Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-19
COOPER DISCUSSES
 J0|NTURE MEASURE Republican Nominee Seems to Be Open to Conversion
 If Sent to Wash.

PHOENIX, Oct. 1S.-Regardless of what they believe politically men who are determined in their fight against joint statehood have contend. ed that to vote for w. F. Cooper means equally as strong vote for joint statehood as one cast for c. F. Ainsworth.
 No stronger-support of this contep- tion was necessary than Cooper's own statement last night at the republican rally. In words of his own speaking he paved the way for a conversion to jointure at the hands of the admiuis- tration should he be sent to Washing ton as delegate.
 Cooper not only made one statement that proves this claim. Twice he made it apparent that he is not as solid on the anti-jointure proposition as he might be, or as the latter part of his speech against jointure would indi- cate.
 Referring to statehood, Cooper said l: T am open to conviction and conver- sion on this proposition" Again he said: Tt may be that the man who is absolutely opposed to every proopsi- tion that entertain is right, and may be wrong"
 These two statements were made when Cooper was dealing with joint statehood, and have not been taken from sections of his speech that relat- ed to any other subjects It was after he had started to discuss statehood and before he had ended with the sub
 ject that he made both of them. Here
 is what he sad, in part:
 T lave the utmost samirauon ,oi any human being on earth who has the courage of his conviction. He is entitled to his opinions as I am to mine. Every fellow being, every man, in this United States has just as many rights as I have. and 1 have just as many as he; so if my brotnei believes that joint statehood Is good thing for this territory,.I say, if he is con- scientious in his optnion, he is entitled to all respect and consideration as he would be if he agreed with me. Then. it is not question of fault finding with anyone who does not be- lieve as do, but sirnply the question Of a mutual effort of each of us to con vert the one to the theory of the other. am open to conviction and conversion on this proposition. I do not believe that am sufficiently narrow-headed at the hat band to sit down after l have gone over this question and say I am the only man in this territory that is right It may be the man who is af- solutely opposed to every proposition that entertain is right and I may be wrong. but if he is conscientious and I am conscientious. each of us is en- titled to equal consideration. There fore. as say, l have no quarrel with my brother who does not believe as do, but I want to convert him if can.
 "The proposition of jointure of Ari- zona with New Mexico seems to me is nothing but a business proposition. It is no issue between the two great parties of this territory. because both in their conventions at Bisbee declared in unmistakable terms their opposition to the jointure of these territories. They said. We are unalterably op- posed to joint statehood between these territories, and would rather remain a territory indefinitely than to accept statehood under the bill that has been provided for us.' Therefore, there is no political issue; 1t is question to be cofflod of tho r,oiIc bv fha vnyo pf fha