Weekly journal-miner., 1913-05-07

Chairman Of Meeting
 JAS. H. MORGAN, Secretary
 A Vital Question.
 Neill Bailey opened the meetinI
 with the request that a chairman b
 selected. Major A. J. Doran wa chosen to preside, with Assistan District Attorney J. H. Morgan a secretary. Major Doran said tha he was in entire sympathy with capi tai punishment. Whether capita punishment is right or wrong is ul to the people, not one man, to de eide.
 "If we have laws on the statut, books for capital punishment they should be enforced. The Governor should enforce them, without any question as to whether they are right or wrong"
 District Attorney O'Sullivan said that this was the most vital question now before the people of Arizona For fifty years, this statute has been law in the Territory and State. Its right and expediency has never been questioned, until now, when the Ex- ecutive has seen fit to oppose it. Perhaps, he said, 1t was fit that he, as district attorney, should open the discussion.
 MT. O'Sullivan thought that his experience had~htted him to express his views. He did not like to see men die on the gallows, but he be- lieved unqualifiedly in capital pun ishment, as absolutely necessary for the protection of society. He de- clared that seven years is the limit of imprisonment for murderers ia Arizona, making it a farce to abolish the sentence of death and to com mute sentences to life imprisonment
 "In Yavapai County, four murd- CTS were committed in deliberate, cold blood The murderers are now at Florence They were found guilty and sentenced to death in this court room by juries of twelve men. The judges rendered the death sentence in each case.
 Before twelve Arizonans do this. atrocious murder must have been done. In three of the cases, appeal was had to the Supreme Court of Arizona and that court affirmed If these men had suffer ed the death penalty as promptly as in England do, there would be no murders in Yavapai County for years. These four red handed nurderers have been repriev- ed twice by Governor Hunt
 "Mr. O'Sullivan recounted the re- volting details of these dastardly assassinations and asked if such men were entitled to clemency.
 "You will see saturnalia of crime in Arizona, if this goes on. Crimes of all kinds will be rampant. To you," addressing the women present, "it seems to me that this question should appeal. hope that you will so use your votes that it may be said: In this State, when murder is committed, death on the gallows must follow"
 The chair called for the naming of a committee to draft resolutions, the same to be discussed afterward in general meeting. Messrs. Neill Bailey, LeRoy Anderson and R. E. Morrison were named.
 Mrs. James Loy objected to the selection made, saying that two kinds of opinion should be represent ed and limiting that the men selected were all in favor of capital punish ment. Messrs. Morrison and Ander- son yielded to the lady.
 Major Doran stated that the meet ing had been called for a specific purpose, to voice sentiment in favor of capital punishment
 The Worm Turns.
 c. w. Reed said that the atmos- phere was becoming more and more unfair He had scented this at the beginning and pleaded for free and fair discussion.
 Speak out, then," roared MT. Morrison" is this not a free coun- try? am in favor of capital punish ment and everybody knows it. Let all get up and voice their views"
 Judge Daniel Parks jumped to his feet and thundered: q resent and the insinuation. I am not here to be intimidated by any man who stands on two legs. We want to hear from the champions of no haDcirrsD