The border vidette., 1908-11-21
STATEHOOD IN MESSAGE.
President Says He wiII Make Recom
 mcndation to Congress.

President Roosevelt in his message to Congress in December will strongly urge statehood for Arizona. This is shown conclusively in his letter to Chief Justice Kent of the Territorial Supreme Court, which is as follows:
 ''The White House, Washington, D. O, Nov. 8, 1908 My dear Mir. Chief Justice: have your letter of the 9th. That is really good business. I am delighted that Cameron is elect Statehood for Arizona and New Mex ico in my messag ge. If Governor Kib . bey will come on here I will help him in every way in the preparation and urging of such a measure.
 Faithfully yours.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
 Hon. E iwsrd Kent. Chief Justice Supreme Court. Phoenix, Arizona"
 The foregoing letter from the Pre- sident was in prompt reply to the following from the chief justice pre- sentiug reasons why the earliest notion looking to admission should be taken:
 "Phoenix, Arizona. November 5, 1908 The President, Washington, D. O: Dear Mir. President-In my telegram to you of yesterday 1 stated that it seemed as if the election of che Republican delegate from Arizona was assured. The fuller returns now in dicate that Cameron has been elected over Mark Smith by nearly one thou sand plurality. thus reversing by substantial vote the large plurality of MT. Mark Smith of two years ago. This is naturally matter of great re- joicing to the Republicans in the Ter ritory. It seems to me i5 ought to be of great aid to us in our application for early Statehood for Arizona. l hope it will seem wise to you to make a recommendation in your message for separate Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, in order that the en- abling act may, if possible. be passed by both branches of Congress at the coming short session. In my opinion the sooner we shall have our constitu- tional convention the better the cons titution we can adopt, and with the example of Oklahoma to show us some things that should be avoided, feel confident that we can present to the | people for adoption a constitution which will be satisfactory to them and to the President.
 "There should be some concerted plan for tho presentation to Congress of a proper enabling act. and in the method of it's presentation, both in the Senate and the House. It would seem to me that both branches of Congress ought to be willing uo accept such an act as that presented in the former Statehood bill (making 1t ap- plicable, of course, to sing Statehood That was a very gener- ous act in it's provisions for the Terri tories, and would De very acceptable to our people here.
 "I think it is the intention of Gov ernor Kibbey to go to Washington early in December, and l think it would be wise for him to be there at ,he opening of Congress that he might nave a conference with you and the eaders of the party in Congress with to the provisions of the en- ab!ing act and it's introduction.
 'The great victory throughout the vas not only recognition of Judge Taft's splendid qaalifi cations for the office, but also a glorious en- lorsement of all that you have stood or and achieved, and as such it has been a matter of great reJ )icing to all # us who are SO cordially in accord with you.
 "Yours very sincerely.
 uEDN R n k FNT': ,