Arizona republican., 1905-10-14
MINOR FOR ARIzoNA-

Congressman Minor of Wisconsin be- gan by saying there was no use for 1 him to be dramatic, he would merely say in a word, I'm for Arizona" It was emphasized by a tremendous and re-echoing ovation. He said the party came without instructions, and merely as business men, for a business view of a business question. All they wanted to know was the truth and they had learned a great deal of it. In his entire tour he had met but one man who had told him he was for joint statehood and he thought he had since changed his mind, and how he did it was illustrated with another story. He said he had no reflection to make on New Mexico but he could easily see why Arizona would rather trust congress to legislate for her as a territory than New Mexico to Iegislate for her as a state. He said that Ari- zona schools were equal to any. her school buildings better in proportion to the population of the territory and her school children as bright as any faces he ever looked upon. And then he did the right thing in the way of compliment to the ladies for which there was immediate acknowledgment. He said if Arizona could not be ad- mitted separately this year the time would soon come when she would be pulled into the union and he pledged himself never to lie down without pro- test while fighting in her interest.
 LAST DOUBT DISTILLED.
 Congressman Madden said he would rather be edified by the remarks of others than to talk himself but he felt in duty bound to make some expression of the effect on him of the investiga- tions of this tour. He said that if he had ever been in doubt on the question of statehood that doubt had been dis pelled and he had been educated re- garding AriZOna's resources, beyond his most sanguine expectations. It would be unfair to be committed to fixed policy but he would do all in his power to see that justice was done. He paid Arizona many compliments and delivered quite an oratiOn on the great ness and grandness of the republic on whose banner he hoped to see embla- zoned the star of Arizona.
 NOT THE HAND DEALT HIM.
 Congressman Maynard of Virginia said that he thought that for once the proverbial hospitality of his home state would have to take a back seat for the reception he and his friends had met continuously on their tour would put a Virginian of the old school to the blush. He was also full of stories and used them to excellent advantage. He told how ne had been assured he would not have to make a speech on the trip and how he had been deceived. It was right here that a good poker story told more than straight talk. And strange to say there were Arizonians who un- derstoOd it. He said another thing the party had learned on it's trip through New Mexico was that there wasn't a Mexican in the territory. or if there was he was kept out Of sight for none were seen by the congressman. Taking up committee that came down here with authority he said he felt certain the gentlemen did not understand the con ditions even after they saw the facts. And Bible story made that point clear and put the laugh on a certain senator of recent memory He could see easily why New Mexico wanted joint statehood and he did not blame her. but he could see just as clearly why Arizona does not want it. He closed by recalling that Virginia was the mother of states and spoke of the fitness of her representatives voting for would deem it a privilege to partici- pate in a vote that would result in the admission of Arizona.
 MIR. TAWNEY'S PREDICTION.
 Congressman Tawney was the last speaker and his remarks were most i'm