Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-11-08
KIRBY PUT OFF
BY MANANA
TALK
Returns Home 10 Say RooSe-
welt Wants Statehood Some
lime in Future, But Can't
See It Just Now or Soon.
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PHOENIX, Nov. 7.-Governor ]. II
kidney returns to Phoenix not to say
Tor President Roosevelt that Arizoni
Is TO have statehood at any definite
Z time, but to reiterate the statement
made recently by United States Attor
] ney Alexander that Arizona win be ad
nlitted as soon as the republican lead
ers see fit
What Governor ISibbey brings VIII
7 tan short of what Arizona people
have expected. They have hoped for
( something definite from President
Z Roosevelt, but Governor Kibbey says
/ the president told him he would con
fer with the party leaders about the
admission Of the territories.
/ President Roosevelt is for single
Z statehood says Governor Kibbey. but
this will not be startling news in view
Of the vote taken by Arizona people
on the presidents recently relinquish-
ed policy of Joint statehood. After
Arizona had expressed itselft in such
strong terms ON the proposition OF
iointure, nither President Roosevelt
nor anyone else could hardly support
such a forlorn course as the Joining
of Arizona and New Mexico to make
one state.
With the coming of Governor Kib-
hey, democrats and republicans alike
expect an official announcement that
President Roosevelt was going to
make the admission of the territories
as single states one Of his aims dur
ing the coming session of congress.
Governor Kibbey cannot even set at
rest the anxiety of the people oFer the
manner in which Roosevelt will treat
statehood in his next message. Roose-
welt did not even assure Kibbey that
il would appear in his message. but
said that he would go back TO Wash
ington and talk the matter over with
the party leaders.
By party leaders" is meant Speak
er Cannon, who seemingly has more
TO say about the admission of the ter
ritories than President Roosevelt or
anyone else. President Roosevelt must
consult Speaker Cannon. Has Can
non already told the president that
there will be no statehood at this
session of congress?
More than one prominent Arizonau
has limited during the past few weeks
that Speaker Cannon and not Presi-
dent Roosevelt is the man TO go
back east and see about this statehood
matter. Several of them are already
making plans to bring influence to
bear on Speaker Cannon.
In keeping with his policy of elm
mating the territorial form of gov
eminent on the main continent" says
Governor Kibbey, President Roose-
welt supported joint statehood for Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, hoping it would
prove as acceptable TO them as it was
TO the people OF Oklahoma and Indian
Territory
''Since Arizona and New Mexico
voted on the question he has become
convinced that the people do not want
joint statehood and though he could
not make any definite promise without
consulting the leaders in congress the
president said he was in favor of
the early admission OF these two ter
ritories on an equal footing.
For the first time in our fight for
admission to the union as a state we
have the support of a president of the
United States. / consider this to be
the strongest support we have ever
had or ever could have.
u am afraid we cannot expect con
gress 70 act on the admission of Ari-
IONA at this session. / feel confident
that We viii have statehood before
the expiration Of President Roose-
velt's present term. President Roose-
welt has informed me since talked
with him that he has already con-
f'''lvN'H SET'7 I,tHE $1,000
net ffage-a bic e the admission Of the
territories at the coming session.
To those who do not hang too heay-
lily upon the words Of President Roose-
welt it will seem strange that he did
not consult the leaders before he
promised statehood for Arizona in
stead of waiting until afterward to be
turned down.
But President Roosevelt wants the
next republican convention. and It is
barely possible that his statehood
promises have something to do with
that delegation. Even some OF the
republicans are inclined to think there
may be some truth in this way Of
looking at the whole thing