Deseret Evening News | 1906-09-07 | Page 7 | Arizona Unanimously Against Joint Statehood

ARIZONA UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST JOINT ST Bisbee Arlt Sept a result of ot the he conventions held here today lods by b both the he Democratic and ond Republican parties ot of f na Mark Smith of ot Tucson Tue on was wall as ns the tho Democratic candidate for Congress Con re ant and W C Cooper of ot Globe as lS named ns liS the Republican candi candidate date ate This II Is the eighth time Mark ark Smith has been nominated nomina led by b Demo Democrats rats of ot Arizona being In first named J In Its b G 6 Both Iloth parties adopted an Identical solution resolution against t joint statehood as follows tollow Wo o 0 are arc unalterably opposed to 10 Joint between Arizona and Now ow ov Mexico and would prefer to remain a territory forever f than Ihan to have hao a 1 Joint tate state with New el Mexico The platform of ot the Democratic con convention thanked the Democrats Democrat In con greis reis and the Republicans who Joined with Ith them In giving the territory the tho right Ight to vote ole ote Yes c or No o on the ques hots on of ot Joint statehood eulogized Mark Smith delegate In Congre for his greet real work Irk In preserving the thc autonomy of at f Arizona and declared In favor of ot equal taxation t X of ot all property In the territory I nf The Republican platform endorsed he the national administration and the tern administration of Go and nd In addition to tn the Ih resolution r lution against joint statehood declared dl for tor the Nult able ible taxation of ot all alt the property rl of the territory