Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-10
Plain Talk on the Statehood
Outlook by a Man Who is
Qualified to Speak With
Authority.
.HUBBELL SAYS OPPOSITION
is SIMPLY OVERWHELMING
Leader of Republican Party
Declares That Is Per Cent.
is Liberal Estimate of Vote
for Joint Statehood,

lOI JUIIll Oldl6IIUUuI
III IL were necessary to have any
further enlightenment upon the true
situation in Arizona as regards ioint-
statehood, that enlightenment is found
In the statement of Hon. J. l.. Hubbcll
of Apache county, Arizona, who ar
rived in Albuquerque yesterday direct
from the Bisbee conventions.
II there is any man in Arizona fitted
to speak authoritatively on the state
hood situation in Arizona, it is Mr..
Hubbell. From the time he realized
single statehood to be impossible for
his territory for years to come, and
preferring statehood of any kind f.
none, he has been a consistent adv1-
cate of jointure. He Is a lifelong ra-
publican and for many years has
guided the destinies of the party in
his home county of Apache which he
has kept In the republican ranks when
every other county in the territory
was on the other side. Respected BY
men of both parties, his sincerity in
the statehood matter has never been
questioned
And so, when Mr.. Hubbell saws
there is no possible combination of cir
cumstances under which Arizona
would vote for joint statehood. his
statement may be taken as authorita-
tive, the matter may be considered
closed and the fight at an end. M
Hubbell says this, and more-mucn
more. He is a careful observer and
he knows his Arizona as well as any
other man alive.
Il have just come from Bisbee
where the two conventions were held
last week." said Mr.. Hubbell to the
Morning Journal yesterday, and
will tell you the situation as / see it.
The time is past for prejudiced re-
ports of the situation in Arizona 1t IL
time to talk facts. AS every one who
knows me knows | prefer single state
hood to any other but failing in that
| have preferred joint statehood -
none at all. | still prefer it and | Will
continue to do what | can to bring |.
about, but | may say frankly that in
my opinion no combination of infiu-
ences or circumstances of which | can
conceive, would avail to get more than
fifteen per cent of the vote in Arizona
In favor of jointure. There is an
overwhelming sentiment In the terri
tory against it. and this sentiment
cannot be overcome. SO far as the
corporations in Arizona are concerned
they have fought joint statehood for
selfish reasons, just as they have at
tempted to create sentiment against
Governor Kibbey, man who has the
courage of his convictions, because the
governor has insisted that the corpo-
rations, particularly the mining cor
porations, should bear their just share
of taxation. But the sentiment against
tnt
pie. 1t Is basic and while the claim
Of the opponents of ionture, that not
five per cent of the vote will be in ia
vor of the Hamilton act, is in nv
opinion excessive, the most liberal es-
innate of the possible joint statehood
vote. is fifteen per cent
80 much for the general outlook
as II appears to me. The conventions
I'm Bisbee were overwhelmingly
against jointure. | have seen reports
sent out that joint-statehood deleg1-
tions were arbitrarily shut out of the
convention, or refused recognition. |
was not refused recognition, nor was
the solid joint statehood delegation
from Apache county, and i'm only one
or two cases did the action of the two
conventions seem to me to be arDi-
| trary In several cases joint statehood
delegates were refused seats, but IN
most of these cases the delegates seek
| ing recognition had no just claim on
| which to stand think the exclusion
of O. NJ. Gaddis, of MOjave county,
was unjust and I think most of the
delegates thought the same way.
There we're rabid anti-statehood peo-
ple I'm both conventions who's favored
| and advocated the exclusion of all
! Joint statehood delegates, but the
J council OF these men did not prevalt.
| The plain situation Is simply that joint
| statehood did not have the delegates.
"a convention of joint statehood
men may be held In Phoenix, as has
been suggested. / shall not attend II
[ can see no just ground for bolt
from the republican party, when the
chance for success at the polls this
fall is good, even as | could see 10
ground for a bolt from the convention.
[ can see nothing to be gained by such
course. What can DO for joint
statehood In the regular way, shn'!
do, and II the end could be gained by
a separate movement. ! would be with
such movement. But the opposition
to jolnture is not from party bosses. }:
any party machine. 1t Is from the
majority of the people and 1t cannot
ne overcome.
The Only County for JOlnture.
II think | am safe In saying thai
the only county In Arizona which vii
cast majority for joint statehood
will be Apache county, In which live
There Is joint statehood sentiment !:
other counties. notably In southern Ar
lzona, but II is not strong enough q
prevail. There are leaders in Ari
zona who are for joint statehood
Some Of them are for jointure becaus
they believe In II. Others are inspired
I by more selfish reasons. There arr
men who are standing for Joint state
hood, because II is the policy of th'
national administration, and no other
There are others who are for II on ac
count Of local issues and differences
Put them all together and they woulC
not be able to materially change IN,
situation as II now appears to me.
! "In Tucson there is a healthy sup
| mort of iOint statehood a great mani