Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-20
Non Partisan JO||ifiCatiOn
Committee Meets TOdaQ
WILL FORMULATE PROGRAM
Board of Trade Took the
Initiative in the Project
Which Has Been Under
It's Consideration for a
Week.

Confident that the presidents sig
hood resolution that has now passed
both houses Of congress. the Phoenix
board of trade yesterday launched
the project of a nonpartisan statehood
celebration which has been under con-
sideration for the past week. by an
nouncing a committee to take fun
mitteemen are asked to assemble
this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock in the
board of trade room, formulate their
plans and fix the date and place Of
the celebration.
More than a week ago when .he
hope OF statehood began to redden
the eastern sky. many citizens sug-
gested to the board that it should
take the initiative i'm rousing demon
stration. The matter was considered
and favorably received but action was
held in allegiance until it was more
definitely understood what was likely
to happen. 1t was agreed that #
statehood was secured there should
be a proper recognition of the fact
and it should be under auspices as
thoroughly nonpartisan as could be
arranged for statehood is for all the
people. Accordingly John 2. Orme
the ranking member of the county
board of supervisors and president Of
the Water Users association was cal
led into the conference. together with
Mayor Christy representing the city
government. The committeeman were
then chosen as representing so far as
possible all phases of political opin-
ion and all interests, but the list was
not made public until after the state
hood news of yesterday was received.
The committeeman selected are as
follows:
Governor Richard +. Sloan and CT
tizen Member of the board of control,
representing the territoial govern
ment.
John p. Orme, county supervisor,
District Attorney George Purdy Bull
lard and County Assessor Frank Luke,
representing the county government
Mayor Lloyd B. Christy and Coun-
Gilman Dan McDermott and c. j. Nc
Elroy, representing the city govern
ment
President James H McClintock and
Directors Roy S Goodrich and Chas.
a. Stauffer. representing the board
of trade.
q nd
Engineer Howard s. Reed represent
ing the reclamation service.
Judge ~ c. Baker and Alfred
Franklin, democratic members of the
late constitutional convention.
Hon Walter Bennett a well known
and representative citizen and J. l..
Irwin representing the statehood
league.
Dr. John W. Foss. former president
of the board Of trade
The planning of the celebration and
it's general character will all be left To
this committee, the board OF trade
merely taking the initiative by ap-
pointing the members and calling them
together this afternoon. Two or three
of the gentlemen named have left the
city since their names were selected
but hey will probably return, or if
they do not they will be ably repre-
sented by their fellows. The truth !
is that each and every member of the |
committee is representative of the |
populace aside from his special poll
tical or other affiliations and what |
the board of trade desired to do was |
to get a committee not so large as to |
be cumbersome yet fully representa-
tive of the public as well as of the |
varying shades of political opinion.
The committee this afternoon it is
expected will outline the plans for the /
celebration and fix the date of 1t
which naturally will be not long de-
layed. for it is expected that Monday |
will see the announcement that the
president has signed the resolution and
will then be ready for the |
asking Councilman Dan McDennoto
of the committee went to Prescott last
night but will be back Monday