Arizona republican., 1910-06-26
CONGRATULATIONS GENERAL
Gives Liberal Credit to All Who Helped In the State hood Fight - Pleasant Visit to Old Blue Grass State


 home yesterday morning after an ab- sence of several weeks in various parts of the east Though for many reasons il was one of the most pleasant trips of the governors life, it was by no means a restful vacation nor was it a period of idleness and recreation. His itinerary was Washington May 90, New York city the following Friday, then to Poughkeepsie where on Tues day. June :. he witnessed the gradua- tion of his daughter from Vassar. thence a hurried trip west to Mon mouth, H.. where he delivered the commencement day address at his al ma mater, thence back to Washington where he was busy day and night un- til he could wire his Arizona friends that statehood was achieved. thence to Kentucky 10 attend a com mittee meeting of the conference of governors and then to his Arizona home. Few western governors have enjoyed the continuation of sp many events on single trip east. that were so highly satisfactory both To them selves and their constituency in the far west. So pleased is all Arizona at the good work accomplished in Washing ton in which the governor played an important part but which he modestly refrains from mentioning himself, that congratulations began to be shOwered upon him as soon as he got within the territorial domain. When Prescott was reached the YaVapai club of that city and its many friends were engaged in banqueting and expressing their joy at the prospects of statehood. Appraised that the governor was about to pass through the city toward Phoenix, by methods the Prescott people know how to employ, the train was held d half hour while a committee took the gov ernor in charge escorted him to the banquet hall, made him break bread and eat salt with them and then tell them all about it. Then they took him back to the depot and told the con- ductor he could go on.
 When asked last night for a little story of his mOmentous travels and particularly for a retelling of the old, old, but ever new story of statehood and who was responsible for it, the governor intimated that the request was rather embarrassing in that Ari- zona had so many friends he did not
 
 hated to leave anybody out He said that first of all, however, the greatest credit should be given to President Taft for his insistence that the repub- lican congress should carry out the pledge of the party in its platform declaration and the manner in which he brought pressure to bear at the right time ito accomplish that fixed purpose.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock, he said, gave most valuable assistance and Delegate Cameron was active, Jealous. optimistic and popular, all of which had a great influence on the situation The governor admits he eron was often sought by the newspaper reporters. to whom he always spoke in the most confi dent terms, knowing as he did the attitude of the president and hay ing great faith in him. The manner of his interyiewers impressed him that they had more sympathy for him than faith in his optimism, but he could af- ford to wait
 Arizona owes a great deal to MT. Beveridge also, says the governor, for he labored faithfully and effectively and kept his promise not only Fto re- port the bill but in moving at the first opportunity to make its considera- ton unfinished business. Apprecia | ton should also be shown Io Repre- | sentative Hamilton and others who did | a very graceful thing in yielding to the request to withdraw their .objec- | tions to the bill as it was returned to | them and permit prompt action.
 Speaking of the democratic side of | the house, the governor said there were | many staunch friends of Arizona | among them. They were in the minori | ty and not in a position to do as ef | fective work, but they did all they | could. He especially mentions Senator | Bailey of Texas. Senator Money of | Mississippi and Senator Frazier of | Tennessee. They waived their amend ments to the bill and voted for it when | the time came. Senator Frazier, he | said. made a fine speech in favor of | the bill, the only set speech in fact | that was made upon it.
 Leaving Washington, the governor | had to cancel his proposed visit to New | York on the occasion of MT. Roose- Velt's return and hasten to Kentucky, | where he was called to attend meet | ing of the executive committee of the | conference of governors. of which he | is secretary The other members of |