Arizona republican., 1905-05-02

knowledge then gave him clear in- sight into the disgraceful manner in which the city government was then conducted and he proceeded to relate them with detail. Coming down to the present campaign he said it was start ed in the interest of the democracy months ago with the filing of a memor- able petition against gambling by pr. Hughes He had seen that petition which was alleged to bear the names of 500 citizens He had counted 362 of which over one half were women and children. He congratulated the council on it's refusal to act upon it for it was not representative of the ma jority of the people. Then he de- scribed the growth of the citizens com mittee. How the republican central committee had sought to learn the facts concerning the wish of the peo- pie had conferred with the citizens committee and had been unable to of fer anything satisfactory to that or ganization except a surrender of its or RaniZation to them and the nomination of the men they should name, all of which meant a restoration to power of the same aggregation that had been so recently busted. MT. Goodrich all
 so referred to the insult to the gover- nor and to the inability of the demo- cratic standard bearer. He said that when a man sought office for the good of his country and had never demon- strated his ability by accomplishing anything he might be all right but he ought not to be compared to a man whose achievements are of record and whose business ability has been demon- strated.
 The gambling question, said the speaker, is respectfully referred to the candidates for the council who have | pledged themselves to do what the peo-
 pie want them to do and they stand for the party that has ever stood for morality and progress. He reviewed the
 present administration and what it has
 done for good goternment among oth- CT things referring to the thwarting of the project for fifty year water fran chise.
 Barney Kersting made a few brief re-
 marks as candidate for councilman in ! the First ward. He said he had been accused of being a gambler. of loafing around saloons and some even charg- ] ed that he never went home lie wish i ed to say that all these things were false. Concerning his stand on the gambling, or any other question lie said he believed In the will of the peo- | Dic ana dltE lllllE q BctiAtDii NdS biDlEnA to him bearing the names of seventy l five per cent Of the voters among the l business r:en between Third avenue and Third street he would support 1t in l the council.
 ! Previous to the speech of Mir. Ker-
 sting J. C. Adams addressed the as- semblage, making a longer talk than
 any other speaker and sending home
 his arguments in a manner that cer- ! tainly made him votes. MT. Adams
 mentioned that notwithstanding the
 harsh things said about him he had not
 assailed his opponent. A single shot at Dr. Hughes by giving publicity to the
 famous message to the president, had
 brought Dr. Hughes from cover and
 caused him to cry that he was abused
 Another little publication concerning ! the record of MT. Powers, written by
 himself. had brought that gentleman
 into the limelight with the cry that he
 was abused, as given publicity in an ! evening paper.
 Concerning campaign methods Mir.
 Adams remarked that the opposing 1 managers had had committees of men l and women canvassing the town. l pleading and bluffing and bulldozing for votes. So far as he was concerned.
 said MT. Adams. he had asked nobody 10 vote for him, except or course Tn an 1 argumentative and general way as at a ! public meeting. No man by reason of his bushes relations nor any man who
 is beholden to him by reason of em- ployment or otherwise has been asked
 to vote for him. All he wants is fair, ! free and honest ballot
 In respect of the campaign he said ! that at the beginning he had requested that no money be solicited for cam 1 paign purposes, of the gambling fra
 ternty and that if any were offered that
 it be refused. Speaking of gambling l he again took up the subject of MT. Powers smelling operations that did
 not operate and repeating facts that l have already been published, said that
 it appeared to him that the plan MT ] Powers operated on was about as near
 a sure thing" enterprise as anything ] he knew of and he was certain there
 wasn't a gambler in Phoenix but who
 would give every man at least little
 bit of show for his money. And then
 he talked a little bit about good gov
 ernment and motives. saying that every