Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-23

! there was being circulated about the
! corridors an article taken from the
| New York World. The members of
the board of pardons and paroles We're
| incenSed at it and preparations were
| being made to read it from the floor
| in the debate that was expected to take
| place on the resolution if the motion
| to reconsider had carried. The article.
under the caption, Governor Hunts
Plea to Stop Arizona's Death Orgy
follows:
That Arizona state board of pardOns
| and paroles has failed to recommend
to Coy. George w. p. Hunt, for the
| exercise of executive clemencY, the
| cases of five men condemned to be
| hanged on May %. A new law gives
/ the board sole discretion in the mat
ter.
I. Gov. Hunt has referred to this ac-
| ton as being the cause of an orgy OF
death and declared that Arizona was
about TO set an example of legiliZed
murder Asked by The World for a
further expression of opinion Gov.
Hunt telegraphed as follows:
| ITO the Editor of The World
| 1T is. of course. understood by all
| familiar with my three years cam
paign against the states sanction of
legalized murder, that the recent
course of the board OF pardons and pa
/ roles concerns me in a measure that
is inexpressible. No occurrence of my
official career of twenty-five years
has brought to me more mental
anguish than has this ruthless decision
of three men clothed with temporary
authority by an adverse decision OF
4atr rama
court
while the lives of the condemned
men in the Arizona state prison seems
Eopelesslv doomed, the board of par
dons and paroles might yet intervene
were it disposed to do so. In view OF
the fact that the moral and utilitariaT
question involved in the application ot
| capital punishment is a nationwide
issue. which would be directly affected
by a wholesale execution in Arizona
the filing of forceful protests agains
the tragedy impending in this stat
would be welcomed from all people o
humanitarian instincts and proclivitie
throughout the United States.
so long as my constitutional pre-
| negatives of reprieving and commutini
We're unimpaired l discharged my NOR
nj and official responsibility in thi
matter as my judgment and conscienc
dictated. Since, however. in the pres
ent crisis. Arizona confronts blood
! Friday" contrary to the actual Vot
of almost half of her electorate. | mos
earnestly invite wired expressions O
protest from every interested either
These communications may be ad
dressed TO Hon. Frank p. Trott, chair
man board of pardOns. Phoenix. Ariz.
The Worlds humane and publ
spirited interest in one of Arizona
foremost issues is deeply appreciated
not merely by myself. hut by thou
sands of the states citizens. in who's
behalf 1 feel at liberty to address you.
c. w. p. HUNT,
| Governor Of Arizona
| The senate throughout the day
| stood of and on, to use q nautical ex
! preston. Senator Chase spent con
siderable part of the day in contem
plation of a rich gold ring which the
attaches of the senate had presented t.
him the day before on the occasion OF
his seventy-secondb birthday. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Senator
! Mcmillan and was feelingly responded
to by Senator Chsae.
Late in the afternoon session of the
| house. Mr.. McClain with Indignation
feigned or real. called attention to a
slight that had been put upon the leg
| islature by somebody. The celebration
! of the opening of the bridge at Yuma
| was in progress The governors of the
| two states would be there today shak-
ing hands cordially and the governor
rof California would be attended by a
delegation from the California legisla-
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