Arizona republican., 1912-07-31

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 matter was covered by the briefest kind of a reaffirmation of faith in the doctrine of the complete segre- gation of church and state. MT Fisher moved that the section be eliminated on the theory that the republic was sufficiently safeguarded by the constitution. delegate from Cochise asked MT. Fisher to with draw his motion. The latter asked why, and the delegate said there were good reasons why. but he pre- ferred not to discuss them unless pressed. It was evident that he knew he was handling a bomb and sought to pull the burning fuse if possible before an explosion followed. Mir. Fisher, who had not been taken thoroughly into the confidence of the Cochise man, nevertheless saw the purport of the plank and knew it's fatal effect if it should be adopted He stood pat and made the other man explain that it was well known that in recent years the Catholic church had been insinuating itself too greatly into political affairs. etc
 Then Fisher got the floor and de- livered a strong address, in which he reiterated his first statement. He said he was fairly familiar with the pages of history and we'll knew that the records of all the churches had their black pages. some of which he recited. He said he was a Methodist. said by some to be the narrowest of all the churches, but that he believed the question of church and state was amply cared for by the constitution and the banner of progressivism was broad enough to shelter all who were willing to march under it. He wei
 comed Jew. Gentile Catholic and Mormon and could fight with then, in the new cause. It ended with the adoption of the Fisher motion, with | only a few negative votes.
 AS TT WAS DONE.
 Arriving at the hall the convention | lost but little time in organizing, with T. D. Molloy of Yuma as chair | man. on the motion of J. c. Green way and D. H. Clingan as secretary on motion of J. F. Cleaveland. The usual committees were appointed ane the convention stood at recess until 1 ? o'clock. At that hour the com mittees were not ready to report and | did not do so until late in the after noon. In the meantime the hours were whiled away in oratory.
 | R. S Fisher was called for ano | delivered a very eloquent talk and quite impressive from his viewpoint He introduced some very beautifully
 worded figures and in closing likened | the people to the retreating forces o | the union army when they were l halted by Sheridan and returned ti
 the front for a notable victory. II
 making the application of his picture | he painted the scene of 'crowning | Roosevelt. even as the laurel wreatl l of victory had been given to Sheri
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 Short speeches were made by Dar | Worth of Mohave. J. C. Bradbury O
 Yavapai H. A. Davidson of Pima
 David Benshimol of Cochise, J. L. B | Alexander and George U. Young O
 Phoenix. By this time the brethren | were well hypnotized and MT. Fishel
 suggested and put through a motion designed to give the party a talismar
 with which it might hypnotize tn
 whole country. He told of tn
 stuffed skin of a bull moose shot b! l Roosevelt. that now stands in
 place of honor at Sagamore Hill. Tn
 motion was that a telegram be sen
 to Senator Dixon requesting that thi
 emblem of the party be on exhibi
 ton at the Chicago convention an
 that thereafter it be carted aroun
 the country from one state to an
 other wherever a sate rally was helC