Arizona republican., 1900-09-25

l We have no fear of that march of em- pire which, starting Tn the east, em- braced the Western Raserve;' which took in Florida, which wrought the annexation of Texas. and of California, and caused the Cadsden purchase which has filled our plains and valleys with homes and school houses. tAp- 1 plause) There is no need to fear tli: kind of empire which carries such rn suits. That is the kind of an empire which all of IS seek.
 And, gentlemen, we have an empire | here at home. (Applause) This is | local question with us. We desire to be | taken in as an integral part of th1 | Union. No such imperialism as that will friShten anybody. Upon the rorl. 1 ribbed coast of Maine the nation has 1 corner stone: in the great state of 1 Washington, with it's inland waters and magnificent forests, another; Flor ] ida serves a similar purpose. But there ! Is one lacking, and that is the south western corner stone, which will be the state Of Arizona. (Chee-s.l Now, my friends, have taken alto gether too much time, but I will add that we want the settlement and i'm provement of our arid lands, and for that we want federal aid. We want capital here to help build up our coun- try. We must have three votes Tn con gress instead of none, and then we can go and demand recognition and it will not be refused. CApplnusc)
 Once moru, thank you, my friends. There are no words a my command to adequately express my appreciation But l say to you that if elected, if your suffrages are given to me, I will be your energetic and faithful servant. and will do every thing in my power to promote your best interests and those of the territory" Prolonged cheer ingD
 A call was also made for Captain Christy. A committee was sent after him and after an absence of ten min Utes returned.
 PARAMOUNT ISSUES.
 Captain Christy upon being escorted to the platform, said in part:
 "Gentlemen of the convention, ladies and gentlemen: It has has been well said that throughout the nation the paramount issue this year is the re- election of William Mckinley (ap- plause). It may be said with as equal prOpriety that throughout the territory this fall the paramount issue is the election of Governor N. O. Murphy IS our delegate Ccheers). The interests of Arizona demand that this fall We elect a republican delegate to congress (ap- plause). The great question discussed throughout the east throughout the west and throughout the territory of Arizona today is that of expansion" It seems to me that upon that issue H. s,, voice (applause). All our interests lie in one direction. The citizens of Ar zona are Americans before they are partisans. and they cannot repudiate that time-honored policy which nas made possible the existence of ArZona as part of this republic Capplause). our opponents cry 'militarism' and i'm perialism,' but they are not new cries. Every onward step has been against opposition. At the close Of the revolu- tionary war the timid ones insisted that the western boundary of the union must be the Alegheney mountains, and said that all sorts of disaster would follow if We made the boundary the Missippi river and embraced a country filled with hostile savaSes.
 Captain Christy discussed eloquently
 
 this campaign. and was particularly eloquent and happy in pointing out the faIIacy upon which any fear of the American soldier is based. Throughout his address he was listened to with marked attention. and repeatedly ap- plauded. He demonstrated that he is a well poised and forceful orator. In closing, he said:
 ''I believe that republican success means statehood. and I bespeak the earnest cooperation of every republi- can throughout the territory in the work of putting Arizona in line this fall (applause) I believe that republi- can success this fall will add new star to Old Glory (cheers) and place Arizona among the sisterhood of states. Gentle men. from now until in November,s when the election is held. I am first and last and all the time at work for the election of N. O. Murphy" (Prolonged cheering).
 THE CLOSING CONVENTION.
 The chair announced that Governor Murphy had named J. c. Adams chair man and w. c. Foster secretary of the territorial central committee, which was subsequently made up as follows:
 Apache County-J. l.. Hubbell, Joseph Udan. E. s. Perkins, John T. Hogue. AmibscO Candelaria.
 Coconino County-R. H. Campbell, A. w Jurden. John Clark, F. w. SissOn, George Wharton.
 Cochise County-William Shilliam, C. C. Warner J. A. Campbell, J. V. Wick CTS. P. B. SCta.
 Gila County-S. A. Parnell, E. Mar tin. William Sidow, G. T. Peters, Col onel IIggers.
 Graham COunty-Burt Dunlap, Mich ael Ohl, w. A. Place, w. A. Chapman, T. J. McCormick.