Arizona republican., 1911-06-24

l phone could have recorded with ac. curacy and completeness all that oc. | cured
 The chair declared that the motion l to postpone was carried and there were loud protests and calls for an | appeal from the decision of the chair | Others called for a vote on the uues-
 tion by ballot stating as. the reason
 that it involved the main issue the electors had been called to pass upon
 Without recognizing any of the de-
 mands for an appeal from the chair and without moving in the direction of a paper ballot, the chairman was
 lmpelled to undertake a new line of
 action by giving ear to a motion by
 Mir. Alexander that a committee of
 three be appointed to conduct a vote
 on the resolution. The chair held the
 meeting a few moments while he per-
 sonally conferred with Mir Alexander
 and, returning to his place bv the
 table. paid no further attention to the
 pending matters. but entertained a
 motion by Mir. Alexander that the
 chair appoint a committee of three
 judges and two tellers to conduct a
 ballot on the principal questionable
 sale of the property. yes or no This
 motion was put, and it was quite evil
 dent to close observers that the vol
 than that of the affirmative chorus.
 whatever d count of the voters might have shown Nevertheless. the chair declared the motion carried. and J. C. Adams at once appealed from the de- cision of the chair.
 Then ensued a colloquy between Messrs Adams and Alexander. each giving his version of how the meeting had arrived at the predicament in which it found itself This dialogue had no effect, except as to give the rest of the people a chance to think a minute on the great question of the hour. "Whither are we drifting?''
 pr. R. w. Craig got into the lime light by a motion that the meeting nominate three tellers to conduct the balloting. MT Alexander amended it. to the effect that the chairman should appoint The three tellers, and J C. Adams offered as substitute that pr. Craig, Colonel McClintock and J. J. Sweeney be named by the meet ing to serve as an election board. Mir. Alexander tried to offer, substi ute to the substitute. Not one of these motions was ever put
 The chairman, whose conduct had been severely criticised by some, had vehemently that he had i been elected to preside over the meet ] ing. and proposed to do so. and that no one else would be permitted to supplant him. At this stage of the | he found himself sub | merged with what might we'll be call ! ed unfinished business" and it would | appear. decided to back up and head ] in" again at some opening he imag | ined would promote harmony. or carry | by storm the plan he had seemingly , favored. as suggested by MT. Alex lnder He had. responsive to Alexan- iers second proposition. which he declared had been voted for and from which an appeal was refused, named 4 five men to serve as an election board.
 Thinking to placate the opposition, ne approached J. c. Adams and oth- ers, and eliminating certain of the i names. added others he thought would | satisfy Mir Adams, including that of Dr. Craig. and announced as the cleo ion board (which the opposition ,laimed he had never been author zed to appoint J. w. Walker. Dr. Craig and W T. Smith as judges, md | H. McClintock and J. J. Swee- ley as tellers.
 At this juncture Dr. Craig with Irew his name. saying he did not care O serve on the board it being ap- parent that his purpose was not to wade a civic duty, but to oppose the methods by which the chairman was rying to conduct the meeting.
 B. w. Getsinger was the next man1 yho was able to gain the ear of the hairman and. having been recog- ,ized he said that in his opinion any ction the meeting might take un- Ter the circumstances would occa- ion controversy and criticism, therefore he moved to adjourn.
 The motion carried with whoop.