Arizona republican., 1909-02-20
DECLARATION
 OF MIR. ADAMS He Will NotResign Position as
 Fair Commissioner
 INVITES INVESTIGATION His Mind Was Made Up He Says On a Second Let ter Threatening Him With Charges Unless His Resig- nation Was Forthcoming.
INVITES INVESTIGATION

The following correspondence be- tween Govrnor Kibbey and Chairman J. c. Adams of the fair commission ex- plains itself. The first is the letter from the governor following an earlier one in which he had requested the chairman's resignation. No reply to that had been rceived:
 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
 Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. r, 1909. Sir:
 l addressed to you on the 11th inst, q note stating my desire that you re sign the office of member of the Com mission of the Arizona Territorial Fair Sufficient time has elapsed since then within which you could have complied with that request
 If you shall not have tendered your resignation before noon of Saturday, February 20. inst, I shall make an or der requiring that you show cause why you should not be removed from that office upon charges which I will for mulate in the order.
 Very truly,
 
 Mir. John c. Adams. Phoenix. Ariz.
 The following is the reply of MT. Adams transmitted yesterday:
 February 2. 1908. Sir:
 Your letters of the 11th and 17th inst received. The receipt of your last communication of course prevents me from taking any action whatever upon your letter of the 1Ith inst
 My reply to your first letter. after careful consideration. would have been determined entirely by what l consid- cred for the best interests of the Ari- zona Territorial Fair. No personal or political differences or any controversy between us rgarding the management of the fair would have influenced my decision
 Every man who has acted as com missioner of the fair has done so at a personal sacrifice-believing he was helping to build up an institution that was of great benefit in developing and advertising our territory.
 In your letter of the 11th inst. you state you wish to organize the fair commission, therefore you desire me to send in my resignation. In your letter of the 17th you state you will prefer charges against me if I do not send in my resignation by noon of February 20.
 I have decided after reading your last letter not to comply with your re- quest.
 Under the provisions of the law ere ating the Arizona Territorial Fair, the governor is given power to remove any commissioner for malfeasoner or nal feasance in office I have not been guilty of either of these offenses. and all I desire IS to lave any and all charges that are made, or can be made against me for mismanagemento of the fair tried before a fair and impartial tribunal.
 The representatives who have been elected by votes of the people of Ari- zona to make their laws and provide for the care and government of their public institutions, are at present In session in the legislative halls of the capitol.
 They have direct power 10 most thoroughly and impartially investigate all public institutions and the conduct of any or all officers connected with them.
 I ask that any and all charges made against me as commissioner of the Arizona fair be referred to this elected and representative tribunal of the peo- pie of the territory of ArizOna-"The Arizona Legislature"
 Respectfully submitted.
 J. c. ADAMS, Chairman of the Board of Commission CTS of the Arizona Fair.
 Gov. J. H. Kibbey, Phoenix, AriZ.