Arizona republican., 1905-05-03

the polling places on the announce ment of the result except in the third W ard. Elsewhere interest had been largely discounted. But there was a feverish anxiety about the third where the fate Of Moss was in doubt until only twenty-five of the scratched bal lots remained to be counted. Then he was considered out of the woods and the jubilation began. The hurrahs of the republicans grew louder and loud CT until the counting of the last vote when they grew into a bedlam about the polling place which was soon after partially smothered by the Indian school band, which formed in front of the polls to begin the celebration os the most sweeping political victory ever won in Phoenix.
 4 NIGHT OF VICTORY.
 It couldn't get dark fast enough to suit the enthusiastic citizens who were anxious to begin their celebrating, for long before the final returns were in it was eveident to all that the entire republican ticket was elected. in most instances by overwhelming majorities. A little darkness was needed as a back ground for tho red fire that was inevit- ably to be seen and to show off to good advantage the fireworks that were sure to be burned. But night came finally and with the gathering shadows the definite result of the days voting.
 A large crowd gathered instinctively at the Hotel Adams and in the streets on either side of that big building. No body had announced a jollifiCation but everybody knew there would be one. ] The people in this town do not often , rise up en masse and make a demand,
 
 ] customary here when they get what they want to throw up their hats and ] take the world into their confidence : concerning their pleasure and satis- ! faction.
 At an early hour the Indian band ap- ! peared in the streets parading around the Hotel Adams and contempOrane- ously the crackers began to crack, the bombs began to boom and the Roman . candles began to roam. Then the hun dreds of electric lights that fringe the l porches in front of the four stories of i the Hotel Adams were turned on and . the torch was applied to the red light powder. in minute there was a bril- Iiance that for the next hour or two made the hotel corner a blaze of glory. When the proper time arrived J. A. Marshall. chairman of the republican city central committee appeared on the i balcony of the Center street front where the wind was least disturbing and delivered a short but enthusiastic l speech. He spoke as a republican and 1 one who had always placed his faith i in that part which lives by it's good works. He recognized in the election ! returns a great victory for ticket that had been chosen with great care for the special fitness of every man upon 1 it. He recognized also that the result ! was not by republican votes alone but | that the party had been helped great ly by democrats who desired to show their distrust of methods that were un- fair, of pledged reforms that were as- sumed for the purpose of political pow CT alone. Speaking of gambling. which has been the cause of much discus sion during the campaign he said that ! he had always opposed gambling and its kindred vices and he does yet. He will welcome tho day when they shall
 ao l"n=ar n!o'.su and he is. c.nvinceI that ref. .,r.t- iu thsi iire"ri.n viii ne ! brougn, about bs the r=puolican party and tO it ne looks Tor rehef when the people have signified their desire for suppression of these evils.
 Mir Marshal then introduced J. L. B.. Alexander. He spoke briefly but en- ! thuS1dSt1cdilN rom a DuSlfeSS man z l standpoint Though a democrat he had supported MT. Adams during the campaign and was proud of it. He did not look upon the result of the cleo tion as in any way an endorsement of gambling but rather the endorsement of a ticket of business men, men who ! had demonstrated their fitness for the conduct of a business administration.
 The only other speaker was Mayor i elect J. C. Adams, who was next intrO- duced by Mr. Marshall. He addressed them as fellow citizens and neighbOrs, for said he, If you were not my neigh bors- and fellow citizens it would not have been possible for me to appear before you under the conditions that prevail tonight" He said that ten years ago he came to this city, looked over the situation and decided to make it his home. He had never been soory for it and is now glad he is here. He ! said he was glad his interests and his investments are here and it is here that he will invest whatever he may l accumulate from those investments. It is a fine town and it's prospects are ] incomparbale. All have been working ; together and waiting together for the dawn of better times and now but a little way off down the road is pros perity. already in sight and coming i rapidly toward this city. Then he re- called an incident eight years ago i when he stood in the same place and in a similar way and by reason of a l similar election welcomed his fellow | citizens and pledged himself to do their bidding. That pledge he had tried to carry out and he took the present oc- casion to renew it. He called atten- tion to the fact that as mayor he was