Arizona republican., 1904-09-30
The Opening of the Gam paign in Southern Arizona
RECEPTION OF MR. FOWLER
He Made an Instant Hit = Housing Meeting Addressed by the Candidate
 Governor BrOdie and Chairman kibbey of the TarrtOriaI Committee

publicans of Tucson with con- fdence that for the first time Mark Smith will be defeated as candidate for delegate to congress. The popularity of Hon. B. A. Fowler has been established and from this on until election day it will grow in this city and county.
 Governor Brodie, Hon. B. A. Tow Ter, Judge Joseph H. Kfbbey and Chas. H. Akers were met at the early even ing train by President Kirkpatrick of the republican club; Secretary Nets of the county committee; candidate for joint councilman, piekerman, and oth- CTS, and. escorted to the republican headquarters. Half an hour was spent in informal greetings. MT. Fowler made an excellent impression and many friends among all elements. There was an evening parade headed by the Philharmonic band and fire works. The opera house was in new
 dress and the decorations were elabo- rate. It was crowded on both floors. There was intense enthusiasm at the appearance of MT. Fowler OF the stage.
 Chairman W. J. Kirkpatrick in his reference to Messrs. Fowler, Brodie,
 Kibbey and Akers elicited the widest applause.
 
 CT He said he was glad to meet old
 Tucson friends and that it was a pleas
 ure to be here. This, he said, was q
 republican year all over the country
 and that there was not the slightest doubt of the election of President
 Roosevelt. Arizona, he said, should
 send man who was in harmony with congress and the national administra-
 tion; one able to do things for the
 benefit of the territory. MT. Fowler. he said, was broadminded and patri- otic. Governor Brodie declared that he had no apology to. make for the national or the territorial administra- tioRs or for the party. No man was better equipped with influence at Washington than Mir. Fowler. He urg- ed the voters to elect a man close to
 the administra ton. He a1cHe could l benefit Arizona. (Great appiause.y It appeared that for many years Smith ihad tried to get statehood and failed i Now, said the governor, let a man try l it with the republican senators.
 Judge Kibbey referred to his visit to Tucson in 1894. He predicted the cleo ton of a republican delegate again now. The exfgencies of the period de handed a man of Mir Fowler's ability and experience. He had known the candidate intimately for five years. He 1 is a man of energy, who pushes things
 to completion. The speaker paid com | pliments to President Roosevelt in urg- | ing the passage of the national irri- eation act. Mir. Fowler, he said, took | advantage of his opportunity as a pri-
 vate citizen to help the Tonto basir project for the benefit of the Salt river valley He cid the work aLd Atayes with it right along. Mark Smith diG nothing for irrigation though paid to | do so. while MT. Fowler received not a tcent.
 l This, said Judge Kibbey. was a bus | iress campaign with n business man ! the leader of his party. Mr. Fowler had never failed, and wouI1 not row. | The speaker referred briefly 10 state hood and said that only c, man next To | the administration could get it.
 Judge Kibbey said he had not heard of anyone in Arizona wanting joint statehood Mir. Smith had served | twelve years without getting statehood and could not get it now. He reviewed Mir. Fowler-s work for irrigation and | scouting an allotment Of S6,O0OOO0 for ] Arizona. A great number of men are at work on the Tonto basin already.
 Mark Smith got no public buildings. | Mir. Fowler could as he was worker and could get something. The au- dience greeted the speaker frequently. 1 Mr. Fowler spoke thirty minutes, and was greeted with continued applause. | He made many telling hits and appre- ciated his cordial greeting. He said l he was glad to be here and would come i again as Arizona's delegate. (Ap- | plause) He said that he felt that he would be untrue to himself and to Ari- zona if he should not accept the nom ! ination. He had come to Arizona to 1 stay a life time. Mir. Fowler said he wanted all to pull together to make
 him doubly sure of election Asked the l issue, he said, to be elected. (Ap- plause.) He was proud as a farmer; l they were the best people and intelli- gent men. Ninety per cent of the lead 1 ing men were farmers. He referred to
 his actions at Washington and in Mar icOpa county for irrigation. He pointed
 to the results with pride.
 Arizona was growing stronger for IT. Irrigation. With patient work there had been secured the first slice of an appro- | priation for irriga ton. Where was Mark Smith on irrigation? He was S. l lent. tApplause)
 MT. Fowler said he would make a
 clean campaign. He had made a pledge
 10 do the best possible for Arizona l (pr0longed applause. He would work in l Washington for every interest for the rich and poor. He would not wear 1 a collar and would serve. all alike l Nothing was too small to undertake | (applause.) He would go free and un- itrahlmeled to congress. He would
 make no promise but do the best foi the people. It was not necessary to say much about statehood. Mark Smith had talked about eighteen years and had failed. Give me half that" sad Mr. Fowler "and I would promise to do something" MT. Fowler referred