Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-10-09
ENTHUSIASTIC DEN-
 OCRATIC MEETING
 HERE LAST TUESDAY

An enthusiastic gathering of dem
 ocrats, as we'll as republicans, filled
 Elks Hall last Tuesday evening, to
 hear a number of prominent speakers
 on the issues of the campaign. The
 Kingman Silver Cornet band called
 the people together and discoursed
 sweet music during the evening. F..
 F. Thompson, one of the old war
 horses of the democratic party, called
 the meeting together and named Hon.
 Ad. Cornwall chairman for the even
 ing. MT. Cornwall told of his plea
 sure in being one of those present at
 the democratic national convention iii
 San Francisco and the many goo0
 things he knew of the party and it's
 wonderful leaders, as we'll as going
 into the affairs of the nation and state.
 Judge A. G. McAlister, of the su-
 perior court of Graham county, who
 is candidate for supreme judge, was
 the first speaker. His talk was along lines regarding the non-partisan fea- ture of his candidacy and his quallfi.
 cation for the position. Judge McAl- ister is we'll known throughout the state and has friends wherever known.
 Following Judge McAlister was A.
 c. Peterson, candidate for superin- tendent of public instruction. MT. Peterson adverted to the fact that he had been attacked by the ministerial association of Phoenix because of his religion and went on to say that, ai- though of the Mormon faith, he had put in years of his time building up the educational institutions of his state without regard to religion. He also stated that the town of Stafford, which was ninety-five per cent Nor mon, had employed a n-Mormon principal of its high and common school. If religion had any place i'll the education of the Mormon, none but members of that faith would have been employed as teachers. But this was not so. A Mormon was just as anxious for education along non-rc- igious lines as were members of any other denomination, and the laws of the state kept the schools free from religious intolerance.
 . Loren Vaughn, candidate for cor poration commissioner, also made a good talk covering the work of the commission and also his fitness for the position. MT. Vaughn is a well known lawyer of Phoenix and is well known in many parts of the state as a straightforward fellow and one who would fill the office faithfully and well.
 Frank Luke, candidate for the of flee of tax commissioner, is one of the old timers of the state, having lived in Yavapai, Maricopa and Gila counties before the railroads opened 1 the state to the outside world. It was MT. Luke's son who made a wonder. ful record as a flyer during the world war and whose tragic death cast sad ness over the whole United States. MT Luke has been the holder of many important offices throughout the state and could we'll fill the position to which he aspires.
 Senator Mark A. Smith made one of his old time characteristic speeches. | He covered the League of Nations pact and told of the fact that Hard ing, Lodge, Root, Hughes, Taft and others approved the measure, but in the attempt to break Wilson these fellows used every political device at their command. He adverted to the fact that no one word was inserted in the republican platform covering the world war for fear that it might be favorable to the Wilson govern ment. No mention was made of the 80,000 odd American boys that were sleeping on the fields of France or of the magnificent work done by our army overseas, or of the work of the navy that made it possible for that army to get over there. To read the republican platform one would not know that there had been a world war won and lost, nor that more than four million men had been called to the colors. The etire republican prop'l- ganda was against the Wilson ad- and a dastardly effort made to break down one of the most wonderful men the world hads ever Woodrow Wilson. He called attention to the fact that in February, 1919, Pres. Wilson had submitted drafts of the League of Nations to ex-President Taft, Charles E. Hughes, republican candidate for the presi- dency four years ago, and Elihu Root, one of the best known republican for their criticism and suggestion; that Hughes submitted seven changes in the draft, Taft four and Root six That of these cnanges the League accepted and adopted six of Hughes seven, five of Roots six