Arizona republican., 1914-02-07
Elks' Theater Filled by an Earnest and Intelligent
 Audience of Men and Women in Symp athy y With Clean Government
RINGING APPEALS
 FOR BETTER PHOENIX
Non-Partisan Addresses by Earnest Speakers Evoked Most Enthusiastic Ap- plause from Thoroughly Non-Partisan Gathering

Only some dramatic company of national reputation ever filled the Elks theater as it was filled last night in response to a thirty six hour call for a mass meeting under the auspices of the Good Government League to hear the reasons why the league asked popular support of the commission ticket which 1t had en- dorsed. The audience began gather ing early It was made up in about equal parts of men and women who had not come out of curiosity but come to hear the reasons why the ticket which the Good Government League had put forward, as it was explained by the speakers not be- cause it comprised all the good men of the twenty candidates but be- cause it contained only four good men and only four men could be elected, should be supported.
 By eight o'clock the theater was comfortably filled. When few min utes after eight the band entered the house was crowded Every seat was occupied and many were stand ing near the door.
 As the speakers and the gentlemen invited to seats on the stage took their places they were received with applause. The rising curtain dis closed the following gentlemen, and when later they were joined by Mrs. E. N. Phillips, general secretary of the Y. w. c. A., she was warmly Welcomed by the audience. Those uron the stage were:
 Dean w. w. Scarlett, pastor of Trinity Pro-Cathedral H. B. Wilkin- son, Harry A. Diehl Dr. L. D. Dam- eron, L. W. Coggins, Harry Shedd. Roy & Goodrich B. w. Getsinger, Mrs Phillips. General Secretary Phoenix Y. w. C. A. Harry NJ. Blair, General Secretary Phoenix Y NJ. C. A, E. G. Fitzgerald, pr. w. w. Will kinson, Dwight B. Heard, Ben T. Gillette. ". A. Parish, Warwick Scott. Gus Noll, C. T. Hirst, G. w. Barrows
 Without loss of time President Coggins of the league stated the ob- ject of the meeting. He briefly re-
 
 league and of the meeting. There was, he said, no attempt at dictation. The candidates were to be presented and of their merits the members of the audience must be the judges. Said he:
 You are to determine whether in your opinion they are honest and capable. We have gone about our work openly. We have no candi dates in the dark and there is no secret organization supporting them. If these candidates are elected you will have an impartial government. There will be no law requiring some bars to be closed at midnight and others allowed to run all night. There will be no bars closed on Sunday while others may serve li- quor in private rooms and dining rooms. The law against gambling will be enforced and the spirit of the original law will be carried out. That law has been modified and to a large extent disregarded. We stand for an honest government and that is the kind of government you want. The league has no axe to. grind. It wants nothing but good government and that is why you are here. To secure it we must have active work" :"
 The chairman then proceeded to the introduction of the candidates, three of whom were present, the fourth, MT. Cope, being unavoidably detained. He first introduced Harry A Diehl who alluded to a recent publication stating that the league was holding star chamber sessions That members of the league had
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