Arizona republican., 1914-10-16
Candidates Visit Southside City and Are Most Cor dially Received by Close Friends of Dr. Nelson, Senatorial Candidate
WE'LL RECEIVED
 IN HOME TOWN
Governor Young Confines Remarks to State Affairs and the Purposes of the Progressive Party ill the Present Campaign
Especial to The Republican,

MESA, Oct 15.-The Mesa Opera house was filled to capacity tonight by democrats, progressives and re- rublicans who gathered to hear the progressive candidates, Hon. George T.. Young for governor, pr. J. B. Nelson for United States senator and J L. B. Alexander for attorney gen. eIal The candidates were given a most cordial reception. the greatest ovation. perhaps, being given to Dr. Nelson, who was among his towns men, But both the other candidates were pleased with the welcome given tEem on their appearance and the attention their remarks received, as well as the manifest approval of them.
 Governor Young, who was the first speaker, confined his remarks large ly to state affairs and the purpose of the progressive party to admins ter the business of the state in the interest of all the people, and not for the sole advantage of the office holders and the members of q DO liticaI machine. MT. Young spoke of the state bank loan project, which 1 is everywhere meeting with popular favor as it has been clearly demon strated how easily the state may oe made to extend needed aid to farm CTS without cost 10 taxpayers.
 Dr. Nelson, as in his earlier speeches. dwelt chiefly upon needed national legislation. and especially such legislation as would be helpful 1 to Arizona and other western states He urged a broader reclamation plan saying that the experiment already made by the government warranted an extension of it's wise policy.
 Captain Alexander, as at Tempe the night before, took the speeches of the democrats at Phoenix or | Tuesday night as a text for part of his remarks. Without distorting l the meaning of those speeches. he showed the audience what they die mean, and that out of most of ther- no hope could be drawn that tn" democratic administration. if it wery | retained in power would be any better than it had been in the past | Captain Alexander spoke of the dis regard by the administration of tn. plain laws of the state, and he saiC that if it's disobedience of the law received the endorsement of the peo- pie in November there were Il. lengths to which it could not con sistently go in a further disobediencj and disregard of the laws.
 All the speakers were liberally 1p plauded and the few who were pres ent at the democratic meeting of tn, night before, when Governor Hun and other state candidates appeared contrasted the audience of more thar 300 tonight with the attendance O hardly more than two dozen then. It should be said in explanation however, of that slight attendance that there had been little advertise
 ment of the democratic meeting, and beside, the temperance meeting tn same night drew the greater part O
 the populace. for the people arr more intensely interested in tn
 question there discussed than in an! other before them in this campaien
 The enthusiasm of the meeting to
 night. incomparison with the ston. silence of the attendance at tn. democratic meeting, was remarked
 The speech of the governor brough
 ont not the slightest applause, thougl
 some of the other candidates wer
 faintly cheered.