Arizona republican., 1910-12-10

IL IS done. ArlZonaS proposed con- stitution has been signed, sealed and the territory aspiring to be a state has been turned over to the tender mercies or a president and a congress of whose hostility to the document as it has been framed there is so little doubt that many of the democrats when they signed it believed that they were signing the death warrant of the territory's hope of becoming a state.
 After the final reading of the docu- ment it was adopted by a vote of 40 to F, one republican voting for it and two democrats voting against it. It was a day of trial for several of the democratic members of the conven- tion from th.s county. Judge Baker MT. Orme and MT. Franklin of this county were opposed to the measure, and it was not known until afternoon what they would do. E
 They were SOrn between their duty to the territory and their dissatisfac- tion with the constitution on one side, and the probable immediate party sentiment on the other MT. Webb and other members of the convention. though not so greatly embarrassed and with minds fully made up to support the constitution. had grown apathetic and no doubt wished that there was no constitution t1 be s,gned.
 It had been deisoitelg understood that MT. Ellinwood and pr. Tuthill of the democrats would vote against the constitution and refuse to sign it. Both voted against it, but the latter yielded to his party and signed it.
 MuzzIing the Minority.
 The majority knew that the repub- licans would sign it only on the con dition that they might express their disapproval of it; that is. all of them except N Langdon. Accordingly, they took -eps. by changing or fin terpreting" section (k) of rule 53 to mean that members should sign only their own names in addition to the county represented by them. Judge Doe made an able protest against the injustice of the interpretation, out it was enforced.
 Thus the constitution does not show that the counties of Coconino, Pima and Santa Cruz were represented in the convention.
 GLOOMY OPENING.
 Weariness and Depression On Morn
 ing of Last Day.
 The last day of the session began in gloom. To the weariPess of the members there was added the depres- sion attendant upon a conviction, or at least fear that all of the labor of the last sixty days had gone ff0: nothing, but what remained to be done was entered upon bravely, in the face of this Encouragement
 The question of changing the seal which had been left over from the night before, was resumed. The pro- vision to be inserted in the "sched- uIe" was adopted. and after that had been done. MT. Goldwater, who had led the opposition to making the change entered the room and secured permission to read a paper protesting against the discarding of the old seal. which "to eyes dim with time was good to look at" The old timer can feast his eyes on that beloved old seal for many a day.
 But the seal business was not yet disposed Of. Though late, the press | gallery demanded recognition of a de- sign. which was hurriedly prepared | and a description of it was sent to | the floor. The principal device was | a hand holding four aces. and in the rim of the seal above this device was | the Latin inscription, "Nostra ~aight | sallo wed" On the right of the main | device was a horse pistol rampant | and on the left jackrabbit couchant. | The vote by which the Motter design | had been adopted was not recOnsid- cred.
 Various resolutions. more or less routine were offered. and the final | reading of the constitution was en- tered upon.
 Half the membership of the conven- The members had heard the constitu ton until they were tired of it. Some | of them went to town. but the dron ing of the reading clerk went on until nearly noon, when recess was taken until 1:30.
 Ready for Final Action.
 Att3:20 the reading was completed. and MT. Jones of Maricopa moved the adoption of the constitution. There first had to be an arrangement of papers. and. communication was read from Miss Ethel Ming. one of the pages of the convention, convey ing regret at being unable to be pres ent. She congratulated the conven- tion on having completed a greater than had ever before been written.
 Mir. Crutchfield raised a question as to proposition 15S. which had beenI