ham county, under the auspices of
which committee the meeting was
called.
Nominations were called for the of
fee of secretary, and James Dun
seath was nominated and elected.
The following letter was received
and read from Hon. Baylor Shannon,
of Clifton, and Hon. B. F. Billings
ley, of Duncan, both members of the
board of supervisors of Graham
county, Arizona, but who were pre-
vented from being present at the
meeting in person:
CLIFTON, Arizona July 81 1906
To the Chairman of the Republican
Central committee, Morenci, Arizona
Dear Sir:-I see that you have
called a non-partison meeting to be
held on the 18th. Nothing would
give me more pleasure than to be
able to attend, but owing to an acct
dent which still keeps me to the
house, it will be impossible tor me to
be present.
1 suppose the meeting is princi-
pally called to discuss the Statehood
proposition, and to accomplish our
purpose in a thorough manner it be-
hooves everyone to take an active
part and not let any grass grow un-
der our feet between now and cleo
tion date.
While 1 suppose that we are per-
feCtly safe as far as results go, we
want to make it SO effeCtual that the
outside world will never doubt our
position, and not have a repetition of
what we have so vigorously fought
during the past two years. l lived in
our sister territory seventeen years
and am somewhat familiar with the
conditions of the Territory, finan-
cially and otherwise, and am at a
loss to know how we would be bene-
fitted by jointure. You may there
fore rely on my thorough support to-
ward the defeat Of this jointure
measure as far as may be in my
power.
Trusting that your meeting may be
Il success.
/ remain yours respectfully,
BAYLOR SHANNON.
[ fully concur in the above state
ment. B. F. BILLINGSLEY.
Moved and seconded that the letter
be spread on the minutes of the
meeting, and the secretary instructed
to send same to the proper channel
for distribution for use of the press
of the territory. Carried.
Motion made and seconded that
the chairman appoint a committee
to draft resolutions to be submitted to
this meeting for their discussion.
Carried.
Chairman appointed the following
committee: Ben M. Crawford, ]. r.
Hampton, Dell M. Potter, Dan
Lynch and w. A. Leonard, who sub
mitted the following resolutions.
MoRENcI, Arizona, July %. 1906.
We, the undersigned citizens of
Graham County, in convention as
Republican County Central Commit
tee of the County of Graham, Ter
ritory OF Arizona, in the town of
Morenci, County and Territory
aforesaid, do hereby give our hearty
and unanimous support to the fol-
lowing resolutions presented by the
said Republican County Central
Committee at this meeting, and
urge its universal consideration and
support by every voter in the Ter
ritory of Arizona.
RESOLUTIONS.
To the People of the Territory of
Arizona:
On the sixteenth day of June,
1906, the President of the United
States approved an act of Congress
entitled,
"An Act to entitle the people of
Oklahoma and of Indian Terri
tory to form a constitution and
State government anu be admit
ted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States;
and to enable the people of New
Mexico and of Arizona to form
a costitution and State govern
ment and be admitted to the I'm
ion on an equal footing with the
original States
Section % to Al inclusive of the
said act of Congress provide that
the inhabitants of all that part of
the area of the United States now
constituting the Territories of Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, may, if the
people of these Territories so elect,
become the State of Arizona, and
set forth in minute detail the pro-
cedure whereby the wishes of the