Arizona republican., 1904-10-21
A Great Fowler Meeting at
 Prescott Last Night
A BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Fir. F. fl. Hurphy's Reasons for Sup- porting the Republican Candidate. hr. Fowler's Readiness to Compare Records With Mark Smith.

 The Fowler meeting tonight was rfc- ord breaker and like a storm. gath cred force as it proceeded. Nothfus like it has ever been seen in P. .escatt. not even when Maxwell was here. T..- court house was damned and pack-I. the hall way was filled and people stood on the chairs to catch a word now and then and many were fnrc5d to leave because they couid not even get on the stairway. IT this is an Ia- dication of what Yavapai wu do on election day. Smith viii receive the smallest vote ever given any democrat
 Al business meeting of citizens and taxpayers vas there to transact busi- ness. They listened to a business man and showed their appreciation Of him and his record by generous ap7Iaase and enthusiastic approval. F. A. Mur- Phy varied from his custom anl took prominent part in a political meet ing, giving air Fowler as hearty and strong an endorsement as it was pos sible to give any man IT. C Jones presided and F. S Clark wound up the meeting with a general euIogy or an the candidates on the republican ticket Clark said Fowler's initials. -B. A F-.- . stood for Bringing Arizona Forward
 Mir Murphy had a word or two Co say about statehood and then told the people what he knew about FoW Ter He said joint statehood was not to be thought Of for a moment. and as fo- single statehood. it will come in due time. and wilh Fowler in congress our chances of getting all we are entitled 70 are a thOuasnd times better than bv keeping Mark Smith there He dis cussed the democratic politicians and [ then said, ''I tel you frankly shlt would not be here tonight talking to ! you as I am if the repubiicars ha 1 nominated a man for congress Is1szezs | ing no other qualifications than that of a politician"
 Mir Murphy Iold of the won accom- ! plished by Mir. Fowle- and something ] of the work yet to be done throughout | the territory in connection with the ' arid lands, and said that no man was | as well equipped as 2IT. Fowler to do ! that work Said he When Mir Fovs- i Ter took up the work in Marfcopa Coun- | ty looking to the construction Of ahe | TontO dam by the government ] was | one of the doubting Thomases. I dfI i not believe it possible for any man to harmonize the farmers satisfactorily l to the government. Had it not been for the great confidence Of the people of the valley and absolute confidence l of the members Of congress and fn- fluential citizens throughout the Unit ed States, he certainly would have failed and the reservoir would not now be under construction. When l saw l these things I joined in the work and did what could to encourage It.
 NIT. Murphy went over the entire record and closed by saying --If ever ] the democrats put up man who couId do as much for the territory as AIr ! Fowler l would vote for him.
 Mir. Fowler was given an eutIusia st fc reception. After a few Introductory Tee marks, he began the discussion of irri- gation and told what it means Go the ! territory He said he was surprised to find SO many available sites fo- small reservoirs throughout the terri i tory whereby hundreds Of thousands z acres Of arid land could be recl1ime.L ] In Yavapai county he was certain there were many sites. and he called attention to the fact that what bene- fits the territory benefits Yararai county lie explained how the irriea- tion act was passed. saying the fr5ea ss Of the measure joined together and performed the work assigned to them.
 
 terest in irrigation. first. he owned land now dry, and second. he found xhat q great benefit it would be tO his fellow men.
 The statehood question was not ov- erloOked, neither was the record of Smith. Mir. Fowler gave reasons for not going before the committee on ter ritories last winter, after he had been warned, and told Of the p-ogramma of joining the two territories if the WTl- son bill were pressed. at a time " hen Arizona had too much at stake Col him to antagOnize a republican major ity. He. had been told by the Isadcrs that a single statehood bin had lo chance and he did not want a joirl statehood bill MT Fowler told cd smiths twelve years or opportunities and asked what the people had ca show. No federal buildings. no a1- propriatiOns. nothing but small brTI. that naturally come~up from the 4z-ri- tory and which are always plszel ! without comment.
 If don't do something in a reason : able length of time" said he. -I-u r= 5 sign and you can send some one else
 He closed by calling attention tc ths crisis now facing Arizona, saying thai it Was passing through a period d transition and new era was dawn ing The present campaign was 8 bus iness proposition and not one Of polit- ical issues. The people should lock ur the records of the two candidates and after satisfying themselves vote for ths man who they believe can get them -'l most. The meeting ended with ---ucl enthusiasm. 4 Fowler club Of ,-fia mem bers is now in working ort.er with l T. Morrison president
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