Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-31
THINKS ARIZONA
WILL Be SOLID
FOR BILL TAFT
Judge Sanford of Prescott De-
clares People of Territory Are
in Harmony With the Admin
iStration.
lPreseott Jonrnal.Miner.l

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That Judge Il. NJ. Sanford. of this
city, who is now touring the east. is
me of the staunchest members of the
boosters Club" extant, is made ap-
parent by the good work he is doing
in telling the people of the effete
east. through the columns Of the va
rious eastern papers, what a really
great country Arizona is, and how, by
the end of the present year, this ter
ritory expects to lead the world in
the production of copper, being now
in second place.
Ever a politician, however, and hav-
ing ideas of his own concerning what
Arizona intends doing in the coming
national campaign. Judge Sanford re-
Gently gave out a political interview
10 a representative of the Ohio State
Journal. The State Journal article fol-
lows:
Judge Sanford's Political Views.
You can certainly count on a Taft
delegation from Arizona" said Judge
f.. NJ. Sanford, of Prescott, who was
at the Neil house last night.
Judge Sanford, who has been prom
inent in public affairs in his territory
for years. knows the southwest like a
book. He is a stauneh advocate of
separate statehood, but in talking
dboul lildl ISSUE yesterday ne SAID the
Roosevelt administrations former op-
position to it and Senator Foraker's
advocacy Of ii had not sufficed either
To win the Arizona republicans away
from the administration or to create a
Foraker boom. And this. despite d.
rect and earnest efforts made in the
interest of the Ohio senator He said:
1t is this way about politics in Ari-
iona. o know we rank second in
a. - 80 - - I
of the year WI expect to have enough
plants In operation to more tina cover
the deficiency of 10000. 900 pounds
per annum to place u first as a cop
per producer.
Different From New Mexico.
we have a large stock valuation on
our assessment rolls, consisting of
sheep and cattle. our laws are en-
tirely different from those of New
Mexico. our wants are different, our
educational system and method Of
for schools are different-in
fact, our teachers are paid more per
capita OF pupils than anywhere in the
United States.
When ii came to a vote on the
statehood question last fall, 1t was
nearly a vote of 20 to l against joint
statehood. While we feel very CRATE
full to senator Foraker for his able as
sistance to us during our troubles. we
feel that he was v~indicated at the
polls, but our republican voters out
are administration men and they
feel that the administration has been
upon, OF rather, misled. in its
with the statehood question as
applied 10 New Mexico and Arizona, l.,
IND we believe that IL is not the in I
OF the administration to force
upon us by an act of congress the
Joint statehood of the two territories.
This was clearly illustrated about a
month ago. when an attempt was
made to create a boom for a Foraker |
delegation to the national republican l
convention, but the voice of the peo- l
Pile was so strongly opposed to Great
ing a delegation hat would possibly |
not be in harmony with the admins |
and in view of the fact that |
The statehood question has been |
changed and that there was a posi- |
bility that there would be. an indica- |
ton by expression of votes that joint y
statehood would not be forced upon :
hem, that the deep-thinking men :
would not suffer their names to be
used to promote a Foraker boom for
delegates. :
I'VE hope soon to have the express
sion which | have mentioned. and that ]
made. you can certainly count
IN a Taft delegation from Arizona" :
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