Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-01
IS GIVEN
BIG WELCOME
ON HIS RETURN
1000 People Show Apprecia-
ton of Governors Efforts
for Arizonai Gives Cedit for
Democrats and Republicans.

PHOENIX. June 3O-Doing honor
where honor is due. laying aside any
PARTISAN feeling h might have. and
giving credit alike to democrats and
republicans. Gov. R. e. Sloan de-
Lvered an address at his reception
last night in the city hall plaza. which
has today been the cause Of much
praise from the members of all parties
Phoenix welcomed Governor Sloan
home from Warrington, where he
during the closing hours that marked
the passage of the statehood bill, in
manner that SHOULD make any
citizen proud Of his residence in Ari.
iona.
Fully 20o0 people gathered in tn
plaza TO join in the testimonial Of es
teen in which the people Of this city
hold the chief executive Of the territory
II was an enthusiastic outpouring of
the statehood enthusiasts. who fully
appreciated what Governor Sloan has
done towards getting the territory into
the union.
Two companies of the National
Guard, the Pioneer band. Mayor
Christy and hundreds Of citizens es-
corted Gov. Sloan IN a carriage from
the Hotel Adams Annex to the band
stand in the plaza where Mayor
Christy in opening the meeting spoke
the welcome of Phoenix to the guest
of the evening.
In responding Governor Sloan add
ed to his popularity by speaking
along non-partisan lines. That he be
lieves it is the duty Of the Arizona
people, whether republicans or not, to
do honor to democrats is shown by
the following extracts from his ad-
dress:
The efforts of Governor Murphy
Hughes, Franklin, McCord and Kibbe
and the efforts Of Delegates Smith,
Murphy and Wilson should not be
forgotten in this hour of glorious re-
alization. Then too, the efforts Of on
delegates to the national conventions
beginning with 1883 to obtain recogni
ton by the two great parties of on
claim to statehood must not be ever
looked or frgotten."
In mentioning these men Quay
and Foraker)' it is not my purpos
TO minimize or overlook the services
Of other men in congress at tn
tine nor to overlook the efforts mad
by our then delehate in congress.
Hon. Marcus A. Smith"
Il especially mention Senators
Bailey and Money, leaders OF the
minority. who. at the last, laid aside
their partisanship to effect the gen
eral result"
Gov. Sloan's address was in the
main a recital of the history of the
statehood struggle made by Arizona
beginning with the early days and
closing with the recent success Of
the bill. He spoke Of the debt Arizona
owes President Taft, Senator Bever-
idge, Congressman Hamilton, Post
master General Hitchcock, Delegate
Cameron and others.
Sloan brought his address to a
its close was again given an ovation
the framing Of the constitution Of
the new state. When first introduced
he was received with a prolonged
outburst of applause, was frequently
Interrupted during his speech, and at
its close was agaln given an ovation
For the democrats OF the territory.
Eugene Brady o'Neill, member Of the
last legislature. spoke of the magnifi-
cent work done for Arizona by Cover
nor Sloan and paid HIM a glowing trih-
ute as private citizen and public
official.
Ex-Gov- J. II. Kbbery. speaking
for the republicans, devoted himself
Largely TO the framing OF the consti-
tuition, and urged that there be as
little partisanship in writing the
document as possible. Kibbey said.
however. that be was glad there is a
feeling in some quarters against sac
rificing everything the people Of Ari-
iona may want
1t was probably the most enthu-
siasdc tribute Phoenix has ever paid
to one of its citizens. Red fire IL
Eliminated the center of the city dur
ing the parade and the sidewalks
were thronged. All through the dem
oristration Gov. Sloan was much
touched BY the manner in which he
was thus publicly thanked for what
he had done.
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