Arizona republican., 1911-09-21
Republican Conference Was
 Great Event
TWAS REAL LOVE FEAST
Splendid Speeches by Gov. Sloan, Delegate Cameron and Others Raised Audi ence to Heights of En- thusiasm.

There was at the MaricOpa county Republican conference held at the Third avenue theatre yesterday after noon a striking exemplification of that enthusiasm which, on numberless oc- casions, has been the forerunner of Re publican victory. There was an abund anca of confidence. too; not the con- fidence that claims the reward with out counting the cost. but tha intel ligent confidence that discounts every contingency and provides against ev- cry mistake. There was something else in evidence at that conference, too. and that was an entire absence of cant. rant and hypocrisy. There was no .appeal to passion or prejudice. no de- scent into the filth Of VituperatiOn. no hint of demagogy in any part of the proceedings. At the same time the meeting was decidedly enthusiastic and
 its effects will be felt long in Mari .copa county and throughout the ter
 ritory l. was the kind of meeting that points the way to success, for in its proceedings there was the inspira- tion that comes from honesty of pur-
 pose and sincerity of design.
 There were many interesting occur rences at this meeting: but to the man looking for features the event Of all other events occurred when Delegate Ralph Cameron and Governor Richard
 F. Sloan. who had been specially in- vited to address the meeting. walked down the side aisle. At the sight of these men the large audience came to its feet with roar that would have n ade the justly celebrated bull of Bashan die of envy. The crowd cheer
 ed and yelled until the building seem
 cd to rock with the noise: and it was several minutes before the noise sub
 sided sufficiently to allow Chairman George \. Mintz to introduce Mir
 Cameron to the audience.
 Ralph Cameron has been a much discussed man in Arizona for the past several months. He does not lack crit ics and enemies-there is no doubt of
 that But if any man has supposed that he lacks friends, that man would .assuredlv been disabused of his fallacy
 if he had been present on the oc- .casion referred to. Cameron was hail ed as the man who, more than any other. secured statehood for Arizona; and with it all there was cheer after cheer for Governor Sloan, the just and scholarly judge and the COmpe- tent chief executive, whose wise ad- ministration of the affairs of this ter ritory has been seldom equailed and never eXcelled.
 Neither of these men, of course, could be insensible to the reception accorded him; and when they faced the splendid audience that filled the theatre the inspiration of the hour and the occasion was reflected in their addresses
 It was shortly after two o'clock when
 the meeting was called to order by
 Sims Ely chairman of the county committee. A previously formed en- gagement called Mr. Ely from the theatre and George A. MintZ was elect ed chairman. Ned CraightOn, secre-
 tary of the county committee, was made secretary of the conference.
 Before MT Mintz assumed the duties
 of chairman. however, J. C. Adams
 called attention to the fact that MT.
 Ely. knowing the conference was to
 be held, had yet deliberately made another engagement: and as a pun ishment. he suggested that the chair man of the county committee be re- quired to make a speech.
 Mir Ely didn't make q speech, but he called attention. in a few sentences to the difference existing between the political situation now and that of year ago. Then, he said, everything was indefinite: now. Republican sue cess seems to be in the air. He said he believed with the proper effort on the part of the loyal Republican vot- CTS and with the nomination of good
 men for the offices, both Maricopa
 county and the state of Arizona will
 be found in the Republican column | this fall.
 | When Mir Mntz took the chair Col. | j. H. McClintock moved that Cover
 nor Sloan and Mir. Cameron be invited
 to address the meeting and the mo- 1 tion was carried unanimously. Col. 1 McClintock, J. c. Adams and Sims Ely
 were appointed the committee to wait ion the two gentlemen, inform them of