Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-28
MIGHT ENTER RACE
FOR DELEGATE TO
CONGRESS
kibbey Says He Wouldn't But
Leaves Impression That He
Could be Easily
Persuaded.
SAYS He FAVORS THIRD
TERM FOR ROOSEVELT
Executive Has Received No Prom
ises for Statehood for Arizona
But Says President Is Salts
fled That Jointure
Won't Do.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 2S.--Govern-
or hlbbey, who has returned here
from Tucson, whore he went to de-
| liver an address before a body of stu
dents, has given out an interview sim
mar TO one credited to him at Tue
| son.
When asked whether he would run
for congress Governor Kibbey said:
DO not intend to make the run [.
IN fact, l am very much adverse TO il
from every point of view"
Would you run We're pressure
| bi ought to bear upon you to make
the racer" was asked.
know Of no pressure that could
ors smiling reply.
AT the same time there seemed TO
oe sort of insinuation that If he was
asked to run by his party as a whole.
ne would make the race.
IN regard to his visit with the pres
! ldent about three weeks ago he stated
that Mr.. Roosevelt had said that dur
ing his present term he was In homes
he could eliminate ali territorial
Iorms OF government within the con-
nnes OF the United States
President Roosevelt has Informed
me since 1 talked with him that he
mas already consulted his party lead
ers and they are not favorable to the
n
the coming session. a-af
In keeping with his policy of
eliminating the territorial form of
government o. thA mairs continent.
President Roosevelt supported joint
statehood for Arizona and New Mex
lco, hoping II would prove acceptable
10 them as II did to the people of
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory.
Since Arizona and New Mexico voted
on the question he has become con-
vlnced that the people do not want
joint statehood, and though he could
not make any definite promises with
out first consulting the leaders in
congress, the president said he was
In favor of the early admission of
these two territories on equal foot
ing.
For the first time in our fight for
statehood we have the support of a
president OF the United States. con-
did have or ever could have"
Mr.. kibbey said he had Just re-
turned from Globe, where ne went
10 investigate the conditions of the
two suspended banks in that city He
stated that he believed both OF the
suspended banks are solvent and will
pay dollar for dollar, but that they
had been obliged to suspend because
their deposits had been drawn out
until the legal reserve, provided for
Dy the government, was getting near
the danger line.
AS regards the other three banks
in Globe he stated that he was of the
opinion that they could pay dollar
for dollar were they called upon so
to do, and that apparently they were
in excellent shape.
In regard to Roosevelt's nomina-
ton again for president, Mr.. Kibbey
said:
asUo,, -. -. 49,.
In favor of Mr.. Roosevelt's nominal
ton and reelection. 1 do not say this
because l am an appointee of the
president, as many will charge 10 me,
but l am in accord with the prin-
cipls he advocated during his past
and the policies which
he is advocating for the future"
Mr. Kibbey said that as regards the
present situation in copper he had a
great deal OF hope that 1t would soon
right Itself. At the present time the |
copper production has reduced itself
10 about 60 per cent of the normal
output, but that he believed before !
sixty days had elapsed Arizona would |
be producing its normal output. He |
said he believed the present string |
ency In the money market and I'm |
stocks were due to the manipulations |
In Wall street, because certain inter- |
ests were very much opposed to the |
president because of his antitrust |
policies. also they were due in a |
measure TO certain very heavy in |
terests which were beating down the |
values of stocks and securities so /
that when prices were at the bot
tom, the ones who had been respon-
sible, among them Rockefeller, could
buy the securities in at the low price
and reap the benefit when the up
ward turn in the market came.
lyon may say that the territory Is
very prosperous at the present time,
md as / have been over a very con-
siderable portion of the territory re-
,ently, l am in position TO speak
L believe that Arizona
will be the least affected of any state
Dr. territory in the union by reason