Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-29
WOULD FORCE
JOINT STATEHOOD
OnNew Mexicoand
Arizona Says
Runor
TO REMOVE GOVERNORS
President Ready to Name
Men Who Favor Jointure
It is Alleged.

terday's issue of the El Paso Herald
and which was dated Phoenix, Arizona
contains some items of interest to the
people OF New Mexico. Il IS believed
to be partly correct, but colored by
the anti-joint statehood correspondent
of the Herald in Phoerix. The New
Mexican has heretofore announced
repeatedly that President Roosevelt
would do his level best for the passage
Of the joint statehood bill for New
Mexico and Arizona during the first
days Of the Goth Congress ana hat
a constitutional convention would be
convened in 1908 for the purpose OF
framing constitution to be submitted
to the people of the two Territories on
election day, November, 1908. rhate
will be no referendum clauas in the
bill. The dispatch is incorrect when
it states that the delegates to the con-
stitutional convention are 70 be ap-
pointed by the governors Of the two
Territories. Under the proposed bill
they are to be elected. The news that
Delegate w. H. Andrews had long
conference yesterday with President
Roosevelt and with Secretary of the
Interior Garfield indicates t.. at some
thing is doing in Washington and that
during the visits Of the delegate to
the president and to the secretary,
some Of the matters given in the dis
patch were discussed and considered.
Here follows the dispatch:
"Will General Thomas Wilson sue
ceed Governor Kibbey, will it be Col
onel Sturges, or will it be either of
them? Politicians in all parts Of Arl-
zona, who want to be close to the
throne, no mater who sits in the chair.
are trying to solve these puzzles.
"Sturges has the backing of large
Arizona following, but William Loeb,
private secretary to President Roose-
welt, is said to have decided that Stur-
ges will not do, and that Sitting Bull
Wilson must have the place.
"Three dates are fixed for the time
Governor Kibbey's resignation will 60
into effect. One of them is the i'm
mediate future, another is next De-
cember when Congress meets again,
and the other is when Governor Kib
bey gets good and ready.
"Joint statehood leaders claim that
not only Governor Kibbey is to be sue
ceeded, but that Governor Hagerman
Of New Mexico will go. Jointists look
upon General Wilson as Kibbey's sue
cessor, further believing that an Ohie
man will take Hagerman's seat.
1.-TWO wings of the Republican
party in Arizona, eacn Of which is
separated from the other by the i'm
passable gulf of joint statehood, are
both figuring Governor Kibbey back
to private life and the practice Of thu
law.
"Jointists say Wilson will get thu
plum, and the anti-jointists tina
Sturges is the man for the place
Both claim to have received assur
ances direct from Washington, D. G.
to the effect that just what will b.
done has been settled.
"Jointists are admitting that tn
change in governors is a part of
we'll directed plan to join Arizona an
New Mexico as one state in spite Q
the fact that the combined vote Of tn
two territories last November wa
against the proposition by a stron
majority.
"With Wilson Id the saddle in Ar
zona and an OHIO man in charge i
New Mexico the wishes Of the peopl
in the matter of joint statehoo
wout be lisregarded. they say. tn
first step will oe to GUST all territol
ial officials who are against jointur
and biild up machine Of jointists.
"The new governors will get Y
gether and appoint delegates to
constitutional convention. The MI
pority Of them are to be jointist'
with Just enough opposite view 7
prevent the affair being farce. The
will prepare joint state constitutio
for the two territories and preser
this to Congress when It meets mex
December.
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana wi
take charge Of the measure IN tn
Senate and Speaker Cannon IN IN
House. Jointists claim that Senate
Foraker's opposition will be sraa
compared to his past efforts, throug
which Arizona escaped being at tn
present time a part OF New Mexico.
"In the new joint statehood bill tn
Joint state Is to receive q gift of $1(
100000, twice as much as was pr
viously promised. OF this 1are
amount $5,0O0,OOO Is to go to n
schools as originally intended, and