Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-01
Former Governor of This Ter dtory Is Strongly Opposed to Joint Statehood, end Says There Is No Chance,
Arizona Will Fight Its Own
 Statehood BattIe,' Says the Ex-Governor ano Don't De- sire Interference From N. M,
(santa Fe New - 'xican.)

Arizona was in Santa Fe today on his way home. to Pr colt. Arizona, having arrived from IS Vegas last evening anI having been at -Abu- uuerque on Tuesday The rx-gov- crnor strongly repelleC the insunation that he was here to ak politics or even to look into tn subject, but if he k in earnest. he e. le to the wrong place. for Santa Fe IS been satur- ated the past week ,' two with dis cussiors of the st. ehood question. and its relation to I itics.
 Center of r -cussion-
 It was quite nu -Iral therefore.
 that Governor MurI y was the cen
 ter of animated ~cussion. not on
 the condition of thr cattle ranges in Arizona, or on the st tte of the money market in New Yc~k. but on the statehood question. and despite his denial of interest ir politics at pres ent. the ex-governU. of the neigh boring territory managed to express himself very forcibIy upon the ques- | ton at issue.
 To Be Fair Fight.
 Ex-Governor Murphy told d repre- sentative of the New Mexican that l Arizona would fight it's own state hood battle; tha5 it would not at | tempt, in fact, does not dream of at l tempting to influence New Mexico to | its decision on the statehood ques- l ton. He added significantly that irt1 | interference from the outside. be it administration pressure from Wash = | ington or meddling by New Mexico. such as he ascribed to Judge B. S. 1 Rodey and Attorney W. B. Childers
 in coming over to Arizona some time
 last year 10 create joint statehood 1 sentiment.
 "But." he continued, T do rot be- iieve that the national administra- | tion will exert any pressure to coerce l the people of Arizona to vote for | joint statehood. I know that Presi- l dent Roosevelt will honor us more for standing up for what we conceive
 to be our rights than he would for yielding to considerations of patron age or fear of administration wrath. Forty tO Ore Against.
 Arizona will vote fOr;y to one against statehood under the condi- tions offered. and l. for one, will fight the measure tooth and nail Both
 great parties will unite in their plat
 forms in protesting against jointure
 with New Mexico. Every territoria
 and county candidate will be pledged
 against the act, and every county
 with the exception. perhaps, of Apa-
 che county, will adopt resolution: similar in renor to those of the ter l ritorial conventions Yes, join
 statehood will be overwhelmingly
 defeated In Arizona-that Is. if there is no change in sentiment during thu
 next two or three months" he con i cludei, guardedly.
 Governor Murphy promised that ht would resist any tendency in th'
 fight against joint statehood. resoly , ing itself into an attack upon New , Mexico. He admitted that the two territories have too many interests | in common, and that it is too profit ? able to be good neighbors to impsri attacks by the people of Arizona upoI l the people of New Mexico, and he i I certain that the leaders of both par ties will .discountenance all appeal
 to race prejudice.
 Says It Is Mistake.
 Il Governor Murphy believes that l s will be a serious mistake on the par
 l of New Mexico to vote for joint sate
 hood. although he does not want hi e opinion to influence single NeN :. Mexican voter. The prediction tha c New Mexico would be admitted t statehood in 1907, if 1t gave rousin " majority for the joint measure thi . fall, he believes to be without foun dafior, but he does believe that bot : territories will be admitted as sep 2 arate states after the next census an 0 before the national election of 1S1: s That long, Arizona is very willing . wait. if it can thus avoid jointur
 with New Mexico.
 Great Arizona Power. It goes without saying that Cover = nor Murphy is a power in Arizona
 that he numbers his friends bv n if hundreds. not only in the neighbol 1T ing territory, but also in New M=' c leo and at Washington. D. c. Ths
 he will make a spirited campaig 7 against joint statehood in his ow particular bailiwick goes withoI saying. and that his fight will have ], decided influence upon the result
 very natural He is one of the me
 who r-,ust bs recknned w'+'1 Sario"s' 4 when it comes to predicting ths = Efl