Weekly journal-miner., 1910-11-16
FIVE WEEKS, NOTHING DONE

Five weeks have passed since the assembling of the Arizona COnstitu- tional convention. But three weeks remain for completing its work! Ae- cording to the terms fixed by the en- abling act passed by a Republican Congress and approved by a Repub- liean President who has proved the best friend Arizona has ever mad in Washington.
 The work of the convention thus far may be honestly stated as praeti- eally nil. While New Mexieo's con vention, composed largely of Repub- lieans pledged to a simple eonstitu- tion leaving the largest possible lati- tude to the legislatures, has been ae complishing substantial results in the way of a few simple fundamentals which are bound to insure statehood, the Democrats who control the Ari- zona convention nave been frittering away the precious days with profit less discussion of experimental details which, if they be engrafted into the constitution, will almost surely re- suit in its rejection by the President and the Senate.
 Five weeks and practically nothing accomplished. Beginning with an ex- hibition of petty wire pulling by the president-elect for future political ad- vantage, the end of the fifth week finds the convention hopelessly divi- ded, seemingly incapable of funda mental initiative and the Democratic majority eyeing one another askanee. Daily the meagre gallery is treated to hot air ebullitiOns of the superfi- cial, as useless as they are nauseat- ing. Early. in the session it was made plain that the wheat would soon separate itself from the ehaff and now that the separation has oe- cured the kernels make an infinites- imal pile indeed No less than 147 propositions have been introduced which if all become laws would con sign Arizona everlastingly to the realm of governmental ridieule. The anarehistie propositions introduced have emanated from all sections of the Territory and themselves tell the story of the chaotic condition which exists.
 Pledged to the enactment of ultra radical measures, the Democratic members so pledged are fearful of keeping their pledges lest they de- feat, not only statehood for whien all Arizona is now loudly elamoring, but in thus defeating statehood bring about the defeat of the very expert mentals their constituents desire.
 Already the labor vote of the Ter ritory which went largely to the Democratic delegates because of their radical pledges, has been alienated. It was because of their pledges to submit a prohibitory proposition sep arately to the people that the Demo crats carried Marieopa county. At the very outset of the convention President Hunt proceeded to betray the Marieopa Prohibitionists, who un- occasionally compose over one half or the voters or that populOus eOun- ty, by the appointment of a eommitte on separate submission which is dis tinctly wet. Were the votes of Mari eOpa county east again today, the hypocritical Democrats would be re- pudiated and the nine men wno were nominated by the Republicans because of their character, ability and devo- tion to Arizona s welfare, would be elected by an overwhelming majority.
 Hours, yes, days have been wasted in frivolous discussion of petty points of order. Words, words, words! Visitors arriving with expectations of being regaled by the brains of Arizona engaged in debate over states manlike propositions worthy of the