Arizona republican., 1906-03-11

and superior management against the combined forces of the powers that be. He next paid tribute to Delegate Smith. at the mention of whose name there was an ovation, and counseIed that every citizen should continue the fight until final victory was won.
 H. B. Wilkinson was the next speak CT. He said he was in this instance proud to be called an Anti" Gener- ally he did not like to be numbered among those who were rebelIious. but in this case he considered it patriotic to be so. Nothing he said had strucl. him so forcibly during the entire statehood fight IS the character of the men on either side of the argument. He had found that all those citizens who had done most for the develop ment of the country and the nafnte- nance of her institutions. those who were in the forefront on every public matter. were united in their opposi- ton to Jointure. wherefore he consid> cred the term Anti" compliment rather than an opprobrious distinction. On the other hand. those who were found wanting in these attributes were generally lined up on the other side. MT. Wilkinson then talked at some length on the future prospects of Ari- zona and of this county in particular and pictured the time in the near fu- ture. Eghen the Union would be glad to welcome Arizona as a single state
 The chairman next introduced Dwight B. Heard. who, he said. had earned the title of general. not through military service. but through his management of the organization Of Arizona citizens who have been in Washington fighting the forces thai fTr- n. r Arizona. MT. Heard said he was glad to be present. but sorry that Delegate smith could not be here to participate. He said that though MT. Smith differ ed rom him in politics. he was proud to credit him with good work for Ari- zona in this cause. He referred but briefly to the events in Washington. saying that the victory was won by casting aside all partisanship and per sonal feeling and uniting in the one great cause. in defense of justice and the facts which had been perverted to Arizona's discredit. He mentioned briefly an appointment at the White House. where three members of the committee had labored hard to con vince the president of the injustice he was doing to Arizona. and had sought 10 win him from his determined effort. but to no avail. Then they served no- tice on him that they were there to fight the contest to the finish and did so. He paid high tribute to Robert E- Morrison and Eugene Brady O'NeiH. who labored hard and effectively pre- senting the oratory while others worked quietly to the same end. Concluding he said he felt sure the gentleman from Indiana realized now that ne had been in a fight
 George Purdy Bullard who was next presented. recalled the fact of how three months ago. ne had the honor. with J. c. Adams. of presenting to the grand stand at the fair grounds a request for an expression on the statehood question and how the re- sponse was almost unanimous. sud den and overwhelming. That protest. he said, rang across the continent and was heard in the halls of the United states senate with an ansv CT that had brought joy to every patriotic Arizon } heart Then he paid the highest trib ute to MT. Foraker He pictured a wedding where Arizona was about to