El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-30

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days for this state. and adds Feb. Il.
which is Admission day, to the list
The house joint resolution asking
that the United States constitution be
amended TO provide for the direct cleo
ton OF senators.
A bin creating what are known as
supervisiOnal districts-that is, certain
districts to be under the exclusive con-
troll OF the various members Of the
county boards.
An anti-tipping measure
A bill providing for the fumigattng
OF second hand furniture.
The education bill, Of which the seq
regation feature is one Of the most
widely discussed parts 1t is almost
ready for passage It is likely TO get
through the house early this week.
bill providing for the establish
ment Of irrigation districts has been
recommended for passage in the house.
Bills Recommended for Passage.
A bill providing for the redemption
OF property sold for taxes has passed
the house
The senate has recommended the fol-
lowing bills for passage.
Licensing peddlers. creating the office
OF tax commissioner, the militia code
bill, the bill 10 make an appropriation
for the extension OF dry farming, the
bill providing for an agricultural and
horticultural commission.
Lawmakers VIII Be BanqUetted.
Friday night the legislators and
state officials viii be the guests Of
mayor Lloyd 3. Chrfsty and a number
OF citizens Of Phoenix at a banquet 10
be given at the Hotel Adams. The af-
Ialr viii be one OF considerable note.
II IS planned to decorate the banquet
hall entirely with roses, Of which thou
sands viii be used This is not so
much Of difficulty as might seem, as
al this time roses are blooming every
where A speechmaking program viii
De carried out, but it has not yet been
arranged
State Roosevelt Club Formed.
A meeting OF some political sign111-
canoe was held in this city Saturday,
Wnen delegates representing the RoOse-
] Yelt clubs Of Arizona. assembled to per
rect their organization. There were
nearly 90 IN attendance, including res
loent members and workers A per-
mianenI organization was effected, with
F. cleveland as president and
Moses Kelly, Of Tucson, treasurer. In
/ aCdltlon to the work Of organization
the committee adopted a series Of res
4 olutions pledging the members to u ork
l for RoOsevelt's nomination.
In the evening the delegates were en-
tertained at dinner by Dwight B.
] Heard, committeeman for Arizona. Ad-
/ dresses were delivered by Sidney Sapp
OF HOlDrOOki w j. watson, OF Tucson
Sott Guild, Of Pinal; judge Witcher, Of
ella county, and others. Telegrams
were read from governor Hadlev. OF
I Missouri; senator Dixon, of the ma
{ uonal campaign committee. and from
! the faTapa1 county Roosevelt club.
Taft Organization Also.
In the meantime the Taft men are not
I asleep r. A Kirk, in charge Of the
J work for Arizona, is busy perfectins
MS organization and now announces
/ Inat every county is organized. A tel
/ egram which Mr. Kirk received yes
( terday from Leroy T. Vernon. secrefsrv
4 at the Washington headquarters OF the
Z nH lot
: for Tart to date, which is within 100 ~
/ the number required 10 nominate
Getting Ready for Convention.
! = L. HuDDeI chairman of the state
/ Republican committee. has issued a
! call for meeting Of the central com
Z mittee in this city May L AT this
! meeting the delegates viii be aDpor-
/ toned, the method Of choosing them
! decided upon, and the time and place
I for the state convention selected.
VIII Be No Primary.
/ The talk OF statewide primary has
/ been abandoned There Is no provision
/ In the Arizona laws which w6115 - 1,arl
init it. There viii perhaps be popular
primaries for the various counties bIf
/ the presidential preference plan viii
! not be in force.
Tart Men Confident.
J. 4 Hubbeu, one Of the best in
I formed men politically in the state. is
/ firmly convinced that president Taft
| viii get the Arizona delegation but on
/ Roosevelt men are in the lead. At an
J events much more is heard from them
/ than from the Taft supporters. Nr
/ HUbbeu explains that fact by saving
( the Roosevelt people are placing more
+ reliance on press agent methods. Just
J wait until the delegates are chosen
4 and you viii see that I am right" Mr.
I Hubbel says There is not half the
/ Roosevelt sentiment in this state thar
Z many people suppose. There is plenty
/ Of II here in Phoenix and MaricoDa
/ county, or there apparently is but here.
as in other places, IL is the Roosevelt
{ people who are doing all the talking
} When the votes are counted il viii be
found that the president is much
! stronger than anybody had supposed. q"
The leaders Of the Taft movement In
! this state are eXultant over the late a Z
titude assumed by the president IN re-
! plying to the Roosevelt attacks They
say this VIII do him more. good in Ari-
( iona than anything else that could
: have happened
He is the one man in all the country
: &c have told the naked truth about the
I Roosevelt methods. one prominent man
I said last night -'Eiis late speeches
/ have done him world Of good.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Teacher-"Why. Willie, these Drob-
lens are all wrong, What is the trou-