Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-09-12
Makes Eloquent Speech Upon Taking The
 Gavel
Voices The Sentiments Of Party Against
 Jointure
(From 6slnsdsy's Daily.)

NAAvuD oS1SO1y Oeuy1
 Hon. Robert E. Morrison, of Pres. eot', was accorded the high honor of being made thc' permanent chairman of the Republican convention at Bis. bee.
 io the platform. and amid rousing cheers and cries of "IIurrah for Morri. son'' bc was presented to the convcn. ton. In response to calls from diff. fcrent parts of the hall for a speech, NIT. Morrison said, in part:
 Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow Delegates: We are once more brought together in the interests of the Rcpub- lican party of the territory of Arizona. We are here in this good. bospitablc city Of Bisbee for the purpose of ex. pressing our devotion to the great Re. publican party and everything that that party stands for. We know that the principles of that party have re- suited in giving us nation that is first on earth It is unnecessary for us to go into details and speak of the great successes of our party; we all know of them. and they are written in the grandcst pages of the history of this United States, and therefore it would bc idle for me at this time and a, this hour to go into a detailed state mcnt of the great and grand achieve men,s of our party.
 "I must say this moment feel particularly gratified at the fact that ] am the permanent chairman of this grand convention. In all the years that 1 have been associated with the territory of Arizona, in all the years that l have been s republican in the territory of Arizona. which has been all of the time, the Republican party has honorcd me in various delegations | have endeavorcd to do the will of the Republican party as laid down in its platform. This is n momentou' and cra-making convention. This is q convention that stands for Arizona for tho people of Arizona, and wher the members of this convention return to their homes and go back to thei wives and daughters and swcethearts they will be received with open arms !, and their families will say, "Good an' . faithful servants. thou hast done well. ' "Our children have been born here E my children have been born here Il
 Arizona. and when we talk of Arizon { we talk of the Arizona that took it !. place as one of the political subdiv , sions of the United States in the 6os 2 that is the Arizona that the Rcpubl h cans of the territory stand for. w |. have no quarrel with New Mexic [ New Mexico is for New Mexican n New Mexico is entitled to statehoo ?. and she has been for years. And Ar
 zona, within her present borders, U
 reason of the intelligence of her pc
 ple, by reason of her magnificent T
 sources. and by reason of being DO x. sessed of a magnificent credit, whi' # has long been recognized in the ma d ke,s of the world. is also entitled 'a statehood. (Applause). l know yo te hearts. and know that when the b' d lots are counted in the election ne " November that anything in favor IT. statehood with New Mexico will ba Ic been entirely destroyed by the ov' " whelming sentiment of the people fl our territory. As the chairman of tf
 convention, where we have had su
 pleasant time and have gone alo
 so smoothly and so nicely, l do
 think that it Is my duty to take
 your time, which at this time we nc of here in behalf of the Republican part IT. We have other duties to perform. n v. know that the gentlemen from to parts of this territory, from the la IT. of the Apache, from the land of rk Navajo, from tho county of Coconi' he from the San Francisco mountain lo from the land of the Mohaves, fr'
 our grand old county of Yavapai, .
 in favor of Arizona, as are those fr'
 the land of the Salt river, wh'
 they have won such wonderful resu A from the soil, on down to Yuma COT ce ty, where they produce the finest gra at fruit in the country and other
 fruits as well; and in Pima county,