Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-28
AINSWORTH PEPpERY
 0A STATEHOOD
High Priest of Joint Statehood Says Roosevelt Is Pledged
 None But JoiniStS.

T am going to put it right up to Roosevelt, and if he equivocates and refuses to commit himself, I am going to put it up to Loeb. I know Loeb and l know that will get the facts in the case"
 This was the statement made in Phoenix last week by c. F. Ainsworth, the leader of the joint statehood move ment in Arizona, to the Arizona Dem ocrat. According to the Democrat Ainsworth is red hot over the idea thaS the national administration has traded of joint statehood for Roose- welt delegation from Arizona,
 q do not believe that Roosevelt did it.; l do not believe that he promised any one that he would not appoint any more joint statehood people to office in this territory In fact, Sec retary Loeb told me many months ago that the president would not appoint any man to office in Arizona unless he was joint statehood man, and, following this, the first appointment that he made was Wakefield, a joint statehood man. And Wakefield's op- ponent was indorsed by Kent, by Kip bey and the whole territorial party. This shows me very plainly that Loeb knew what he was talking about, and cannot believe that the president will throw his friends down that way.
 Why, Kibbey is no Roosevelt man at heart; and even If he is. he can not deliver the territory to Roosevelt or any other man. klbbey is really not governor Kent is the real gov eTnor and I am in favor of sending an uninstructed delegation to the next national republican convention and getting ourselves in shape so that we will not be run by outside, carpet-bag influence. If Roosevelt is straight out candidate I am for Roosevelt, but unless Roosevelt comes out as can didate I believe that our delegation should not be tied; that we should go to the convention and get guarantees from the next nominee that the men appointed to office in Arizona shall be citizens of Arizona This has always been the custom until this administra- tion, and I do not see any sense in allowing ourselves to be jobbed for political reasons.
 Are the joint statehood people go- ing into the republican primaries? Of course they are. They are the simon pure, all wool and yard wide repub- licans of Arizona and they are going to be in all this fixing up of delega- tions and political trading. You can put that down--and they are going to count heavy, too. I will say, however, that I have just returned home, and do not know the political changes that have been made by the visits here Of Secretary Garfield and Hitchcock, but am satisfied that these gentlemen are too wise to commit themselves un- til they hear all that is to be said.
 "No, did not go to Oyster Bay. l was not invited and did not know any thing about the meeting. I do not know anything about the present joint statehood condition, but have every reason to believe that New Mexico is going to ask 10 be allowed single statehood, and that the New Mexico delegate will introduce bill along these lines this fall. What part the administration will take I do not know but I am firmly convinced that the president is solid for joint statehood and that he will not appoint any man