why did pres taft sign arizona statehood
President William H. Taft vetoed House Joint Resolution 14, âTo admit the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States,â on Aug. 15, 1911 because he objected to Arizonaâs constitutional provision to recall judges.aft wrote, âI return herewith, without my approval, House Joint Resolution No. 14, âTo admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as states into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.â.