Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
He Makes Clear the Fact That the President Has a Single Track Mind, but Equipped with ample Switching Facilities GREATEST CROWD
 KNOWN IN STATE Thousands Come From All Over Arizona to Pay Trib- ute to him He is for Kib- bey First, Last and Al ways on His Record.

Before more people than have ever met in Arizona to hear a political speech-a crowd second in size only to state fair crowds-Colonel Roose- welt yesterday made his only Arizona speech in favor of the election of Charles Evans Hughes as president.
 The colonel talked Mexico to an audience that was wholly rceptiVe, because it knew the truth of the statements of the distinguished speak CT. Only once did he mention another of the policies of the administration, aside from it's methods in Mexico, and that was when he prefaced his prepared speech with a short talk on the Lusitania incident And he closed with what he called an "anec- dOte about Kihbey. the man who used te--be governor of the territory of Arizona. and is new running for the United States senate"
 The colonel had always found kihbey with him. when the governor thought the then president was right When their view conflicted. Kibbey alsays irst as sincerely opposed the president
 Prepared to answer questions the committee had learned democrats were primed to ask him about joint statehood. Colonel Roosevelt ex- plaiued how inc had hoped to get the four territories in as two states, and how Judge Kibbey and Dwight D Heard had proven the obstacles that had prevented this. There were no questions hurled from the audience. but a rolling wave of shouts. We're for Hughes greeted his final sen tence. in which the speaker asked that the privilege Of statehood. grant cd bv that enabling act, oyer which there had been such a fight. be used Go return Arizona's electoral vote for the republican nominee.
 Colonel Roosevelt found enough in President Wilson's Mexican policy to occupy two hours of rapid and vigor- OuS speaking. He scarcely touched on any of the many other assailablc points Of the administra tion's record.
 Dwight B. Heard introduced the Colonel in the following words:
 My Friends. We are here to pay tribute today to a great American mar of unfaltering courage. a man of faith in America and it's future man of inspiring patriotism and of almost prophetic vision.
 "A square fighter for national righteousness and social and indus trial justice. A man whose deeds sgnaTe wi.h his words. and whose
 't'if H'+pti- ilt nHS been an lnSUlra- ton Co the forward looking men anG women of America. A man who has aroused the patriotic soul of America and made clear the path of national duty. A man devoted to the better mcnt Of human welfare.
 "A man who. when president of this nation. insisted that the Ameri- can flag should follow and protect our citizens throughout the world.
 "I present to you that man, the first citizen of America, Theodore Roosevelt"
 The colonel then said
 MT Chairman. and you. my fel- low citizens Before I begin my Sneech. l rant to express in word my perfoEal gratitude for the way in which ! have been met here in Phoe- nix. want to thank the ladies for the decorations ard I want to say that ! appreciate the courtesy of the merchants in closing their shops fo. this afternoon. That was a mighty nice way to act. And I appreciate lt. and ] know it meant some sacri- iice on thoir part. And in what have to say-you know what I came for come here to advocate the election of MT. Hughes and I come to m2ke my appeal. not in any mere party sense, but 10 make it in the
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