Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-10
ARIzoNA's REAL REPRESENTA-

That Governor Kibbey's presence tn Washington was detrimental to the best interests of Arizona and that he was ordered home by President Roosevelt after going down to defeat before the real champions of this territory there nc longer remains doubt.
 Several days ago the Silver Belt re- ceived telegram to the effect that the president had ordered Kibbey home to look after affairs of state. The message was brief and the Silver Belt, being slightly at sea, decided to hold the mat ter up. pending moro detailed confr- nation. both from Washington and ir the press of the country. The story was fully confirmed in the press dis patches of Monday night and in the re ceipt of the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times, heretofore pro. Kibbey newspaper, both publications carrying che story and the intimation that ther,, is to be an entirely new deal in Arizcna politics.
 A lumber of months ago the Silver Belt received straight tip to the eff. feet that Governor Kibbey's political race had been run; and that on the "stretch" he would be outdistanced and ultimately ''sent to the barn. The complete fulfllment of this proph- ecy is now casting it's shadow. Cover nor KD1ey has not only been sen, home, but ht, has, undoubtedly, been told that he h' down and out. Maybe the governor, as he states, is not worry. ing about his Confrmation. The time occupied in coverspg the distance be- tween Washington and Phoenix is sufa- ciently great to have given him oppor. tunity to become reconcued to the stu. aticn and to his fate. The Silver Belt did not believe at the time Kibbey $ name was sent to the senate by Presi- dent Roosevelt that confirmation would follow. We questioned the president 's sincerity in the matter, but not his wisdom and political sagacity. While the president had full authority to make the appointment, and might press the confirmation to successful issue, he had no such intentions at the start. It would have beep in bad taste for Roosevelt to thrust Kibbey upon the new Taft administration, especially when the gov ernor was distasteful to the old line republicans of the territory who are in close touch with the president elect. The appointment was made with the full understanding that the senate would refuse to confirm on the Taft grounds stated. It is to magnify the governors importance and to intensi- fly his significance to state that any great number of senators had been offended by word or act of his. It is the first step; the first doleful sound of the political gong tolling the '2s" of Keibbey and the other members of the federal-office holding trust. That the political cards are to be thoroughly shafled, cut, and q new deal made, there is little doubt.
 Who is to be Arizona's chief repre- sentative under the new Taft adminis- tration?
 Your old friend Dad sturges, the conquering hero of Pima, is the gentle man.
 Had statehood been secured at the short session of congress Sturges would have been the nominee of the first re- A olenihatbutn c as cl.conpt natnieet publican state convention. And let the Silver Belt tell you right now that the democratic party of Arizona would have