Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-21

Chd4ts anu Sedts were removed yeSter- day and the floor will be specially prepared today for the dance which will close the affair
 The reception promises to be the jheartiest ever extended to any of- fieial in this city. Governor Sloan s career as a jurist here mas endeared him to all, irrespective of politics or social position. No man in public life in the Territory holds such a high place in the confidence and estimation of the people of Arizona.
 Secretary Young, in his residence in this county and northern Arizona, has also gained for himself the respect and confidence of every one. The people of this city can well afford to honor these two men who have been selected from their midst to guide and conduct the affairs of this Territory until its admission into the sisterhood of states.
 The Judge Speaks of Statehood
 Judge Sloan, among the first, if not the first, governors of Arizona who ever had that high honor thrust upon him unsolicited, arrived home Sunday night from Washington, D. c. He stopped in Flagstaff three days, where ne presided at a sesison of the district court last week, and was the guest of honor at a reception at that place on Friday night ,f
 Judge Sloan is certain that an en- abling act looking to the admission of Arizona to single statehood will be passed by the present congress. He was not candidate for the high hon or thrust upon him by President Taft. The news of the intended appointment came as a surprise. He accepted it, although at a financial sacrifice, be- lieving that the interests of the Terri tory at this time demanded him to do so even to the detriment of his person al interests.
 In conversation with a Journal Min CT representative in his chambers yes terday, Arizona's new governorto-be said in part: ''I was not a candidate for governor. I was asked to accept the place with a view of being of some service to the Territory when the enabling act for statehood is passed by congress.
 ''I was surprised that so much in terest was manifest in Arizona's af fairs in Washington, not only in ad- ministration circles but among mem bers of congress. It appears to me that an enabling act looking to state hood will become a law next winter. To illustrate this statement, l will say that I had very pleasant talk with Speaker Cannon, in which he expressed his full belief that there is no neees- sity for any further delay in the ad- mission of Arizona to statehod. I did not meet Senator Beveridge, as ne was absent from Washington when l was there. but I have every reason to believe from what I learned that he will not oppose statehood at the next session.
 CT have no date fixed in my mind to qualify for the governorship. I wlll do so as soon as I can dispose of pend ing matters in the district court and arrange my personal affairs to permit my moving to Phoenix to take up the work there. I will, of course, consider Governor Kibbey's convenience in the matter before fixing the date to as sume the office.
 ''I am very much pleased at the ex- pressions of good wishes and conf dence of the people of the Territory in my appointment. I will take the of flee with only one end to subserve, and that is to give the people of this Ter ritory as good an administration asI possibly can.
 ''I have no friends to favor and no enemies to punish. There is no doubt but that I will find in assuming the office that the affairs of the Territory have been conducted with efficiency md economy and therefore anticipate little difficulty in necessary readjust- nent of affairs which is inevitable m my change of administration
 Judge Sloan will preside at a short session of the district court here today.
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