Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-15

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arizona, tho biggest star Of them all.
Kinderga rtners were neXt-a score
OF them on a white float. and, as they
were dra vn through the streets. the
youngsters chanted a yell that had
been concocted especially fcI Admis-
sion day.
! Then thu Young ladies o. ne union
high school mounted. Fif;v of them
ode am g. they paraccd fvfore the
governors station William Jennings
Bryan turned To the newly inaugurated
Mr.. Hunt and said:
Isn't it fitting rear guard.
| though"
! Mr.. Bryan himself was the next feat
ire of the day. Arizona people, now
:, part OF the great Union, liked 10 lis
ten TO political talk addressed to them
for the first time as ciizens Of a state
\ nOvely was about it-more OF the
uewness thar came with that last star
in the flag.
And, when Phoenix people had had
an opportunity to eat their evening
meal. it was time for them To return
to the down town section ana watch
the evening festivities.
The street dance should have been
the biggest and most distinctive event
Of the day-always eXceptioning the
Inauguration. of course But the com
mftteemen were disappointed
From the side streets the hundreds
poured Central avenuo, between
Adams and Van Buren streets had
been roped off. So the crush of hui
n'anity moulded itself into the irregu-
larities of the building fronts. squat
ted on the curbing gained roofs and
posts and banked in a compact mass
On the walks until it seemed as though
there was not even room for one more
body in that block.
on the pGrtico of the Hotel Adams
the Indian school band commenced To-
play. The acoustic properties of the
location were poor. The music went
straight up, as it We're. and little could
be heard above the hum Of voices and
shuttle of feet on the street below.
Everybody dance" yelled someone
after the clock had sounded eight
\ small boy hoped over the ropes
another half dozen. \ man ven
and then the Jam of men and women.
trampled DOWN the ropes and flooded
the pavement Dancing, on that in
slant. became an improbability-very
much Of an improbability. The street
was packed. 4 boy with wheel tried
to push his way through and could not
Two youngsters started a Scuffle: one
tried to run away and could not. So,
it was easy To see. that terpSichOrian
endeavor would be out Of the question
just then
The music on tie hotel portico
stopped. The Phoenix Choral Society.
one hundred voices strong. lined up
along the edge of the wall and. rising |
above the mum of the thousands below |
swelled thu first strains of The Star
SpanSlej Tanner. The crowd could |
not distinguish the air for a moment |
stopped its talk. caught the words AMI |
music and a mighty shout went up |
For a moment the applause continued. |
and then stepped abruptly while the |
crowd followed the rise and fall Of the |
singing voices. When the last stanZa |
had died out another great wave Of
applause burst from below.
y phOtOe- apher who had erected a
platform at the south end Of the en-
closed section of street prepared To
make his flashlight. The crowd-slow-
~ taking on u spirit Of revelry-wOrk-
ed its way closer and stuck its faces
upward. all anxious to get into the
picture The long strings Of lights
that had been hung over the street
LINKED; the photographer waved his
ann. out went the inCandescents and.
with a dull explosion. two Monmouth
charges Of flash powder gave out their
glare
A woman tainted fell down into the
utter. She was picked up and carried
ITO the ADAMS Pharmacy. Necks
;raned for a moment. but then the
name of the governor rippled from
mouth to Irouth. they saw him stand
ng above them with Mayor Christy
md they stopped thinking Of other
Kings.
The governors talk was very brief
{ did not take him more than twenty
seconds to say what he had to say
II can only tell you briefly" be be-
gan. that will carry out to the best
Il my ability the great responsibility
which YOU have placed upon my
EOulders. ! shall do my duty as / see
{ and try To put my whole strength
nto making myself a good executive )
'fficer. I trust that prosperity and |
,eace will reign in Arizona
Then Governor HUNT went into the
Iotel where several hundred were 1
Waiting to sit through the program I
hat had been arranged and then shake II
lis hand. II
II want your help and cooperation
n the work that is before me-" he told .
he crowd. we must make Arizona a 5
-reat state. YOU know. I feel the great 5
that rests on me and I
rust that you will have nc cause to 5
cgret that | have been elevated to the |
ighest position which YOU are capable
f giving II
That was all-brief. terse. spoken in y
is full. powerful voice-and Arizona's {
irst state governors Inauguration i
reech making was over for the day :
And then they went back to the old {
hey had shouted their delight with a
he new governor and what he had to I
ay. but when the old-the last terri
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