Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-25
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Member of the Council From Cochise County Discusses Acts of the Twenty-fifth Legislature

q am not ia Bishee Co givc any explanation Ol my activities in the legislative council
 "I supported the measures which | thought were for the best of Ari- zona and opposed these that 1 did not believe of that character.
 q consider the new law fixing an educational qualification for voters in Arizona as the best measure pass ed during the legislative session.
 q voted against the bin abolishing the Arizona rangers, but that wa5 before the Democratic majority made 1t a caucus measure; the members of the house from this county should not be eeusured for doing as they did on the ranger bill; having agreed to abide by the Democratic major ty in caucus they could not hoDorably do otherwise
 The above covers what Hon. Ben Goodrich had 10 say last night at the Copper Queen hotel when approached by a Review reporter and asked fl he had anything to say or explanations to give concerning his actions in the twenty-ffth legislature, as a mem- Der of the council of that body from this county.
 Mr. Goodrich arrived yesterday af- terncon. from his home in Tombstone, where he has been busy with law cases since his return from Phoenix. It is .he intention of NIT. Goodrich to go to Los Angeles on Saturday next where he will take a rest in
 preparation for his duties in ;he | spring term of the district court.
 It ls the opinion Of Mir Goodrich that there has been much unca. ed for criticism Of the twenty-ifth legis- Iature and that much of this criticism
 was brought out by measures intro duced which never succeeded in reaching the statute books. Regard ing the ranger bin. Mir. Goodrich l said,
 -I voted against the bill in the | council before the measure was taken into the Democratic caucus and slat- ed there for passage. Had it beer made a caucus measure before should have voted fer it. The much abused caucus was the salvation oi many excellent measures which were
  over his head. such as the educational
 qualification oil. for instance The members of the lower house from this county voted to abolish the rang ers and they ccud not honOrably do otherwise. unoer existing condi- tiors at the time'
 Nc Fight on meEalr
 Tho attention Of Mr Goodrich was . called tC & Story printed on azrnday ia the Arizona Republican wherein it was stated that Governor Kibbey had intended to aVpcint W. P Nc Nsir. CT this county, as one of the railroad comm 'ssioners, but that he did not do SO for the reason that the council was hostile to McNair and there was little chance of his coufir- nation by that body. Regarding this story Mr Goodrich said:
 q am positive that the purpose of refusing a confirmation of W. r. McNa'r as railroad commissioner was never discussed among the ma | iority members of the council. never heard of any such an intention , on the part of any one in the council 1 If ther had be many such talk ! | If there had been any such talk l There was opposition in the council | to the confirmation Of Jones Of PhOe nix, and Andrews of Prescott and | there never was any intention of I withholding confirmation from any , other suggested candidate for rail | road commissioner"
 Thinks Kibbey Will Win
 Regarding the probable results o, the present gubernatorial fight in Arizona. Mir. Gccdrich gave it as his | belief that Kibbey would be able c,
 hold his present position under Prest dent Taft. but admitted that this be
 lief was not cause for any jUbilatioE
 on his part.