The Arizona sentinel., 1902-10-22
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It had been we'll advertised that the Hon. Robert F. Morrison "Our Bob'-was to be here, and people came from miles around to greet their next and last dele gate to congress. They expect cd d great speech and they were rot disappointed.
 The west bound train came in on time Monday morning and aboard it was our gallant leader and his charming wife. They were met at the depot by J. Il. Carpenter, chairman, and Peter TT. Robertson, secretary, of the local central committee, and a large number of other citizens of the town, and driven to the Ho- tel Gandolfo and there quartered in the bridal chamber, which had been reserved for them by the committee. The distinguished couple retired to rest until $ a. m. At that hour they breakfast ed, after which they repaired to the lobby of the hotel, where a large number of people were in waiting to greet them. From that hour until away into the afternoon the people kept pour ing in to shake hands with and extend cordial greeting to our visitors.
 During the day MT. Morrison was driven a short distance into the country to satisfy. as far as the limited time would permit, his eager desire to see and know something of the vast az ricultural and commercial pOssi- bilities of Yuma county. Return ing to town, MT. and Mrs. Nor rison were entertained at dinner by Col. Griffith of the territorial committee.
 At 6 p. m. Elks' hall was thrown open, and while the band filed the air with it's melody and the huge bonfres brilliantly illu minated everything out of doors the people began filling the hall, and long before the hour o1 speaking as splendid an audience as was ever seen in Yuma haC assembled there. The hal proved too small for the occasion and many were thus deprived o- the pleasure of hearing the speaking.
 As the hour of the speaking drew near the eager expectancy of the waiting throng was thrill ingly felt by every individua present. And, indeed, how coulC one wonder at it? The hall wa' superbly decorated with the>na tional colorS and the pictures O those grand men whose memo ries are enthrOned in the mind O every American, and at the men s ton of whose names every American heart beats faster il loving affection for them
 Washington, Lincoln, Mckinley and RoOsevelt-looked dOWl upon the patriotic audience With these pictures were asso ciated those of our beloved gov erner, Alexander o. Brodie, anC the popular Morrison, and whel at 7:30 that gallant champion o the people, accompanied by Car penter, Robertson, Griffith an( the local candidates, entered tn, hall the emotions and enthusi asm of the people would nC longer brook restraint and brok, forth in a long, glad, triumphan cheer of welcome. There wa t victory in that greeting.
 The parties just mentioned amid the deafening applaus took seats on the platform an, 7 Carpenter arose, and as soon a he could be heard he presenter to the audience Peter T. Robert son as the first speaker of tn ! evening. When the energetic an
 popular secretary of the lOca committee arose he was greete' with tremendous burst of az
 plause a greeting which shove , him how we'll the people appre , ciatc the heroic and masterl
 battle which he is waging agains the enemies of progress an
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