Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-11
WAS CONF IDENT
 OF SUCCESS
Heard Tells How Fight For Arizona Was Made
 By Its Friends

Dwight B. Heard, who has spent the las; eight weeks in Washington as chairnah of the Arizona delegation, working in opposition to joint state hood, has returned to Phoenix.
 Regarding the statehood situation Sdr. Heard sad:
 Tn my judgment, based on my per soaal knowledge and conferences with Senator Foraker and others of our friends in the Senate just before leav- ing Washington, the Foraker amend menL to the statehood bill will be adopted on March g. when the vote is taken, by a majority of about five votes. At one time feared the con- plications over the railroad rate bill, with which our measure was to some extent involved, might weaken our strength, but recent developments in the railroad rate fight in which the president Rni his supporters are ap- rarently going to win. may bring us several additional votes.
 The fight has been a long and strenuous one but we had the advant- cur side. As 1 told the president. a few days after our arrival in Wash: ington, we were there to conduct an open, clean, straight-from-the-sh der fight against joint statehood, a policy which We believed he never would have advocated had he realized the actual conditions existing in Ari- zona. I submitted a list of our dele gation to the president and advised him that we should welcome an in Vestigation as to the integrity of pur. Jose and sincerity of each member. In reply he expressed himself as hay. ing absolute confidence in the square, ness of the delegation.
 Tn conducting the fight organized business methods were applied to the work and what success we ehav achieved has been due to these meth, ods and the splendid team play" on the part of the delegation, every one of whom worked with a vim and sin cerity which won for our cause many friends even among those pledged to expose us.
 Delegate Mark Smith attended rauy of the meetings of the delega- tion and at all times there was the utuose harmony of action between MT. Smith and the delegation and the officers, and this untiring and ursel- fish work for Arizona was thoroughly appreciated by the entire delegation.
 During the most strenuous part Of the fight We had daily meetings of the delegation at our headquarters at the Raleigh, sometimes twice a day; al these meetings questions of general policy were considered and acted upon by the delegation and the work for the succeeding day planned so that each mans efforts might count for the utmost. At these meetings sub-com mittees were appointed to take up special features of the work and a business system of checking up each days work was inaugurated.
 ''In addition to the missionary wOrb among the Congressmen a large amount of other work was necessary such as the preparation of statistical information for the use of our friends in Congress, educational work among the press and the enlightening of pub lie opinion as to the justice of Ari Zona's cause in the home districts oi certain of .he Congressman. Senate document No. 216, which is practic ally hGief for Arizonas independ ence, was prepared by the delegation nearly every member contributing and has received much favorable com nent Our Nine Reasons pamphlei was very generally circulated and wor us much support, especially from th' press.
 While I feel that the lines are nov 90 well established that the result seems certain, barring som unfore- - seen political combination, it seemet test for some member of the delega ton to remain in Washington until tht vote was taken and the question ha, been presented to the House for con currence, and Roy Goodrich. who, al secretary of the delegation, has beer most efficient and untiring in hi work, will remain until the matter i! settled.
 Should the Foi.aker amendmen pass the Senate several other amend ments for the purpose of making clea sailing for the bill in the House vii probably be adopted and the bill re ferred to the House for concurrence NIT. Tavney, in an effort to redeem 4 himself. has stated that he will how that the House do concur, and I be lieve that we have sufficient strengtl ir the House to secure a prompt con curTence. The bin will then be ul to the President. and if approved h. him the people of Arizona will hay the opportunity, by proving by Lhei votes, their overwhelming oppositio to the proposed union with New Me, ica It Is my personal belief tha rather than cut ont Oklahoma an Indian Territory from the Statehoo' to which they are entitled that th President will sign the bin."