Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-12
IS
HONOR NOT To
DECLINE
GOVERNOR KIBBEY
But Would Not Run For
Delegate Even If
Urged as Duty
To Party
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Governor Joseph n. Kibbcy is not
for delegate to congress, re
ceptive or otherwise.
81 will not accept the nomination on
or under any conditions" the governor
declared during an interview in the
Offices of. Attorney General H.. 3. Clark
last evening. 49,
The astute governor Of the territory
Of Arizona spoke and looked as though
he meant just he, said. When
told that his name haa been more gen.
orally discussed - the Ian above all
others in the state, or rather the terri.
tory to defeat Marx Smith in Novem.
Der, Governor Kibbey emPbaHcaliy re-
that he il in no sense a candi.
date and would not accept the nomins.
ton, even If it was put up to him as q
duty he owed his party: Then ne talk.
ed a, some length on the prospects Of
statehood. 1u ."
Prospects for republican success in
Arizona were never brighter than
,h.v A.. ,owu IN. covs,nn, dsc,.,.d
with enthusiasm ..Tbe national tick.
.. !, one 20 erthuse over I do NO,
eoneeae tina, there e the s,igb,es, dan.
90, ~ ,ne American reorle. doing .nv.
thing so foolhardy as to put out q par
,y Of prosperity builders and misplace
them with n so, ~ .e,,.n,,x borler,
and re,roeressimis,s. bu, IL such n
thing sbouIa happ.n. and Arizona and
New Mexico should 90 republican sep.
arately. the democrats WIN never be
given a chance to repudiate their sep.
arate statehood plank for, /. repub,iean
congress at the short session will wipe
the territorial slate clean,
L. "TAe republican party IN pledged TO
separate statehood for both Arizona
and New Mexico. That pledge will be
redeemed without doubt nj the short
session Of congress. The pledges Of
the two parties on statehod are prae-
tieaily Identical, so the question has
been taken out Of politics. No matter
how the democrats, in ease Of Bryan's
election, might wish 10 repudiate the
separate statehood plank Of the Denver
convention in ease Arizona goes repub.
liean, the republican short session will
not allow IL. Taere To- no doubt but
that Roosevelt is now sincerely desir.
Gus Of seeing both Arizona and New
Mexico states before be leaves tho
White House" i =
GoveYpnr Kihhay a.ela,ea ,h., III.
tie talk had been hssYd in sou,h.,n
Arizona abou, n,o..ee,i,. limited
States s.na,oy,hips
"Would I aseep, the n,aee IL NV
marty offered 4, 10 me,,',,h. vox.rnor
unused quietly in respons.\ No n airee,
oues,iop 81 certainly xon,a - n.
finally added SLOWLY ..wba, man
wouldn't, /, ~ the Creates, boro,
that can come 10 a,v American ci,,,..
with the .,ce,,ion NJ an. n,e.ia.,,v
itself. Bu, % eoms tarh 10 the ron.
oressional si,ua,.on which 4. vita, IN
Arizopa nj ,h. p,es.n, time h.li.ys
TIM, Loreuzo Hubbe,l ~ .nashs (.
the most talked NJ IN sutA.,a Ar,,oua
as the mnp "a hes, saith IA ma,
say this in the light ~ .,itieism ~ .nv
othe, candidate. l merely s,y thu, U,h.
hell seems IN hsv. m. mos, friend, a,
the present tim, b.Ii.ys thu, q,
the ,ennhIican marty ,ieLs "a. h.., aim.
no, % o,nos. Smith ,,.a, vi.,o,v
will ,..nl, .,
Governor kidney I, evidently u,oua
~ Oh. ,aeo,a h. h,. mada =. a., >.
aueey Tn. ,.rrito,sl rate xa. Al 90
when he went into osse Du,,ng NJ.
second wear a. oove,no, Kfbb.v ,saus.