Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-28
SPLENDID
WORKOF THE
PHOENIX
CONVENTION.
Delegation of Business
Men for Washington
The Resolutions
Adopted.

PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 2S.--Some of
the delegates to the Statehood con-
vertion still linger in Phoenix. nut
the great majority left on Saturday Or
Congressman Smith is still
in town discussing Statehood with
public men, and arranging the ways
and means for the work before Con-
gress.
1t is generally admitted that the
selected to assist Mr.. Smith
at Washington was chosen with wis
dom and discretion. The committee Is
of William G. Greene of Co
chise county. L. w. Mix of Nogales.
E. Il. Gage and jack I4awlor Of Pres
colt. John Brockman of Pierce and w.
J. Murphy of Phoenix,
OF these Greene, Mix and Lawlor are
Democrats and Gage, Murphy and
Brockman are Republicans. All are
men OF substance and wide influence.
The platform adopted by the CON
vention was brief and pointed. 1t
reads:
THAT We. the people of Arizona,
in convention assembled hereby de-
clare that We are justly entitled to he
freed from a territorial form of gov
ernment; that such government is
fitted only for sparsely settled and
turbulent frontier and that whenever
any section of country becomes rea-
sonably developed by sufficient num-
Der of people. wealth and intelligence.
such country should then be erected
into a sovereign state and the people
thereof be clothed with full powers OF
self-government. 1t has been the un-
varying custom of the people of the
United States, through congress and
the executive departments to admit TO
the union of states every territory
which possessed sufficient population.
wealth and the ability to govern it.
self
I'VE also declare that the territory
of Arizona has been under Terri
torial form of government for period
Of thirty-eight years; that for the past
ten years she has had larger popn-
lation and greater wealth than the
average of all the states of the union
at the time of their admission since
the original thirteen states established
the government.
The Territory OF Arizona in point
of climate, soil and mineral resources
is without a peer. No other equal
area west OF the Mississippi river has
more natural resources; her soil pro-
duccs the oranges and lines OF Italy
the dates of Egypt. the grapes oi
France, the cereals of the north and
oh nf contra
states; her mineral wealth In unmeas1
ured. her mines of copper alone are
producing bullion of the par value oil
$35 .000. 900 annually.
I'VE declare that Arizona Is justly
entitled to admission as state first
because she has the requisite number
of people; second, because she has
more than the requisite amount ol
wealth; third. because she has thf
ability and desire for government;
fourth. because her people have shown
| themselves to be first in patriotism
and loyalty to the union in time ol
| peril: and finally. the admission OF
| Arizona to Statehood will, in addition
| to our already acquired population aho
wealth cause rapid increase IN de'
veIopment through the confidence in
spired by the knowledge of stability
| under state law.
"Re II further resolved; that conn
IDENTIFY relying upon the sense OF JUS
tice and liberality existing in botf
branches of congress we do most ear
nestly and respectfully entreat ant
petition the United States congress tt
pass an act enabling Arizona to take
her proper place in the sisterhood o
states"
There was no party politics in th'
convention. The delegates were in
spired by one thought. and one only
and that was to get Statehood for Arl
zona. The professional politicians an'
the Office holders were kept In tn
back ground ana tho men selected Il
90 TO Washington to aid Delegate
smith were chosen because OF thei
personal qualifications and not be
cause Of their party leanings.
Mr. Greene. the chairman OF thu
delegation is well known as the Presi
dent OF the great Greene Consolidatet
| Conner Co. MIR. Gage Is the manage
of the Congress mine. and one OF tn
hest known men in Arizona. Mr.. MI
is a wealthy business man and mer
chant of Nogales. Mr.. Murphy Is th
President Of the Arizona improvement
co. and resides at Phoenix. Jack Law
Ter lives at Prescott and is one OF tn
hest known men in the Territory an
John Brockman Is the manager of tn
great mining property at Pearce
II is the general opinion that tn
delegates done their work well an
that the star of Arizona Is visible /
the horizon.
Judge w. II. Barnes, OF Tucson. wa
one of the most active and useful me
i'm the convention. Several times tn
convention was in danger of gettin