Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14
On August 15, 1911, President William Howard Taft vetoed the statehood resolution in large part because Arizona's constitution allowed for the recall of judges, a provision that he stated went against the need for an independent judiciary.
Page 1 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
Pages 2 and 3 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
Pages 4 and 5 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
Pages 6 and 7 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
Pages 8 and 9 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
Pages 10 and 11 of President William Howard Taft's veto of H.J. Res. 14 to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union, August 15, 1911; Records of the U. S. Senate, RG 46
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