Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-08
Non-Partisan Club Is Formed To Fight
 Jointure
Democrats. Republicans. And Socialists
 Unite

ists of Morenci, laying aside party diI' fercnce-. have organized the first non partisan anti joint statehood club to
 fight against the .iointurc of Arizona and New Mexico as one state.
 At n non.partisan meeting held m Morcnci last Saturday, under the aus piccs of the Republican county central committee. members of every political faith attended in . large number, pass ing resolutions which make plain the position they propose to take.
 !. r. Cleveland is chairman and J..
 Dunscath secretary of the organiza' ton. The resolutions read as follows: Whereas. we, the undersigned citi- zcns of Graham county. do most earn. cstly and heartily condemn the meas.
 urc which strives to unite inc terri tories of Arizona and New Mexico into
 one state. and fully realize the results
 and calamitous conditions resulting
 from such union.
 Whereas, We firmly believe that
 when we declare that we would rather
 by far remain n territory for all time
 to come, than that such base in. jus.
 ticc should be perpctra,ea against us.
 We are expressing almost the unani'
 nous scntiment of the best people in
 this territory.
 Whereas, the Republican and De
 mocratic territorial central coSmittccs
 have been called 10 meet together in the city of Phoenix. on the fth day of
 August. 1906. for the purpose of pro.
 testing against the passage of this
 infamous measure, ana we most heart. i'y commend their action and support their protesintions,
 "Ahd whereas. the people of the ter
 ritorics of Arizona and New Mexico will be called dbbh ,o vote in the mex, general election. on ihe 9th day of November, 1906, as to whether the territories of Arizona and New Mex. leo shall bc united to form one state: therefore, bc it
 Resolved, that wr. the citizens of Graham county, do most heartily urge the people of this great territory of Ari. zona to "ast their overwhelming vote in opposition to joint statehood with the territory of New Mexico, to pro. test in every way possible against such an act becoming Ihw, and to make their proteststions So strdtig, and their ma. Jority at the polls so overwhelming. that the congress of the United States may never again attempt to burden our people with n measure sd distas,c. fui and unfair; and, be it furthcr
 Resolved, that copy of these res. o'ut'ons be sent to his exceilcncy, the governor of the territory of Arizona. to the chairman of th. territorial c.r. trai committee of each political party; and bo it further
 Resolved, whereas. the following public men of Arizona and the United | o'"tes, have SO earnestly and persist. 'ntly fought against this measure. VIC io hereby extend to them our sincere appreciation of their noble efforts on The behalf of the people of Arizona. we commend and endorse the actions of Hon. J. B. Forakcr, Hon. Marcus A. smith, Governor J. B. Kibbcy, Hon. rank NJ. Murphy, Hon. N. Q. Mur. phy' Hon W. s. Sturgis, Col. HI. Hon. B. A. Fowler. Hon 'oy Goodrich, Judges Kent, Sloan. Nave Doan, Campbell of the supreme bench of Arizona, the late lamentcd Hon. W. s. Adams, member of con. sress from Wisconsin, and all those 'ther private citizens who at their own Inc and expense, 50 nobly espoused ne cause of Arizona in her fight in congress against the iniquitous bill at. emp''ng to join Arizona and New Hesico together as one state. We es. 'ec'a''y commend the united press of 'rlzona in tho stand taken by it, and vhieh has so earnestly and cffectivclv devoted its talents and abilities in the "use of justice and right; and be it urthcr
 Resolved, that believing it to be or the best interests of tlh people of .r'zona' we recommend that non-par.