Arizona republican., 1914-02-07
CANDIDATES OF LEAGUE
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clet dDOut tnelr sessions. They were as open as this one and had as little to conceal. It was assumed that all good citizens were members of the league or could be members. The league believed in concentration if good was to be accomplished and the invitation of the cooperation of the audience was invited that the work might be more effectively done In conclusion MT. Diehl said: Tt is for you to have a good government or bad government
 Dr. Dameron, having been introduc- ed, said: T am glad to be here with the backing of the Good Government League I am glad to have the back ing of a good man or of several good men, and the league is only an ag- gregation of good men, If I am elect ed, I will be elected by the votes of good men, and if I am not elected by them, 1 will not be elected I will not be elected by the baser element I am not catering except to the better element"
 Dr. Dameron, speaking of appoint ments, said that as a member of the commission he would be guided only by the merits of applicants, and his actions would be always in the open and the limelight. Regarding a ridic ulous statement by an evening paper that c. T. Hirst had been slated for city manager, Dr. Dameron said, humorously, that he regretted that he had been overlooked in the making of that appointment. Nobody had said a word to him about it.
 Said he: T have no platform, and I will have none. I will not promise anything to anybody. As to my quali- fications I know I have the honesty and the intent, and I believe I have the capability"
 In introducing MT. Goodrich, Chair man Coggins alluded to the service performed by him as a member of | the paving commission which had | saved the city many thousands of dol l lars. T am embarrassed,' said MT. Goodrich. 'by the good things the chairman has said about me, but I will try to live up to the good repu- tation he has given me" MT Good rich spoke of the city manager and his duties, and the great power with which he would be invested. It was, therefore, important that care should | be taken in the selection of a mayor and commission which would have the selection of the manager Said i he: "The success or failure of the 1 government rests with you. If it is a failure, it will be a serious one. But I do not believe there will be a fail ure. There is evidence that the peo- pie are not careless. That is shown in the regard for public improve
 ments. I believe that the people want men of honesty and capacity. There | will be spent in this city three-quar- l ters of million dollars in street | paving. It may be wisely spent or it may be in part wasted spent unin- telligently or dissipated by graft am not going to say that I am the | kin1 of a man you want I am not asking anyone to vote for me on ac- count cf personal friendship, but I want the votes of those who think I will make the right kind of an of- ficial. This office is not of my seek ing. I have accepted the nomination as a public duty, for l think I owe much to Phoenix"
 The first of the regular speakers of the evening was Rev William Scai .ett, who said: T am not here as the representative of any church CT any political faction, but as a pri- vate citizen interested in good gov crnment. It is the duty of all citi- 2en:. tc take part in public affairs | n- hnY ;- ,fo6 believe that an emergency now ex- ists. It is to be deplored that this important campaign should have de- generated into a campaign of mud singing, for mud singing clarifies nothing" MT. Scarlett spoke in favor of concentration of effort There are twenty candidates for the commission. most of whom were not known to the great majority of the voters It had been the pur.":;a to make four good men known to all, and that was the work undertaken hV the Comm ttea ot Ore Hundred and Twenty five and later by the Good Government League. Our candidates" said MT Scarlett may not be the best, hut we believe they are good men, and only four candidates can be elected. 1 think that newcomers among us will be thankful to know something of these candidates and that is why We have come here tonight"
 Before introducing MT, Getsinger, the next speaker, Chairman Coggins said he had no charge to make acainst any of the other candid lees. It was only desired to present the claims of those which had been en- dorsed by the league
 MT. Getsinger regretted that he was not an orator and then proceeded to deliver a snappy address filled with punches T am here" he said "as a citizen of Phoenix where I have lived for six years l believe in Phoenix and it is to be the home of my children. l want them to live in a clean city and that is why I am taking an interest in this campaign. There are twenty can didates for membership of the com mission. Many of them I do not know but some I DO know. We cannot ) elect twenty candidates so we must elect four and We have centered our strength on four. Why cannot Dr. Braxton and I agree upon four candi- dates? Why then cannot we invite somebody else to agree with us. have that right and you have that right. Some will say that is a crime SllDDOSa. a neWSDaper of this city