Arizona republican., 1912-07-09
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Attorney General BuIIard Tells Los Angeles Reporters What's Been
 Going On in Arizona

Any time G. Purdy Bullard, attor- ney general and promoter in ordinary for the Los Angeles Phoenix auto mobile road race, drops into town it is not long until every man, wom- an and child in the burg is apprised of the fact. Newspaper reporters scent c. Purdy from afar even as the festive tomcat scents the cold meat in the pantry; and it never has been recorded that he co. Purdy and not the Thomas caD has been known to sidestep the enterprising pencil pusller. lA
 And it is a fact that MT Bullard always has something to say. Never has he been known to disappoint the reporter He eXudes information about politics. automobiles, or what not and it doesn't make much diff ference to him what is the subject, the newsgatherer is always sure of bountiful harvest when our attor- ney general is on the job. The fol- lowing from the Los Angeles Exam iner is a fair illustration of MT Bull lards facility in the news dispensing line:
 Arizona has stepped into it's posi- ton of statehood without the slight est hitch,' says George Purdy Bullard attorney general of Arizona, who ar rived in Los Angeles yesterday on business affairs for the new state
 Arizona has profited by the inn prOvements of other states. according to it's attorney general; has pulled on the boots of statehood, the same size worn by progressive states of long standing and found that they fit
 We have the progressive ideas of California in our constitution and they are working splendidly," said the attorney general. 1s Arizona was for Clark and fought hard for him. Wilson was nominated and therefore Arizona will take it's place in the ranks Of democracy and fight the fight for him. Wilson will be given majority of at least 5000 over Taft in Arizona, and if both Roosevelt and Taft run, Wilson will have plurality.
 We have just finished the first sessions of the state legislature To show the progressive measures we i have adopted. I will explain a few acts of the legislature.
 We passed a bill giving power to the corporation commission. whose methods of procedure were borrowed from the California idea We have given this commission even more pow CT than the like body enjoys in Cal
 ifOrnia 1s
 We passed a law for the read justment of taxes which practically doubles the taxable values of the state, throwing out the old system of i, taxes on railways and mines Operat- i ed under the territorial laws and in creasng the valuation on both these | important sources.
 Arizona passed a number of rail- way regulations that were important Tt entered heartily into the ocean, 1 tO-ocean idea for a national boule- yard by subscribing a quarter of q million dollars for the building of 1 roads in the state
 Now We are awaiting the arrival
 Of the autumn months to find out whether or not women of Arizona 1 will he granted suffrage. The initia- tive has been invoked and the wom
 
 | the fall. and Arizona may take it's 1 place with California in giving wom- 1 en the right to vote. E There was one difficult question We had 10 face and that was the 1 length of term of officials elected
 when we received statehood. There is | an article in the constitution that provides for elections on certain dates | and We will have the question up be- 1 fore the supreme court soon to de- | termine whether or not officials 1 elected at the time of statehood shall ] serve the full term or go out of
 office at the earlier date provided | for the holding of elections. Arizona is now in the most pros l porous condition in it's history. Cop 1 per has gone up and there. is gen.
 eral prosperity individually and for | the state 1t large