Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-06-05
Mr.. T|LLMAN
SEES PHOENIX
Arrival of the Distinguished
South CaOIinian
Lett for the Damsite
Whence He Will Return
Tomorrow Night.

United States Senator Benjamin T.
Tillman accompanied by Mrs. TiIhnan
and three daughters arrived in the
city yesterday morning. Mr.. Tillman
has for some time been engaged in a
quiet study OF the reclamation pro-
jects of the west and he was brought
here for the purpose of seeing the best
and biggest Of them all. Soon after
his arrival in town he and his wife and
daughters left the guests Of Superin-
tendent L. C. Hill for Roosevelt. The
trip was made in Mr.. HIS automobile.
The party will return to the city on
Thursday evening and Mr.. Tillrnan in
dicated that he might spend one day in
seeing something of Phoenix and its
vicinity.
In a brief conversation at the Hotel
Adams soon after his arrival Mr.. Till
man expressed himself on a variety OF
current topics in that style which the
correspondents have for some years
called for convenience. character
istic." Everybody who has followed
. the Congressional Record or the news
papers know what that means. There
are two prominently characteristic
gentlemen high in public life. Mr.. Till
, man and his friend the president.
Mr.. Tilman declared his friendliness
for Arizona and his wish TO see the
territory admitted as a single state.
He was proud OF his positiOe in opSO-
sition to joint statehood which Rad rs-
suited in a victory for Americsnis.n
for which he always stood against
persons of foreign birth predilectio~s
, or manners for instance like those 80
the New Mexicans who are after AL
only Mexican Mr.. Tillmaa in a very
brief allusiOn to the negro question let
IL be known that his views on thar
subject had always been correctly re-
ported.
AS to the next denecrstic candidate
for the presidency. Mr.. TiIlman did
not hazard a guess but he declared
himself in favor of Bryan On the
subject OF the reclsmstioa Of the arid
lands, Mr.. Tillman said he had always
favored that idea and had worked for
/, it but there was another that was
dearer to the hearts of his constituents
and that was the drainage canal He
thinks the government would have
displayed more business and political
sense If it had expended the money on
" u4Cn UC-l
fooled away in the attempt To extend
its territorial possessions. In other
words, he believes this country would
make money IL il could in some man
ner. how is immateriaL lose the phil
ippines.
The coming of Mr.. Tillman had been
preceded by such meager announce
ment that his admirers here had had
no opportunity to arrange fitting re-
ceIGion for the distinguished states
man but by the time of his return
from the damsite a demonstration will
no doubt be arranged for among the
democrats Of Arizona he occupies a
place in their affections similar to that
of Mr.. Bryan.
The only resident OF Phoenix who
had previously and personally known
him was Observer Jesunofsky OF the
weather bureau who called on him at
the hotel Mr. Thlman remembered
Mr.. Jesunofsky by the miserable
weather which the latter used 10 saw
off on the people when he was in
charge of the station at Charleston. :.
c. But Mr.. Tillman was disposed 70
let bygones be bygones and he and Mr..
Jesunofsky had a very pleasant visit
Two of the daughters Of Mr.. Tillman
are very handsome young ladies' The
third is bright girl OF twelve