Arizona silver belt., 1890-07-12
ruAreAIl FOR AsrArr CONVENTION

Say shouters for statehood, how many counties, through their Boaris of Supervisors, have asked for "the statehood convention election" which Governor Wolfsy will call If a malsr. ity of the counties desire? Count them, "sbsuters,' the number is muy chiqu,te.-Yuma Sentinel,
 The proposition of Governor Vol iley to call convention IS fayorably in contrast with the action of the 18th Legislature, which took snap judg- ment upon the people, by appointing day for holding a convention for the purpose of framing State con.titu. ton, which action originated with in digent politicians, too lazy to work, and whose necessities suggested raid upon taxpayers.
 The Sentinel is wrong in crsditing Governor Wolfley with power to call convention. There is ns law extant authorizing such action. In this con, nection, that the fact may not bs over locked that ths legislature was at sea, not certain of its authority to call q convention, it is well to remember that Congress was memorialized ts immediately pass an act enabling Ari- zona to call constitutional conyen- tisn for the purpose of forming a State constitution; yet, within eight days of the date Of that memorial cen taining the specific request to Cen gross to call convention, and with out congressional permission, the leg i.laturs framed and passed law rs. qulung tue Governor of tho Territory 10 issue proclamation calling spec ial election for delegates to con,tItu- tional convention. Tn, memorial is especially remarkable for misleading statements which were too apparent 10 render 1t worthy moments consideration. The Munehausenisms chiefly consist in the statement. that the population of Arizona is nsw nearly or quits on. hundred thousand and is rapidly increasing and "that the taxable property of said Territory amount, to fully S75,000,000, cash value, and is increasing at the rate of not less than twsnty-fvc DOT cent. par annum" That the people ot said Territory are heartily sick and tired of her existence as a Territory and recsgnizs the fact that there IS urgent necessity for her early admission into the Union as a State, ID order that she may bettsr govern herself and batter provide for the general wea! of tho commonwealth"
 Those guilty of such statements, in ordsr to be consistent, will, doubtless, after the official census of the Terri tory is made public, still maintain that they than told the truth. Their position will be similar to thc,s Wings whs enlisted in ths Tyler guard, who declared that they had not shifted their position, which Gen. Sch.nk, illustrated by comparing them to the cid lady in Ono who, when silk goods were scarce and dear, purchased a pair of black silk stockings. Being proud of this addition ts her dress, she wore them frequently until they were quite worn out; es sftsn, how ever, as a hols appeared in those ar ticlss, she very carefully dsrnsd 1t up; but for tbls purpose, having no silk, shs was obliged to use white yarn. Finally, shs had darnss them so much that not 2 single particle of tae origi- nal material or color renamed. Tat such was the force of habit with her that as often as Sunday morning ap. psared, she would say to her grand. daughter, "Annis, bring me my black silk stockings"
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 Advocates of statehoud for Arizsra