Arizona republican., 1910-11-09
THE RECALL
 A BUGBEAR Which Convention Would Avoid As Long As Possible IA DISAPPOINTMENT Of II
Partly for the Reason That There Is a Territorial Fair - When the War Comes It Is Believed It Will Be a Merry One.

If there had been no session of the constitutional convention at all yes terday, Arizona would have been just as near having a constitution last night as the night before.
 A larger crowd than usual had been attracted to the galleries by the an nouncement that the recall proposl-
 ton would be taken up in the whole committee into which the convention resolved itself soon after convening.
 When the judiciary committees sub stitute for proposition IS was called up. Judge Baker moved a postpone ment of its consideration, in order as he said, that the members might confer among themselves.
 MT. Cunningham protested against any further delay. During the fair, he said members would not confer among themselses unless the conven- ton were in session. He said that in the course of the convention he had heard gentlemen criticize the courts for their dilatory tactics but the most dilatory court could not have been more careless of the flight of time than the convention had shown itself to be
 There would be other fairs he said but the time for writing the consti- tuition was now and it was rapidly drawing to a close. Judge Baker re-
 piled that whatever delay there had
 been so far had been in the committee.
 Mir Parsons also believed that the convention should proceed in this inn
 portant matter with deliberation.
 We should get good and ready before
 we go into it." he said Mir. Ellinwood
 said there was no place so favorable
 to conferences among members as the assembled convention, or the committee of the whole.
 The majority sentiment having been ascertained to be against a postpone ment. Mir Weinberger moved the adoption of the majority report. Mir.
 Cunniff moved the adoption of the minority report. The principal diff ference between the two propositions
 consist in the manner of filling any vacancy that might occur as a result of a recall election.
 The former proposed that the name of the officer aimed at should be
 placed on the ballot along with those
 of other candidates and unless he re- ceived the highest number of votes he was to be considered removed and the candidate receiving the highest number should be declared elected.
 The first minority report provided for no other election than upon the question of recall. If the officer
 should be recalled the vacancy should be filled as the law may provide for filling vacancies from any cause. There was still another minority report by MT. Cunningham which diff
 fered essentially from both the others in that it provided for a mandate to the legislature to pass a recall law fixing a general way only the per centage of voters that should sign the
 recall petition. not less than twenty five. On the subpect of the percent age, the other reports provided that | it should exceed twenty five In this latter respect, MT. Parsons sail his colleagues measure was violation of the pledge of the Cochise delegates which provided that the percentage should not exceed twenty | five.
 Mir. Webb said that none of the propositions were perfect and he be- lieved that one should be prepared ! that would more nearly approach | perfection. That would require time. | Therefore he again raised the question of postponement.
 In the course of such debate as there was over the measure frequent reference was made by those who prefer to walk in the leading strings
 of Oregon that the majority report | should be adopted. It provided for the
 Oregon plan of recall. The new state of Arizona should avail itself
 of the experience of that sacred state and not depart from it. In the same breath it was stated that the Oregon recall system had never been tried. l When MT. Webb renewed his motion | for spostponement it was carried by a vote of 25 to p. MT Cunningham appealed from the decision of the chair by announcing that the motion
 had carried. basing the appeal on his I interpretation of a rule that required two- thirds There was an earnest study of Roberts by the members,
 resulting in the withdrawal of MT. | Cunningham's appeal.
 The committee rose and reported
 progress with the understanding that
 the matter would be resumed tomor-
 row morning.
 | The boundary proposition was
 brought into the whole committee for
 recommendation for it's adoption.