Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
IFrom Yuma Fxan1nerI


 the Good Government League meeting at the Crane school house Saturday night, and while there was no actual work done save to appoint commit tee, yet the impromptu talks were in- teresting and created some laughs as well as much applause.
 Chairman w. w Woodman was at his best and called the meeting to order in a happy frame of mind.
 It will be remembered that a joint committee of Somerton precinct and the upper valley had been appointed and that this committee was expected to report on the endorsement of some of the candidates by the league.
 But when the committee was called to order the committee through the chairman, Mr. McPherson, asked for more time and the committee was given until next Saturday night when the committee will hold a meeting, and then report at a meeting to be held at Cranes school house Tuesday night October 3rd.
 This adjusted MT. Garvin read a resolution which was adopted, en- dorsing Mulford Winsor for congress.
 Secretary Sturgess then read let ter from Tom brennan at Parker, and this letter was referred to the com- mittee.
 Chairman Woodman then said that as there were made candidates pres ent it might be well for some of them to stand up and confess their sins.
 MT. Hayden then spoke and wanted to offer the name of Walter Schooler for consideration by the league for the office of caunty assessor.
 Tom Molloy was then called on and he introduced the first fun of the eve ming when he announced himself as a candidate for lieutenant governor, but said that he wanted to congratu- late the league on what it was doing, as when it could bring out such men P. J. Miller who was the big part of the Democratic party and W. H. Lyon the soul of the Republican party, then he believed that the league was sue cess.
 P. J. Miller took occasion to state that there was no such office as lieu tenant governor and that Tom was kidding. Chairman Woodman then called the crowd to order and P. J. Miller stated that 500 p. m., on the evening of October 9th, would be the last day tEat anyone could file nomi- nation papers.
 that if the candidates would do lit tie more talking it might be help for he committee ill their endorsements.
 Bert Nunnalley wanted good men se- lected all the way through, not be. cause they were merely good fellows but for efficient and economical man. agemeEt or the offices.
 George Harding got up and stated that he was a candidate and stated that he would do his best to give an efficient administration of the office of road superintendent.
 Chairman Woodman then asked If there were any other penitent sinners.
 Hugo Farmer, candidate for county school superintendent was the next man at the bat and he made a very neat speech.
 Supervisor Shanssey was called on, but stated that he could not make a speech, but that he would answer any question that anyone might wished to ask.
 There were no questions asked Chairman Woodman stated that 'brev ity was the soul of wit"
 @ F. E. Elliott told why he was a can dldate for supervisor, and stated that he stood for three things, one was to put county affairs on a business bas- is, second, to curtail expenses and third to lower taxation.
 Chairman Woodman called for some other fellow to confess and s. P. Huss arose an6 stated that he didr' t know that he had anything to confess but that he had been asked by his friends to come ut-and run for the of flee of supervisor, but that he had not decided yet.
 Chairman Woodman stated that he guessed that Huss was not truly pen