Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-08
NOT So SURE
AGAINST PROJECT
Eastern Arizona a
Counties Strong
for Jointure.
JUDGE AOCUE EXPLAINS
Leading Citizen and Official
of Apache County Tells
True Situation.

Probate Judge John 4. Hogue, Of
Apache County, Arizona, whose home
is at st. Johns the county seat, was
in town yesterday and attended to per-
sonal business and called on friends.
In addition to being Probate Judge of
the county, the position of district
court clerk is also held by him and re-
liable information from his county Is
that he performs the duties OF both
offices satisfactorily, efficiently and
honestly
Judge Hogue is an old timer in ARR
zona and in New Mexico. The writer
first knew him In this city twenty-eight
years ago when he was general agent
OF the United States mail and stage
lines running between Santa Fe, Al
buquerque and Prescott and owned by
James A. Walsch, then mail con
tractor of considerable influence and
reputation in the southwest. The line
was over 500 miles In length and was
an important factor in the business life
Of the section through which it ran.
With the advent of the Santa F'e rail.
way system. the stage lines naturally
disappeared. Judge Hogue settled in
st. Johns, which place he has made his
residence ever since. He has done
well and is a man of influence and
high standing. He is Republican in
politics and strongly fayors joint state
mood. He is member of the Repub-
lican Territorial Central Committee
and attended the sessions of that COM
mittee last Saturday at Phoenix at
which action was taken by the COM
mittee to join with the Democratic Cen
trail Committee in the organization of
an anti-joint statehood committee in
the sister Territory. There was good
deal more of fight in the committee
than the Phoenix anti-joint statehood
papers have told about or made It
appear Indeed oat of SO members,
Is were for joint statehood and pro-
tested vigorously against the action
taken. This news is good for the
friends of joint statehood as it shows
that the sentiment for it is stronger
than the anti,joint statehood leaders
and newspapers of the sister territory
would confess.
Judge Hogue is of the opinion that
the eastern counties, especially the
northeastern counties of Arizona will
Igive decided majorities for joint
statehood and that throughout the
territory the farmers, the orchard
lists, the cattle growers, the sheep
raisers, the subordinate railroad EN-.
ployes and other citizens will vote for
joint statehood In such manner as
will astound the opposition. These
men do not talk much, but on elec
tion day they will act. The vest pock
ct vote that will favor joint statehood
Judge Hogue believes, will be much
greater than expected and while he
cannot say that it will be successful
| he feels that it will make a much
better showing than is anticipated by
the opposition. Even in Maricopa
Yavapai and other counties, which are
now supposed to be strongholds oi
the opposition, a much greater favor
able vote than is expected by the an
tis will be polled.
Judge Hogue has not been to Santa
Fe for many years and he is pleased
with the progress that has been made
and with the general appearance o
the town. He remembers this cit,
very pleasantly as he has many goo(
friends here and spent many pleasan
days here in the halcyon days of yore
while engaged with the Walsch stag
lines. Santa Fe was then the cente
of this great section and gave every
body who came within its gates Il
good time" and a visit to the city al
ways left pleasant memories.
Should the joint statehood question
carry, the Judge hopes to again visi
the Capital which he says ought to b,
of the new state and to take part il
the deliberations and the work of tn
constitutional convention which is t,
frame constitution for greater Ar
zona. Judge Hogue while in Albu
querque and here met many leadin
citizens and friends and he learne,
that the people of New Mexico prope
will favor joint statehood and will In
sist on an up-to-date, fair and effectiv
constitution for the new common
wealth. He also said that with bu
one exception, namely, the territoria
district attorney, every official Q
Apache County, favors joint statehoo
and that he fully believes his count
VIII acquit itself well at the comm
election. The Judge returned las
night to his Arizona home with tn
hope that within six or eight months
ne would be citizen of "Greate
Arizona"