Arizona republican., 1914-04-01
Members of Many Organi- cations from All Parts of Arizona Gather and Or ganize to Fight Liquor Traffic
SEEK AMENDMENT
 TO CONSTITUTION
The Organization Perfected Starts Campaign to Make Arizona Dry - Officers Elected = M organ of Wilcox President

A state temperance federation sprang into being yesterday at con- vention of delegates from all parts of the state and representing nearly every different calling and political faith. It fathers a proposed amend ment to the constitution of the state, prohibiting the manufacture or sale, exchange or disposition of alcoholic 1 liquor in any form. The form of the amendment was decided upon in open meeting, the petitions ordered pre- pared, the circulation to begin imme- diately, and then to cap the climax a fighting organization was perfected with officers, who immediately &C., cepted the trust. The manifest pur- pose of the federation is to make Arizona a dry state, and the officers selected at the closing session of the convention last evening were:
 R. L. Morgan of Wilcox, president. George F. Rhienhart of Tucson, sec retary.
 O. A. Sexton of Phoenix, treasurer.
 The executive committee is, in ad- dition to the above, B. W. Getsinger, Dr. John w. Thomas and H. F. Kane. all of Phoenix
 The most remarkable part about the entire meeting was the unanimity of expression that was manifested during the three sessions, morning. afternoon and night. Socialists and l. w. w. members joined with repub- licans and democrats, to say nothing of prohibitionists, in commenting movement that seeks to have all for the time sink the other contests and personal feelings for the sake of the common fight against the liquor traf- fife in the state Members of every Christian denomination were present. l and then there were some who openly admitted no church utilization.
 Men and women deliberated upon the questions at issue, especially the form of the proposed bill, with the greatest good humor, and for the first time in many years the actual dyed 7 in-th e-wool prohibitionists agreed with the anti saloon delegates in the conduct of the meeting and the object for which it was called Members of the trade unions were present from Phoenix and other portions of the state. among them being many of the miners and some members from the Western Federation.
 The body of the Central NJ. E. church, South. was filled during the day and packed during the evening sessions with these delegates. many of whom are among the states nota- bles. Members of the constitutional convention, a former nominee Tor president, a former governor Of the territory, one of the delegates to the famous Chicago convention that nom mated Abraham Lincoln in 1860. This lman, General Thomas F. Wilson. of Tucson, was elected permanent chairman of the meeting. Governor Hughes, who left Phoenix eighteen years ago, promising never to return until there was a combined movement against the liquor traffic. was pres ent. as was Eugene W. Chafin, now a candidate for senator to succeed
 Mark A. Smith.
 The meeting was called to order in the morning by B. W. Getsinger whose name was signed to the call
 and he introduced the speakers to the
 gathering until the time came for the
 election of the permanent officers General Wilson was selected tempo