Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-13
governor KIB-
BEY WANTS A
SQUARE DEAL
The President Requests Him
10 Tote Fair on State
hood Vote.

Yesterday. The Evening CltlEpu pub
iishod the letter uf President ROOsc.
.ytit tO Governor klhboy. requesting
the latter Co see lO 90 thal the Joint
statehood people 90 Arizona get "a
square dcul' aud thai tho votes on
the Important proposition are honestly
counted.
The Phoenix Republican also pub.
lisheI tIc Roosevelt letter aud FOB.
lowed 90 with letter tho governor
bad written to Hon Thomas r. Will
un. president Uf The Arizona Joint
Statehood lIaguo. Tucson. Arizona.
which reads a. follows;
N hove of course assured Che presl-
dent that ! shall 40 on that ! can do
to have representatives 'of the state
hood people present at the canvass Of
the votes on statehood.
I'm order 90 DO this I must have the
cooperation of your association.
- need hardly advise you OF tho pro-
visions OF our las designed 90 secure
q frrc, untrammoled vote of the people
on any question and particularly the
safeguards TO secure a fair count. nor
need I remind you how cfncacious our
system has huon since lls adoption in
1891 Since the adoption fifteen years
ago, ui our present system OF conduct.
ing elections. and during which time
many elections have bucn bitterly CON.
toaifd. ! taink I can confidently say
there has never been an instance OF a
wilfully unfair count Of the ballots.
such thing De- practically impossible
undCr our law
"Thls speaks well enough Tor Che
efficacy 81 cur system. but ln order
that any suspicion us To- the fairness
0f the count on The question OF state.
/ hood may ho avoided. ! am anxious
that inrro shall be nt every pohinr
place in The territory, % possible. q
representative of those iavoring The
statehood described on the ballots
! hat o.. the union of Arizona and New
I Mexico az one slatt-who may see
every ballot cast. sec that 30 is count.
cd. aud counted to express the in.
ten.lln of the voter who cast s. and
See that tbl result at the poll is prop.
erly certified.
"Tho designation of such persons
wlu ] assume. necessarily rest With
y0ur organization.
81 shall nddrcfs note hy ibis mail
10 The boards OF supervisors OF the
/ several counties Of the territory, en-.
! closing copies Of this letter for their
I information aud mako the recon-
| mendntiuu. which I have no doubt will
boz chccrlnlly complied with. that they
| direct every election board a. the
/ election of November g. 1906, TO per
/ INIT the attendance of Representatives
/ OF your organization eco he polls dur
ing the dcposl, of ballots at the count
and at its public proclamation and
ICDrtincaliun.
I'm thns precincts whore there
may bee no voters fay0rllg the state
/ mood proposition. shall advise tho
/ admission Go the count u- Certlhca
lion or any qualified ca .nr of ans
other pyeclncl Joe lho q. tory who
] hall Do proplrly accrol by youI
organization.
/ u lm 800 completely ddcut thnt
/ tho people OI this territory want the
Ionsuing election to Dee n fair. unequIvO
/ cal Had uuimreachohlp cord ul iheii
continent ON me joint statehood quas
/ lion. that ! expect every board Oi su
pervisors and every precinct election
board wal not only permit, but vii
I invite The attendance of representa-
ltlyos of oWry view upon That question
at the casting of the ballots. az tnC
count of the ballots. and at the publ,
proclamation of the result and ltl
lcortitcati0n
Your association, and any subOrdi
mate or auxiliary organization under
the auspices OF your organization, vii
be recognized as authorized Ia ac
credit representatives Tor this pur.
pose.
In addition 10 this. ] shall take
lother precautions so that the result %
the coming election shall be- absolute
~ unlmpeachable.
Il have addressed this letter 90 yol
as the chief officer OF the only join
Htatehood organization Ia tho terrltCrl
Tot which ! have amy knowledge TIL
records of the ONCE Of the aecretar.
oi the territory fail ~ 70 this time q
disclose, as the statutes require the
should. the nomination Of any cand
date for any once who represents tina
sentiment. although certificates q
nominations of other candidates ar
on Gle Therefore that every organ
ization. and every person. may kn0'
of my desire % this matter, ana I
order that the fullest opportunity ma
be- offered for the attendance of rcI
resentatiyes OF any Interest at thi
election. ! have given a copy OF thi
letter 90 the press. Yours very n
spectiuuy
JOSEPH H KinBEY
"govpFnOF 90