Tombstone epitaph., 1919-03-09
icT DEBATE GREETs HoWARp'S ELECTION
 CONVENTIONAL BILL

&ntiquatei and objectionable methods when Gaibraith asked h.m if he was aware several states were making that change.
 "yes," rep,.ed vyae. T know New York end Pennsylvania have done s1 and show me two more corrupt states" Howard rose in defense of his b:ll lie said Arizona was tired oi the presen; primary system as il had ero@n tired ci tae old convention i .r.s ;nods. le cor.endei that his Dill eliminated the ev!s Of the former con en;!on and provided the concrete action lacking III the present primary plan.
 rct oehate Ensacs ! "Tla di.ect primary aas i,l'ts," i aid -.i.es. "cu; you'd be afraid 10 risk returning to the rnrfifed con yeation as outlined in the Howard bill"
 <, L,rywhito declared he Winsor measure would place the state in the hands o: a few men, to which Lines rer'ied that the Howar! bill had even more dangerous ? ss!5i!it:es along that line
 Speaker Peterson said he was any thinc bu; s2tsiea vitA ihe primary system. "bu.." said he. the Howard bill does not cure tie evils Of that system. Further. grave aouA:s have been raised Of the constitujiona,ity of the Howard bi,l. l. would give preferential politicians with plenty Of money an opportunity to control a convention as in the old Lavs, an O. po-tu4.ty they canot have w.ea they have Q contend with the vote of ;he whole peor,e.
 T douh, f prohibition ever wo1,d have passed in Arizona f i. had been left to the legislature. ye, the people ; wanted il. as they demonstrated when they were permitted to g1 ,J he polls cn ire q1cs,:on r the legislature cannot be relied or - carry cut the wishes of the people. how much less could the voters place their faith in l convention open 10 the influences cf ccrrurt politics"
 DeiDridre drought the point n the WiEsor bill which would appeal most to the workiagman Lad not been touched on.
 It is a feet" he asserted, that hundreds Of miners in this state are discharged just prior to an election on account of their To,:t.ca, faith, Their homes are broken up and thus they are forced to move, losing their vo:cs. This bill provides for absentee voting and this evil, at least, will be corrected"
 The vote recommending the pass :se of the winsor bill was r to II, while Towards bill was recommended for indefinite poetponement by r to i t2
 Delbridge's bill to give iaborers' liens right Of way over all other ! claims against building or other work ing precipitated rather lengthy de 1 bate and in the end was recommend i ed for indefinite postpcnement The majority of the committee of 1 way and means reported fayorably on .he bill, while Barrows in a minority report stood against it. Phillips was afraid the passage of the measure would deprive legitimate creditors of their security. and said the bill was unfair as it stood. l Delbridge then offered an amend ment providing that laborers' liens would not take precedence over mort gages or liens recorded prior to the commencement of work, but that the laborers' liens would take precedence over any other mortgages proved to have been filed to prevent the collec- tion of just debts
 Coleman recalled a similar law which had been in effect 15 years ago and had to be amended at that time since it had practically killed the leas- ing and optioning of mining claims, owners finding that holders of options and leases had run up heavy bills and rendered the properties liable to