Arizona republican., 1903-05-06
PHOENIX CITY
 IS REDEEMED
Taken Out of the Hands of
 the Young Democrats
The Victory Was Almost Complete Only Two Candidates Were Lost in the Struggle.

Phoenix has again been put in the hands of the republicans. but not en- trely by republican votes. The city election of yesterday was one of the hottest in the history of political con- tests in the city. The contest was main ly confined to the third and the first wards. In the former the energy was directed wholly to the getting out of yates. In the first ward the main thing was to keep out votes which ought not to have been east The election board was nOminally democratic, but the in- spector. who constituted the deciding element of the board, was Councilman Shott. who gave early assurance that the unqualified should not be permitted to participate in the election.
 In consequence there were some per sonal encounters, with the result, how ever, that decency and fairmindedness triumphed.
 The work of the Young Mems Demo- cratic club was never finer. It surpris- ed even the oldest republican workers, who thought they had things down fine. It was a question of skill against strength. There was lots of skill but there was an overwhelming weight of public sentiment which skill could not successfully combat.
 The vote was the heaviest in the his tory of city elections. A greater num- Der of those who were registered voted than had ever been known to do so be- fore
 The republicans lost in only two places One of the victims was w. H. Robinson. candidate for treasurer, and the other was AIr. Brooks, candidate for councilman of the third ward.
 Following is the result of the election, the wards being given consecutively:
 For mayor-Bennett-Fir ward 1SS, second ward POS. third ward 1S5. fourth ward 1G5, total 6S6. Ganz--First ward POP, second ward 135. third ward IT. fourth ward, 1O9, total 62O Bennett's majority 66. J. A. Leach. socialist. re- ceived votes in the second ward and votes m the fourth.
 For recorder-Jobs-216, 211. 193, 1O1. total 721. Leyhe-176. 13S, 172, 112. total 593. Jobs majority 12s.
 For assessor and tax collector-Fos. ter-1sS, POP. IF, 100. total 66i'. Russell 2O7. IA, 1SS, no, total 649. Fosters ma jority IS.
 For marshal-Kinney-21t, 172. 195, 113. to-al 691. George-1S5. l75. I'll. 1Oo, total 631. Kinney's majority 60.
 For treasurer-Robinson- 1SS, 16i. 95. total 63S Leonard-2OO. l57, 197, III, total 6GS. Leonard's majority 90.
 For councilman in the first ward Dennis 206. Sunderland 1S9. Dennis majority 17.
 For Councilman, third ward-Brooks 163, Dunlap 204. Dunlap's majority fl.
 In the early evening the PioReer band marched to he Hotel Adams. playing lively tunes and drawing cut an i'm mense crowd in short order. Mayor elect Walter Bennett had been located on the hotel veranda, and he was clam orously' called for by the serenaders. 1 MT. Bennett responded cheerfully. thanking the people for the confidence reposed in him. He said he recognized that it was not altogether a republican victory but that Phoenix had come to the parting of the ways where she must either take her place and hold it as the first city of the territory or be relegateo to a back seat. The election indicated the desire of the people to take the for mer course, their cry for a better gov ernment. He said that he realized that the res possibility now rested on the 1 shoulders of the newly elected men, | who hoped to be able to demonstrate in the next few months that a better government is practicable and who would bring that happy situation to pass if they are capable of doing so. J. c. Adams followed in a short I speech of congratulation. anu said he | wanted to introduce persOr al friend | whereupOn he presented Governor Mur- | phy, who was given an ovation. MT. Murphy said he desired to speak not upon political issues, but in some de- | fense of MT. Adams. He said he had not hitherto injected his personality in to the city campaign. but at this time he did ask the people to be just in their criticism of MT. Adams, regardless of whether they liked him personally or not He then reviewed some of the ac- complishments of MT. Adams as a citi- zen, an investor and a taxpayer and a public-spirited man and closed by thanking all who had participated in electing men whom he believed would give Phoenix better government. | w c. Foster, who had been called for some time before, made his way to the front and responded in a few words, | thanking all for what they had done for him and promising to do the best he could in return. The band and it's following next sought the homes of the them similar honors.