Arizona republican., 1914-10-02
REPUBLICANS
 CET A START
Opening of the Campaign Before a Fair Audience at Court House Plaza Last Night-Brief Remarks by Several Candidates

The republican state campaign was opened last night by an act of in cendlarism. hole was burned in the pavement at the corner of Cen ter and Adams street and further ar engagements were made for further devastation at the corner of Center and Washington when the police in- terfered. The man who placed the red fire on the pavement hadn't been told that asphalt would melt or burn. When another carmine con flagration was being planned, the po- lice insisted that it should be start ed on sidewalk or concrete gutter which is recognized as being non inflamable
 No evidence was prOcurable last night that F. P. Conway or any other representative of the Asphalt Trust had instigated this demonstra- tion. It is probable that the man who had charge of the red fire had overheard a rehearsal of the speech of Hon. Joseph E. Morrison, who said something about the republicans setting the state afire To the red fire custodian it probably seemed that the proper time to begin was at the beginning
 A brass band paraded the street and by half an hour preceded the speakers and candidates to the city hall plaza where an audience of two or three hundred had assembled. The interim was filled in with a half
 
 coming of the real entertainers.
 The band stand was filled with state and county candidates. Judge Sloan presided after stating that that office had devolved upon him in the absence of Judge Kibbey, the state chairman. There is no more pleas ing and polished speaker in the state than this same Judge Sloan and his Introductory remarks were well re- ceived. He described the sad ways into which the state had fallen through democratic incompetency and extrava gance. Relief was obtainable only by the election of the republican ticket from top to bottom. Furious applause among the candidates which shook the band stand and threatened the downfall of that structure.)
 Judge Sloan introduced Mrs. Rose Kibbe Krebs, candidate for state school superintendent, as the only woman candidate for a state office, the visible sign of the republican party's friendiness to women whose voting power is now equal to that of men,
 Mrs. Krebs spoke in clear voice Her remarks were brief, confined to a statement of her views regarding educational matters and tte further statement that women were temper amentaly better fitted than men for the direction of the machinery in which the youthful intellect is moulded
 The next speaker was Hon. J. l.. Hubbell, candidate for United States senator who took shot at the state administration and at too SubSer vient members of congress who re- gard their loyalty to the president above their loyalty to the people who send them to congress. MT Hubbell had in mind the Hon. M. A. Smith and his course with respect to the 1ree IOllS dUlenuDleul. MI. IluD'tii resented the interference of the presi- dent in the family quarrels of Ari- zona democrats and he concluded with prayer for the errfng pro- gressves.
 Hon. Joseph Morrison appeared as the chief reviewer of the merits of the republican candidates beginning with MT Hubbell and concluding at the bottom of the ticket As an after thought he mentioned his own can didacy for the office of attorney gen. eral. After Mir. Morrison was once started on this theme his effort was well sustained.
 The remarks of Hon. Ralph Cam eron, candidate for governor, were delivered with considerable unction, not to say positive earnestness. He had, he said, been sent once upon time to Washington at critical period in the history of Arizona. He had accomplished something There was now another critical period in