Arizona republican., 1910-09-08

frilIs upon it after the manner of some that had been devised would not be acceptable to the senate. MT. Hosey said he talked with Senator Hepburn also who expressed himself on the same lines.
 MT. Hosey then said there was no set program but he had the names of a few speakers that would be called upon and that between the speeches there would be music by the Coliseum quartet and by the Naldivia orchestra. As the proceed ings progressed these promises were made good and the musicians were given royal testimonials of appre- citation. And it was So all through the meeting. Every speaker was greeted with applause when called upon. his remarks were punctuated by hand clapping and the finish was followed by loud cheering. When the quartet broke into America the en- tire assemblaEe rose and chccred.
 Among those who talked were Mayor Lloyd E. Christy, Judge C. w. Johnstone, R. A Kirke, r. II. Hayes. E. F.. Marks. and H. B. Will kinson Several others made short speeches also. There was no lack of oratory nor lack of attention to the speakers. Most of the speakers pre- faced their remarks with the infor- nation that they were not accus- toned to public speaking, but they all had enough to say on an oc- casion where matters of such vital import to all were to be discussed As one man said d critic of his maiden speech a few years ago said that he told them he could not make a speech and then talked an hour ! and a quarter to prove it. It may be added that if he talked as well as | he did last night the proof was stil | lacking at the end of the hour anC d quarter.
 only the briefest mention of tho ! speeches can be made There wer, l lots of them, they were varied il i character and points discussed anC 1 they were both inspiring and con ! vincing. Between the speeches Chairman Hoscy insisted that every body who could find d chair shoul, sit down and be happy and tha l everybody should smoke whether h, | sat down or not The occasion wa l d smoker" and there was a worl, of cigars on hand; nice big fat fel lows. with high class bands on them just right for smoking by a happ, and patriotic popplace
 Mayor Christy said it was a ques tion of statehood or isms He stoo, | f,, -t. .1,t form. If we discard the isms. we ge statehood. If we get the isms, " discard statehood and then the ism will be of no benefit after we hay voted for them, even granting tha they are good. one man told him yes terday that he was going to vote fo the initiative and referendum becaus he did not want statehood. Withou endorsing his wish, the mayor coul not help but admire his candor an respect his judgment about how | secure what he wanted.
 Judge Johnstonc said the isms ar not found in the democratic doctrin in the days of the party's founder and it's subsequent days of greatnes! The present argument for the initia tive and referendum, he said, is tha the people must act because the leg islators are not honest and respOnsi ble and do not represent them. Tn speaker said that if in all Arizon thirty-siX honest and competent me cannot be secured to fill the seat in the legislature, it would be fin aggregation of people as whole which to submit all legislation for tn . ! hal1 a hotter nninin than that of the people of AriZon; Then he spoke of the operation of tn 7 referendum in the recent primary hel | here, the time when the people shoul express their ideas. In his ward, 3 republicans and 24 democrats did a l the expressing.
 Mir Kirk told how things wer down in Cochise county, where h goes to vote on Monday. as we'll a