Arizona republican., 1904-11-08

parties could not join issues on that question for they stood together. But the thing to be considered was the democratic plan of getting what the territory desires. There had been a great deal of representation of the atti- tUde of the president OF the statehood question. He then related various conversation which he had had with the president when various phases Of the statehood matter were presented. The president could not interfere with the ac- ton of the senate He was bound by precedent noU to do SO, but he haO used his influence to keep a joint statehood plank out of the late national platform The governor concluding said that the territory had never a warner friend In the presidential chair.
 The governor then introduced Nh. Wright who proceeded to put the au- ] dience into the highest good humor and ] frame of mind, which it did not get out of in the course of the evening He dwelt upon the fact that this was not a political campaign. It could not ] be; the republicans had been telling ! the democrats that for the last eigh- ! teen years and would keep on telling i it until the people of the territory real
 ized the truth of it. The election Of no man could affect any party issue. The . delegate is no more than Q paid lobby | ist. He cannot vote and he cannot even . speak upon matters affecting his ter ritOry without the consent of the house.
 But if it was not a political matter the
 election of delegate should be made . a matter of policy. He should not be antagonistic to the party in power and | to the majority in congress. The con Is Fa for f1aa four years, republican, Mark Smith
 desired 10 be sent to Washington 10 organize a hlibUster; Ee desired to go back with a challenge to a power fUl
 majority. Would it not be better. -le
 speaker asked. to send a man to ask
 a favor of a friendly majority.
 MT. Wright said that two yus7s ago when Mark Smith was advocating the ela-tiOn of Wilson for the sake of state hood he had tod his audiences that he had everything fixed; that if Wilson
 WAs elected he. Mir. Smith would Der
 sOnalIy guarantee statehood within a year He fu.ther promised if the guaranty proved worthless he would
 never address an Arizona audience
 again.
 } Mir. Wright said tLat he too would i. offer a personal guaranty subject tg
 the penalties which MT. smith had inn , posed upon himself. He would say that if MT. Fowler at the end of two
 years failed to bring back something of benefit to the territory he would |. promise never again to address a Phoe. nix audience. MT. Wright digressed foz awhile to national issues and then clos r cd with an eloquent appeal in bel ssIt ? of Mir Fowler His address through , out was illuminated by anecdotes l f4r, !, ehevescence.
 MT Fowler was greeted with wild
 and prolonged applause. After two oI three minutes when it appeared about
 10 die 1t was given an impetus 'bv d school boy yell in the gallery and Was
 again taken up by the entire audience and was continued for other minutes When order was finally restored Mir
 Fowler expressed his pleasure on rc-
 turning to the city and his gratitude Tor the kindness which had been shown
 him throughout the campaign. The
 canvass though a strenuous one had been a very pleasant one. He had
 spoken in fOrty-three places and had
 travelled 3,6OJ miles and had been fnr-o-
 duced to, 5000 persons.
 Ills speech on this occasion he s,55
 would be brief. He would pav some attention to the errors oU AIr. Sraitr and his representations and would
 speak only upon the issues of state
 mood, Irrigation and the records of
 hlmset and Mir. Smith. He had under
 Hiood that the campaign was to be Iallly conducted but on the part of inc opposition that agreement had not been met MT Smith had by sneers and
 raise statements Eiven it an unfrie1dIy '''1le- The speaker humorously at times |
 the course of Mir. Smith Ar,r.re- +l,-
 things the latter had said ,,-.s t5,-,.
 -owler and God had construcfa5 nh.
 '-Fand Canyon MT. Fowler said tf7at
 II was possible that some who mich
 believe that statement would be inrli7-
 ed to vote fo- him on account of biz