Graham guardian., 1910-09-02
ARIZONA SUNSHINE
Invades Los Angeles and the
Coast Resorts for an
Enjoyable Visit

The Los Angeles Times of August
25th contained an interesting ac-
count of the visit of Arizonans to
the California coast. The writer,
Henry Christeen Warnack, was in a
happy moody when he penned the
personal gossip of the Hassayampas,
and we clip the following items de-
scriptive of bis meeting with some
of Arizona's representative citizens:
Arizona sunshine now floods Los
Angeles from the sunny faces Of the
new States people visiting here.
They are swarming the Hollenbeck
like bees in hive. The beaches are
teeming with them. 1t amounts to
an invasion by an army of stalwarts,
for the richest of the new States
assets is the quality of its manhood.
Arizona belongs to the golden heart
of that vast, deep West, rich and
turbulent, which is a fit mould for
splendid citizenship. 1t is great
thing to be from Arizona. Outside
of being from California, nothing in
the world is greater. The sun is at
its best out there just now, and the
drummers who travel that State can
find the bulk of their trade in South
ern California. Mostly it is at the
Hollenbeck. A mercantile agent
came back yesterday from five days
spent in Arizona in search of three
merchants with whom he had busi-
ness and, when he got back, he
found them all here. AS for poll
tics, more of it is done in the Hol-
lenbeck lobby in a night this sum-
mer time than is done at the State
Capitol at Phoenix in week.
Yesterday | met Mark Smith as he
was taking a car for San Pedro on
his way to Catalina. Of course, l
asked him about politics. When a
man has only missed two terms in
Congress in twenty-four years one
naturally associates him with the
public veal and sometimes with the
public woe. Mark is a candidate
for United States Senator. This is
hardly unique position. Eugene
S. Ives, Col. H. L. Pickett and quite
number of others would like the
same job. asked Mark if he fav-
ored submitting his proposition to
the people at a primary. Lord
bless you, yes" he replied with po-
litical fervor, but Pm too old a
man to tell the people what they
ought to do. All l can do as a can
didate is to wait for the people to
say what they want, and then take
my chances with the rest"
Both Ives and Col. Pickett are in
Southern California at this time.
Col. Pickett conducts an eighteen
hour reception in the corridors of
the Hollenbeck and Manager Mitch
ell makes a big saving on his elec-
trio light bill these days by using
the Pickett smile. Col. Pickett is
drawing up an agreement he will
ask the other Senatorial candidates
of Arizona to sign which proposes
to submit the campaign to the peo-
pie at the primaries. The one
trouble with this plan is to find out
who are the candidates.
Former Gov. Joseph |. Kibbey
came to Los Angeles this week.
Kibbey is one of those rare, few un-
spoiled men in politics who hold
their hat bands down to a normal
size after they have been in office.
He has retired to private practice
as lawyer now and the only office
he is after is that of delegate from
Maricopa county to the Constitution
al Convention. Maricopa county is
often Democratic, and Mr.. Kibbey
is always Republican, hut the chan
ces are that he will win against any
odds. For fifteen years he has
fought the water fight for the far
mers of Salt River Valley and his
party alliance cuts little ice with
them. Arizona people have a cheer
full habit of voting for the man
when the parties least suspect it.
George H, Kelly returned to Ari=
zona yesterday. Uncle" George
and his son, Will, are the heads of
the company owning the Interna-
tional-American at Douglas, the
Daily Review at Bisbee, the Star at
Tucson, and the Enterprise at Phoe-
nix. These four lively daily news
ipapers make a big power. Uncle"
George himself is an indefatigable
worker and an editorial writer of
the old school.
| Col. James H. McClintock also re.
turned to the new State this week
ICol, McClintock is serving his third
term as postmaster at Phoenix to
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