Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-02
A|NSWORTH WILL
Put II Up TO
ROOSEVELT
Joint Statehood Advocate
Wakes Warm Over Story.
That President Has Traded
Off for Delegation.

Il am going TO put II right up to
Roosevelt, and II he e~quiyocates and
refuses 10 commit himself. I am going
10 pun II up 10 Loeb. know Loeb
and ! know that ! will get the facts
in the case"
This was the statement made in
Phoenix last week by G. r. Ainsworth.
the leader Of the Joint statehood
movement in Arizona, 10 The ARIZONA
Democrat. According TO the Democrat
Ainsworth is red hot over the idea
that the national administration has
traded IF joint statehood for a Roose-
Welt delegation from Arizona.
Il do not believe that Roosevelt did
II; ] do not believe that he promised
any n that he would not appoint
any more joint statehood people to
office in his territory. In fact. Sec
rotary Loeb told me many months ago
that the president would not appoint
any man to office IN Arizona unless
he was a joint statehood man. and.
following this, the first appointment
that he made was Wakefield. a joint
statehood man. And Wakcneld's OPP
poncnt was Endorsed by Kent, by Kib-
boy n the whole territorial party.
This shows me very plainly that Loeb
knew what he was talking about, and
| cannot believe that the president
viii throw his friends down that way.
Why. Kihbey Is no Roosevelt man
AT heart. and even n he Is. he can
not deliver the territory 90 Roosevelt
on any other man. kihbcy Is really
not governor. Kent Is the real gov
crnOr and ! am in favor Of sending an
uninstructed delegation to the mex
national republican convention and
getting ourselves in shape 20 hat We
will not be run by outside. Carpet-bag
in flTRnHp If RnngaNnff fr 81 THfuht afHf
a candidate ! am for Roosevelt, but
unless Roosevelt ome out as a a IN
didate ! believe that our delegation
should not be tied that we should 60
10 the convention and get guarantees
from the next nominee that the men
appointed to office In Arizona shall nc
of Arizona, This mas alwavs
been the custom until tins administrl-
ton. and / do not see any sense N
allowing ourselves 10 be jobbed tpr POI
litical reasons.
Are the joint statehood people go-
ing into the republican primarieq} OF
course they are. They are the Simon
pure. Observation-Disclosures repub-
Leans Of Arizona, and they are going
to he In an this fixing up Of dclega-
lions and political trading You can
put that down-and they are going tn
count heavy. too. l Will say. how
ffAf NAfNN nav Ih"N NfNNi AN'N "H
and do not know the political chanSes
hat have been made by the visits ncre
NJ Secretary Garfield and Hitchcock,
but ! am satisfied that these gentle
men are too wise to commit them
until they hear aIl that Is To be
said.
80. I did not go To- oyster Bsg. |
was not invited and did not knuv any
hing about the meeting, ? do not
know anything about the lre-an. Jpipt
statehood conditions. but : have every
reason to believe that New Mexico Is
going 10 ask to he allowed sing o |
statehood, and hat tho New MeAicu
delegate will Introduce a bin along
lines this fall. What part the
administration will take | do not hHow
iut ! an firmly convinced that tie
PRESIDENT Is solid for joint stateho ID