Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-04
HUNT ID INVADE
 NATIONS CAPITAL
Globe Will Not Let Phoenix Pose as Sole Statehood
 Champion
(Globe Silver Belt.

Akers. Avis. and O'Neil and Mari cora county aren't going to have things their own way absolutely in Washington in the matter of looking after the interests of that dear con stitution" or pushing Arizona through belligerent house and recaIcitrant senate as il wends it's way toward statehood during the extra session of congress which will convene next Tuesday.
 Holy Maricopa Not Acne
 There will be others besides the sacred bunch from Holy Maricopa and George ". F. Hunt win be one of them. This was decided upen at a meeting of the Democratic County Central committee held in Judge HiA son Thomas office last night
 The meeting was well attended, about twenty members representative of Globe and the nearby precincts of the county being present Squelch the Phoenieians.
 The ahdacity of the Phoenicans in trying to convince the people sf Art zona as well as those of the country at large that they and they oRiy are of the elect and competent to speak for the new state to be was referred to by all of the speakers and tt was [ finally decided that Gila county should be represented at Washington during the statehood fight during the extra session and that Hunt as the president of the constitutional conven tion and father of the constitution was the man to represent it @Give Devil His DueV | Many of the speakers took occasion , to refer in anything but conpximen tary terms to the pretensions of the Phoenicians and some referred to Akers' record as one which should unfit him to represent the democracy of Arizona on the mission of such | great importance.
 , Mir Hunt refused to be dFauA into ! the controversy further than to say ! that in his opinion MT Akers' person ) ally and through his paper the Phoe ! nix Gazette, had done and was doing 3 much good work in the way of ad 3 vanciig the cause Of statehood Give the devil his due" said MT. Hunt Whatever MT Aloers' record may have been he is enlisted in a good } cause now and is doing valiant work P Mir. Hunt protested that be hadn [ l the time to go to Washingtos and urged hat some other man be chosen 3 but his fellow committeeman would s not listen to him.
 . Will Leave Tomorrow Morning.
 He was elected unanimously and will leave for Washington Sunda, 2 morning
 l L. c. Meyers acted as chairman o 9 the meeting and J. W Bandhauel D was elected secretary.
 D To solicit subscriptions to a funt a from which to defray the expense! of Mir. Hunts trip the following nan ed were appointed as committee or finance; Ed Stewart, Judge F. B r Hechtman, Jacob weinberger, A. T h Hammons. Joseph Bandhauer and ] q J. Keegan.
 it Takes Lot Of Money
 It as thought that MT. Hunts e, penses would be about $500 and tn s committee will try to get the anoun ,f together today so that Mir. Hunt cal ,f have it sewed into the lining of hi
 vest before he sarts for the depot t . morrow morning.
 As the banks close at noon todd
 all who intend contributing to tn
 fund are urged to provide themeelve
 with bills Of large denominations s as to be ready t5 hand them to tn
 committee when it calls.
 Must Give Tips Sparineiy.
 It was decided after a number
 careful estimates were made that
 ter paying railroad fare both way
 Mir. Hunt by being economical in tn
 matter of tips to Pullman portei
 and hotel bell boys and walking
 and from the depot in Washingto
 ought to have enough left of he s3C
 to enable him to stop at the Ne
 Willard two or maybe three days.
 Don't Expect to Stay Long.
 This would indicate that it is
 pected the statehood question VI
 take precedence over all other qu' tions and that it will be push'
 through congress in jig time.