Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 7.-Article
eight, of Arizona's constitution, pro-
viding for the recall of all elective Of
flcers, including the Judiciary was
adopted finally today as originally in
troduced in the executive committee,
after being subjected to more strenu-
Gus assaults than any other proposed
portion of the constitution. In the
concluding debate to exclude judges
from the recall the names of President
Taft, Senator Bailey and Governor
Sloan were used, and the argument
was heated and caustic. Democratic
members pledged to the recall stood
throughout like @ stone wall against
assaults of the press and advice from
old Democratic leaders in Arizona as
we'll as that of the Texas senator who
advised the exclusion of all "debat-
able'' provisions in order to assure ap-
proval of the constitution by the pres
ident and congress.
Three separate efforts were made to-
day to prevent the recall Of the judic
iary from being written into the con-
Stitution, after first hour session had
been used in rounding up absent men,
bers, while those present were prevent
ed, by locked doors, from escaping"
as President Hunt stated when giving
that order to the sergeant-at-arms
Almost all that time was devoted to
lobbying among members. An effort
was made to obtain conference with
Democrats, but motion for recess
failed.
Judge Baker offered the first amend
ment, striking out the entire article
and substituting instructions to the
legislature to enact recall law, but
could only muster fifteen votes, in
cluding Langdon and Curtis, Repub
licans to thirty-one against.
Cassidy, of Maricopa county, then
ioffered an amendment submitting the
entire matter of the recall to the peo-
pie at the constitutional election. This
was downed II to go The last amend
ment offered by Lynch, of Graham,
was supported by all Republicans and
seven Democrats, the vote being 10 to
49, The convention then adopted the
original article, 38 to 8, one Demo-
crat, Tuthill, of Greenlee county, Vot-
ing with the Republicans.
Before the final vote was taken, Tut
hill again read an excerpt from Taft's
message to congress relating to indie
pendence of the judiciary, concluding
with the query: do you think that
man will approve constitution with
the recall of judges included?" y
Prominent Democrats in the conVen-
tion expressed regret tonight over the
attack made by Parsons of Cochlse on
Senator Bailey. A telegram from the
Texas senator was read. 1t advised
Democrats not to place anything de
batable" in the constitution. Parsons
declared that if the country had been
searched with a fine tooth comb more
appropriate man to send such sug-
gestion could not have been found:
He questioned Baileys Democracy ana
said he did not represent the views or
his Texas constituency. Cunniff of va
vapai defended Bailey, declaring that
while he could not follow this advice,
he characterized Bailey as the ablest,
brainiest man in the senate.
Articles providing for an election sys-
tenn, public debt, revenue and taxation
were given final adoption, after eX-
emptions in the taxation measure, IN
cluding the Y. M. C. A. and like or
ganizations had been eliminated and
left to the legislature.
At the opening of the night session
Cobb of Greenlee county moved ID
have the entire debate on the recall
expunged from the verbatim report.
Baker protested vigorously, declaring It
was "cowardly crawtishing and that
each man should stand on his record
The motion was lost by heavy VOTE
'rhe convention devoted over two hours
sitting as committee of the Whole IN
consideration of the remainder of the
constitution, section by section. Only
two articles remain, and these will be
concluded tomorrow, when the conven-
tion will adopt finally the last remain
ing articles. The constitution COM
prises a preamble and twenty-five ar