Weekly journal-miner., 1910-06-29
Distinguished Talkers At Business Men'S Dinner
 At Club
Detailed Explanation IS Given to The Guests of the Various Features Of
 Admission for Territories.

tionment would be made Saturday and the proclamation issued on Mon day.
 He was then driven in an auto mobile to the train, which had been held for him about fifteen minutes.
 The dinner was then resumed and it was a joyous affair from begin ming to end, lively songs being iR- spired by the multitude of flags that decorated the aiming room and the tables.
 After cigars were served, Judge Doe was introduced and he delivered the interesting and thoughtful ad- dress appended herewith in full, his suggestions as to the framing of a simple Constitution being greeted with appreciative applause. His sen timents were heartily endorsed by Judge Hawkins and E. s. Clark, who were the concluding speakers of the. evening.
 Judge Does Address.
 Judge Doe spoke as follows:
 Since shepherds of old Chaldea, gazing upon the heavens by night, first grouped, and named the stars, no star in the Armament has ever seemed to the eyes and minds of men so bright or so beautiful as now seems to the people of Arizona that new star we hope soon to see blaz- oned upon our nations flag, the star of Arizona.
 The passage of the Enabling Act by Congress and its approval by the President constitute essential and important progress towards and part ial accomplishment of our admission to statehood; but before our desire and hope reach the stage of fruition much remains to be done.
 As we may have in the hills a mining claim which constitutes a promising prospect but which can on y become mine through well di- ected effort, so without wisely dir eeted effort upon our part our pre- sent promising prospect of statehood may remain only a prospect and cease to be a promising one at that. f,
 The enabling act provides for the | performance of certain acts which | constitutes prerequisites to our ad mission and fixes the minimum and | maximum periods within which they | nay be performed; and in view of he fact that most of you have not | lad the opportunity to examine the complete act. I have prepared a ta- )ular statement of these require nents, together with an estimate of | he minimum time within which the tets prerequisite to our admission nay be completed.
 The first step is the apportionment If ffty-twO delegates to the Con- titutiOnal Convention among the sev- 'ral counties in proportion to the 7ote cast at the last general election Or Delegate to Congress.
 The apportionment is required to De made by the Governor, the Chief Justice and the Secretary of the Ter itOry. This is a mere matter of com 'utation involving the exercise of no degree of judgment or discretion, and will, doubtless, be in advance of the Cover lOr's return, ready for immediate 
 The next step is proclamation by he Governor announcing the apport- onment of delegates and ordering an lection of delegates to be held in not ess than sixty nor more than nine y days after the approval of the Act, whicn was June goth, Te may, therefore fix the date of he election at August goth.
 The date of the convention is fixed Or the fourth Monday after the lection and will vary from three to our weeks according to day of the 'eek on which the election is held ,et us allow twenty-six days, which 7Ould bring the date of the conven- !,