Arizona republican., 1912-12-24
ADAMS AND HIS CHRISTMAS TREE
Recent Advent Into Ranks
 of Democratic Party to Be Celebrated By Dis
 tributiOn of Some Federal Offices and Other Dainties

In appreciation of his open armed reception into the ranks of the demo- cratic party, Mine Host J. c. Adams from a gigantic Christmas tree, al ready installed in the rotunda of the Hotel Adams, will tomorrow direct the distribution of all the democratic federal offices to which it is felt that Arizona is entitled, pensions to all incumbehts of republican federal offices and paroles to the few con- victs at the penitentiary at Florence who have not already availed them selves of the opportunity to escape. There will also be a number of minor gifts, but the distribution in the
 main will embrace the three classes mentioned.
 Himself not an aspirant for any office, so far as the general public is informed, MT. Adams is exhibiting a spirit of unusual benevolence and magnanimity and has spent many a weary night in working out the problem to the end that there may be no disappointments and no small number Of appointments. As a pre- liminary step he secured from the northern forests of Arizona the lar gest Christmas tree it would be pos sible to erect in the hotel rotunda. Towering nearly forty feet and just touching the art glass of the dome, the tree of itself is awe inspiring and appropriate.
 Each federal office to be allotted to by MT. Adams, will be represented
  of the one to whom it is to be given.
 In order to make sure of securing the coveted office through the me- dium of the Adams distribution, the aspirant must be present in person or the gift will be passed on to an other deserving and desirOus cOnten- der for the place.
 The pensions to be awarded to present republican federal office holders will be for the remainder of the natural life of the one to whom
 it is issued, with the proviso that in the event th pensioner ever again holds an appointive federal office the pension ceases. The amount of the pension will be commensurate with what the recipient should have re- ceiVed as compensation during the actual term of office and not with what he actually did or does receive. These two classes of distributions, l according to MT. Adams, will com prise the principal gifts in point of numbers. When it comes to the is suance of paroles to the honor men ! who have not already availed them | selves of the opportunity to escape"
 
 all who are Known for a certainty to have answered the roll call this eve ming will be included. All those who 1 escape between the time the last word is received from Florence to- night and the hour of the festivities will be classed as ungrateful and un- deserving and forfeit their rights to | the Adams parole.
 The really serious problem is where a Santa Claus is to be secured The conditions surrounding appointment l to this high position are seemingly | so unreasonable that there is doubt | that it will be possible to carry them l out MT Adams has stated that the ! honor shall fall to whatever as- 1 pirant for a federal appointment will 1 relinquish his aspirations in favor Of l the exceptional honor of being dele 1 gated to hand out the gifts shall be | the recognized and official Santa. It , is possible there may be no Santa | Claus, or that in the event there is, | it will only be after these conditions are somewhat modified.
 | It was a curious fact that scores of
 well known Arizonians not usually
 seen in the Adams rotunda paid | casual visits to the hotel last eve ming, but of course there was noth- i fng in that