Arizona republican., 1905-10-14

MT. Tawney and a number of his friends to come to Arizona last sum- mer through a business engagement, but at the last moment the party was broken up through the unfortunate illness of a daughter of one of the gentlemen who was to comprise the party. Later he had met Mir. Tawney in Chicago and had induced him to organize another party of representa- tive congressman and bring them to Arizona that they might investigate conditions for themselves and as the result they are now here. MT. Murphy also spoke vigorously himself on the question of jOinture. He related an Incident when MT. Rodey of New Mexico had pressed him for a reason for his opposition to jointure. He re- piled in illustration that if a stranger were to enter his house and try to car ry off all his valuables he did not think he ought to be required to give reason for his desire to prevent the scheme of the trespasser. He said he believed a great danger had been hanging over this territory but he felt that the presence of the guests of the occasion had removed it. He believed that they would take back a message to President Roosevelt and Speaker Cannon that would cause those gen. tlemen to right about face in respect of the statehood question.
 CONGRESSIONAL EXPRESSIONS
 Governor Kibbey then announced that the people would be greatly pleas ed to hear from their eastern guests concerning their opinions of Arizona and though it might be rather a del icate subject for them at this time and place, if they chose to make any ex- pression in regard to statehood it would be listened to with pleasure.
 It was a pleasing way of opening up the real business of the evening for statehood was the supreme thought of all present and thereafter there was no embarrassment in referring to the question, the more when it was appar- ent as the evening progressed, that the entire party was solidly opposed to jointure. Most of the speakers pledged their earnest and unyielding opposition to the unholy alliance, though some of them conservatively called attention to the fact that it was not a proper time or place to say just what their later actions would be in respect of any particular measure. Congressman Tawney was the most conservative in his remarks but he closed by saying that when the message of the gen IlSilien present was dellNered to the Fffty-ninth congress he believed no citizen of Arizona would have occasion to be dissatisfied with the action that would follow.
 Every speaker was entertaining and Illustrated his points by humorous an ecdotes that kept the audience in the best of humor, so that when they were not laughing at the jokes they were applauding the expressions of friendli- ness for Arizona that were showered in abundance upon most attentive ears.
 ARIZONA NEEDED.
 Judge Goebel of Cincinnati was first called upon and launched a good story to begin with. Then he told of the wonderful resources of the territory as he had seen them, yet undeveloped. and said that the time would soon come when in spite of all opposition you shall be a state because we need you" though he would not say that it would be at the present session of congress. He took issue with certain sens1-:-~ reports which alleged that Arizona was at the end of her resources He said it was not a prop CT place for him to say just what he would do but he would teii another story, which he did, closing by saying "I see you understand how I stand" and the ovation that followed demon strated that they did. He said. We will see the president and the speaker and tell them what our judgment is in the matter"