Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
JOINT STATEHOOD
ARIZONA DISPATCH SAYS ISSUE
WILL BE FORCED.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
Predicted That tho Two censressmen
VIII be Elected at Large Re-
gardiess Of Location.

Inasmuch as the people In general In
New Mexico are deeply interested In
the prospective statehood. the follow
Ing dispatch from Phoenix. Arizona.
which appeared In the Ell Paso Herald.
will be read with interest. although It
may possibly be colored by prejudice
or preference In some respect. Tho
dispatch says:
"will General Thomas Wilson sue
ceed Governor Kibbey. will II be Col.
onei Sturges. or will It be either Of
them7 Politicians In all parts Of Ari.
xona. who want to be close to tho
throne. no matter who sits In the
chair. are trying to solve these pux-
xles.
"Sturgcs 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 kibbcy's resignation will 30
into effect. One OF them Ii tho i'm
mediate future. another Is next De-
eember when Congress meets again.
and the other is when Governor kib-
bey gets good and ready.
Joint statehood leaders claim that
not only Governor Kibbcy Is to be sue
cccded. but that Governor Hnsermnu
OF New Mexico will go. Jointists look
upon General Wilson as kibbey's sue.
ccssor. further believing that an Ohio
man will take HaHcrman's seat.
Two wings Of the Republican party
In Arizona. each Of which is separated
from the other by the impossible gull
OF Joint statehood. are both figuring
Governor kibbey back to private life
and the practice Of the Law.
''Jolntists say Wilson will get the
plum, and the nti.join,ists that Stur-
gcs Is the man for the place. Both
claim to have received assurances di.
rect from Washington. ID. c.. to the
effect that Just what will be done has
been settled.
"Jolntis,s are admitting that the
change In governors II part OF n well
directed plan 10 join Arizona and New
Mexico as one state In spite Of the fact
that the combined vote Of the two ter.
ritorics last November was against
the proposition by strong majority.
with Wilson In tho saddle In Ari.
zona and m Ohio man In charge In
New Mexico the wishes OF the people
In the matter OF joint statehood would
be disrcEnrdcd. they say. The first
step will be TO oust NIL territorial ON.
cials who are against 1ointurc md
build up n machine Of joiniists.
"Thc new governors will get to-
gcthcr and appoint delegates to n con-
stitutioual convention. The majority
Of them arc TO be jointists. with Just
enough opposite view TO prevent the
affair being n farce. They will pre-
pare Joint state constitution for the
two territories and present this to
Congress when IL meets next Dcccm.
Der.
senator Beveridgc Of Indiana. will
take charge OF the measure In the Sen
ate and Speaker Cannon In the House.
Jo!ntists claim that Senator Forakcr's
opposition will be small compared TO
his past efforts. through which Arizona
escaped being Mt the present timc
part of New Mexico.
'In the new joint statehood bill the
Joint state Is to receive n gift OF $l0.-
0OO, 900, twice as much rs was previ.
ousiy promised. or this large amount
Sc, 900 900 IL to go TO the schools as
originally intended. and u like amount
to the payment OF county and terri.
torial debts.
Instead of making two congressional
districts of the new state. which would
mean member in the House OF Repre-
scntativcs for Arizona and another
from New Mexico. insuring that ut
least one of them would be Democratic.
the two representatives are to be
elected ut large. making both Republi-
can and probably both from New Mex
ico"