Arizona republican., 1911-09-10
ASHURST SPEAKS ID
 PHOENIX AUDIENCE Says Arizona Must Send Hin, to the Senate Some Time and May as
 Well Do it Now.

Whlte way of PoheniX, leading from
 II to the picture shows. were thronged
 with people last evening. shopping
 ana seeking one form of diversion
 or another. gatherinp of tho
 overflow assembled on the city hall
 piaZa to hear the pleadings of At
 torney Henry F. Ashurst of Prescott.
 Who has been retained in the case "t Politician H. F. Ashurst versus
 the people of Arizona, in an action
 brought by Citizen Ashurst for the
 naming of plaintiff as one of Arizona's first senators. Proceedings have been
 instituted under the rules of practice
 oI the democratic party but there
 was lack of party machinery.
 supposed to be at his disposal. It ] had been supposed that all candidates | of the democratic faith were to be l treated hospitably by the local demo-
 cratic club and allowed to appear
 under its auspices. But it transpired
 yesterday that the local organization | had been so surcharged with O'Neill
 sentiment that there was d lack of
 Ashurst enthusiasm and the platform | last night was shy of the party wheel horses. Judge Langston, how
 ever presided and the friends of Mir.
 Ashurst had seen to it that the stand
 was suitably decorated and a band em- ployed.
 But with all these handicaps Mir Ashurst was able to pull off rather 1 a gingery session, even though the | meeting was not d large one. It rolled along in the usual patriotic
 way. accompanied by an apology for the nature of his remarks which, he submitted himself, were disconnected somewhat like the links of a sausage
 But when it came time to take up a charge made against him in an afternoon paper. MT. Ashurst had an opportunity to say things. He | took up a statement that he had voted against leasing public lands for
 revenue for school purposes. while | member of the legislature. and that
 on various and sundry occassions in
 that body he had expected himself for
 the corporations He declared that | he had voted for the leasing bill and had always worked for his consti-
 tuency Then he said if there were corporations in his constituency he had never worked in their interest as against that of the people
 This was brought out by an inter
 ruption by one in the audience who said he had been resident here for forty-five years. fighting for the people, when such men as the speaker
 were defending the corporations. This
 reused the indignation of the speaker. who said. T hurl back to you. sir.
 and to all others. sir, defiance etc to the effect that his record was clear. Then he said he would not use the word liar" for it belonged only in >the vocabulary of the ex- president A moment later he explain ed how he had throttled a fellow
 candidate in his own county and branded him as liar for circulating stories the speaker alleged to be un- true.
 There were many Interruptions as
 the evening progressed. and for the most part MT. Ashurst phrased his answers quite happily. The man who sympathized with the Haywards and
 Pettibones and McNamaras was told that kidnapping was naughty. The man who thought the supreme court
  ming was told it had disgraced itself hundred years ago and had followed precedent ever since. The old veteran was told that although the speaker s antecedents were Kentuckians and confederates he would have been union man had he lived in those stirring times Likewise, he believed the pensions of the veterans should he raised To another inquirer he agreed that old age should be pension ed and to some others he said the questions were not quite clear and he would answer them later.
 Thus the entertainment wore along, very like a moving picture show
 with frequently changing films that ranged from comedy to anger, ana even to tragedy. The speaker said the people might just as well elect him now as any time for If defeated tbis campaign he will be in the field again next day after election Al the age of ten years he wrote Tn his smelling book. Henry F. Ashurst' senator from Arizona" and the thlng nust he done. But" said he, Il may forgive the man who murders me or the man who steals my prop ertv but I doubt if l could forgive tho man who robs me of my good name and if I must go to the seha" over the murderd corpse of the good ra,no of some other democratic,
 ,-- ,,a,-ar achieve my ambl-