Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
ARIZONA SURE TO Be
. ADMITTED TO STATEHOOD
HEARST PARTY'S ST RE N q T II
IS MATTER OF CONJECTURE
BUT IS NOT FEARED BY
REPUBLICANS
BY RUTH l.. BURKE
fFrom Fridays Daily

Prospects for Arizona gaining single
statehood admission at the short ses.
sion Of congress are even brighter and
better that they appeared month or
twd ago. is the substance Of state
mcnt made today by Judge X. +. Sloan
who yesterday returned from Cincin.
natl. where he met and talked with the
most prominent republican leaders of
me country
Asked concerning his trip to the east
hnd details Of the notification Judge
Sloan said. "Thcre were thirty.four
members of the notification committee
present AZ the nome of Charles i.
Taft. where the ceremonies were held.
The event was delightful one to ev-
cry person participating. The hospital
ity shown 10y the people Of Cincinnati
was remarkable. Every attention was
shown the members Of the committee
and other visitors.
"While the affair partook more or
less of a social character it yet devel.
| oped into a public demonstration be-
yond what tne committee or even
those in charge of the arrangements
had anticipated There were thous.
ands Of visitors present from all parts
If the country and there could be no
doubt of the general enthusiasm dis
played by the people of Cincinnati and
the surrounding country over the nom
| nation of Mr.. Taft. Personally | en-.
loved the notification ceremonies more
than did the convention in Chicago as
il afforded more of an opportunity t0
meet and become acquainted vita men
prominent in party and national at
fairs
"were there any new developments
relative to Arizona statehoodi" was
asked Of Judge Sloan, and in this re-.
gard. he stated: "From what / could
learn there is even better chance OF
favorable action being taken on the
statehood question at the short session
of congress than appeared possible in
June when I was in Chicago. The New
Mexico people are preparing to make
very vigorous fight and | find dis.
position to push the bill for tne ad'
mission Of New Mexico through in ad'
vance Of the hearing upon the bill for
the admission Of Arizona. This may
or may not be accomplished, depending
largelS Spon the activity Of the friends
| Of our cause in congress and the eff
forts we make ourselves to secure early
action on our own bill.
"Mr. Taft is unquestionably favor.
able to the early admission of both ter
ritories and this ! think will be made
manifest before the campaign is over.'
Glow does New Yrok figure in tne
present campaign and what chances
are there that Bryan may carry that
statei" was inquired, and Judge Sloan
answered: "The impression among
/ have talked and others conversant
with the situation in New York, is that
that state can safely be counted in the
Taft column. 1t is Of course early to
make any estimate of the general re-
suit, but ] find that tne feeling among
republican leaders is one Of confidence.
Continued from Page Ope.)
| met good many of my democratic
friends, prominent In politics both in
Ohio and Michigan, and they at least
assumed cheerfulness and hopefulness
over the chances of Mr.. Bryan, but the
situation may be paraphrased as /
viewed it in this way; Republican
leaders are confident and the democrat.
lie leaders hopeful"
I'm what way do the eastern poll
ticians and leaders view Hearst and
his Independence League party Do
they fear his strength as political
factor or is little consideration being
given the new .organizationl" was
asked and the answer given: "As far
as | could learn the figure the indie.
pendence League party will cut in the
campaign is matter largely of con.
lecture at this time. The Hearst news.
papers have such wide circulation
that the detection from Bryan may be
considerable in the east, due 10 their
influence. 1t is impossible, however to
predict with any certainty as to the
actual result of the Hearst movement
on the fortunes of either of the candi. |
dates.
Whatever may he the result II is |
certain the campaign will be clean
one. Both candidates have taken hip1
ground in the matter of campaign con
tributions and the fight will be con
Quoted with fewer personalities and ON
a higher plane than pernaps any here.
tofore in the history of the countro.