Weekly journal-miner., 1910-11-02
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 'tThe issue of Statehood is para mount with me now, as it always has been," said Wills, Saturday af- ternOon. ''I favor the Initiative and the Referendum, but on a 10 and 15 per cent basis. It may have to come down a little, but I hope not do not think that basis would hurt us at Washington. My people are demanding it. They are caring very little about politics, but they are caring a whole lot about the admis- sion of Arizona to the Union" I Wills, who is the chairman of the Committee on Separate Submission, is outspoken against both Prohibition and Woman's Suffrage. The commit tee has been notoriously anti from its appointment. A personal poll of the convention fails to rally over nineteen votes for either Prohibition or Equal Suffrage, as separate propo- sitions. Burke and his followers know this and so are now centering their efforts to secure a direct leg islative proposition which shall in elude the cities within the counties With that they would be content.
 The complexion of the Constitu- ton is going to be largely revealed by the nature of the direct legisla- tiOn proposition, which passes that body. It is a significant fact that while Winsor, chairman of the com mittee, is elassed among the ultras- Baker, Webb, Cunniff, Coker, Sims of Graham, and Curtis, Republican and Cassidy, are not favor able to the Oregon percent age It is still more significant that even in the committee report signed by the Radical members; the per cent is left blank. This is the big point which must be threshed out in the Committee of the Whole, and whose outcome is going to be either bright or dark for Statehood.
 That EIlinwood is yet going to cut a big figure in the convention was made manifest Saturday, when the Committee on Suffrage, to which was referred his proposition, No. 5i, rel ative to an educational qualification for voters recommended that it be not adopted Ellinwood was on his feet in an instant with motion that the report of the committee be not adopted. For a moment or so there were signs of a lively tilt on the floor, but it was averted by a mo- ton to have it go back to the Com mittee on Elections.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 29 The convention began to get down to business. today. The Legislative Com mittee brought in a substitute for Bakers direct legislation bill, em- bracing features of all propositions on that subject, but naming no per eentages. The substitute embraces provision applying direct legislation to counties. That feature and the percentages will occasion the chief fight.
 The substitute was accompanied by three minority reports relating to the county application, one for cut ting it out entirely, one modifying it and one extending it. The sub stitute does not represent the senti- ment of the committee, but rather the weariness of the majority.
 The substitute and minority re- ports, or amendments, were sent to the printing committee and will be returned, possibly, on Monday, when trouble will ensue, with the result uncertain.
 The convention is also struggling over the question whether it can adopt an election ordinance for the first State election, containing a provision for difeet primaries and advisory vote for Senators without running against the enabling act This matter will be threshed out Monday.
 The last of the individual propo- sitions were presented today, none of which are of an interesting char aeter.
 Brief Constitution
 PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 29-Despite predictions to the contrary, Arizona will have brief Constitution, ae- eording to indications at the end of the third week of the convention. Many matters proposed will be left for the first Legislature. Among these are direct primaries, publicity of campaign contributions and advis- ory vote on Senators. The Consti- tuition, however, will be made mand- atory to the Legislature to enact them without delay.
 A long discussion was preeipitated today when the Committee on Flee tions reported the possibility of conflict over the enabling act, if direct primaries were employed prior to the first state election. A deeis- ion was deferred until Monday, when the propositions of the Initiative and Referendum will also come up.
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