Arizona republican., 1910-11-11

AHOlhtT Hdll, the longest anu lHe
strongest of all, was driven into the
coffin of statehood yesterday. 1t re-
mains only for the constitutional con-
ventiOn to clinch it, but that will be
done in due time.
A recall proposition, in the form that
will be most offensive to President
Taft, more offensive than the form of
the Oklahoma provision, was recon-
mended by the whole committee after
an all forenoon fight, by an over
whelming majority and when the con-
ventiOn assembled it adopted the re-
port of the committee. The PROPOSE
ton was amended in an insignificant
particular and when the forms have
been complied with it will pass on its
third reading.
The republican members voted NO
on every roll call but one and that was
on a motion to exclude the judiciary
from the operation of the provision.
On the motion to recommend the adop-
ton of the whole committees report
and on the motion in the convention to
adopt the report the republicans de-
sired to place themselves on record and
demanded roll calls. Three democrats
voted with them, Messrs. Cobb, Ellin-
wood and Tuthill Messrs. Doe, Pusch
and White of the republicans were alb
sent
Would Sidestep the Recall.
There was an earnest wish by a
small group of democrats. including the
larger part of the Maricopa delegation
to defeat any recall proposition and an
earnest wish by a still larger group to
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sition that might be adopted. But as
it turned out the socialistic sentiment
was in control as ii has been at all
crises that have arisen in the course
of the convention.
The defeat of the motion to exclude
the judiciary was greeted by applause
from the galleries, coming from Sec
tions occupied by the equal suffragists
and the socialists.
The opposition had made bad guess
at the strength of the supporters of the
recall in the form in which it had been
reported to the convention. They hoped
that with the aid of the republicans
they might either defeat the report or
greatly modify it. Even the support
ers of the recall as il had been pro-
posed were not entirely sure of their
strength. for when the matter was
taken up in the whole committee mo-
tion for a recess of fifteen minutes
was carried by a vote of % to %, the
republicans voting in opposition. There
was plainly a need of conference.
The Work Under Way.
The fifteen minutes stretched into
an hour at the end of which, in the
committee of the whole, Mr.. Winsor in
the chair the recall business was TAX
en- up There were three reports on
proposition 49, The first was the
committee substitute. 1t provides that
recall proceeding may be initiated
against any officer on petition signed
by 25 per cent of the voters who voted
for all the candidates for that office.
If within five days the incumbent shall
resign that shall be the end of the
proceedings. But if not, the election
will go on under the general election
laws of the state. The name of the
accused official shall be placed on the
ballot, which shall contain a statement
of the charges against him, of not
more than 200 words and his justifica-
ton of his course in office. in not more
than 200 words. The names of other
candidates for the office may be placed
on the same ballot, their nominations
having been made in the regular way.
Unless the incumbent shall receive
the highest number of votes cast at
the recall election he shall be declared
to have been removed and the candi-
date receiving the highest numbr shall
be his successor.
A minority report signed by Messrs.
Wood and Jones differed from this
mainly in that it recommended that
the election should be held only on
the question of the recall of the in
cumbent, and if recalled the vacancy
is to be refilled as the law may pro-
vide for the filling of vacancies.
A second minority report by Mr..
Cunningham provided merely for re-
call proceedings to be initiated on a
petition signed by not less than 25 per
cent of the voters, the legislature to
provide the machinery for putting the
recall system into operation.
Mr. Hunt moved the adoption of the
majority report. Mr.. Cunniff amend
ed by attaching the first minority re-
port. Mr.. Cunningham being unable at
this stage to withdraw his minority re-
port, let it go by the board and sec
onded the amendment of Mr.. Cunniff.
Two Ways to Do 1t.
Mr.. Jones of Yavapai, speaking in
favor of the amendment, said that the
main and only essential difference be-
tween the two reports was in the man