Phoenix tribune., 1920-10-30

see. VIC have been no better off there
with two senator's and d representa-
tive than we were with q delegate
vthou q vote is only because /
honestly lalieve that I can duplicate
my performance of 1903 in getting
you statehood that ] have laid aside
my prlvate pursuits and again sought
Your suffrage. ff did not honestly
believe I could make good, that
coula get The things have promised
To- work for there / would not row
De asking you TO send me to the
United States senate.
No Time to Lay Down
I do not pretend, my friends, that
I am any supcrman or that it takes
such an one to. get results at Wash
ington You could do ii yourself if
you would so after it, Henry Ash
urst SAYS that anybody can get ap-
propri3tiCns at Washington. I agree
with him. but neither he nor my op-
pOnent have dene so ANA I win tell
you whv Tha5 d0 NOT go after them
They lay down ard admit that they
have lose before they start At Casa
GranGe Tie other Right Mark SDi b
told an audience that it was absurd
for me TO claim that I could get fed
eral i'd for that great project He
ID that he had fought for it for 80
years thai it would probably take 10
more 90 get it and then IL years to
build IT, What chaSce has a man in
that frame of mind to win the San
Carlos cr anything else for Arizona?
Flow our Senators Work
II yoa VIII bear with me a minute
arm going to cite You an Instance
cl how our senator's w1r& in Wash
.oe0n While the war was at it's
h5ial 7 had occasion 10 take up a
matter ci ilsluea7 with the war de.
-3r meat was in New York at the
time and we told that I would have
O. e General Bell at Governors Isl
and. saw General Bell and he re-
irred me 10 Secretary Of War Baker.
went % ha telephone and called up
Henry Ashls 1T Washington. I
1'd h'm wanted him to make an
p1oi1tn ut fer me the next day
Nta Secretary Baker IIa expressed
consi'era 5ia urnri e that ] should
Think ~ such q t1ing. saying that he
n Stark Smith had been trying to
see Secr tary Baker for a week but
fa been ln be TO do so. He tried
% ic0urage me from coming to
Washington saying that such mis-
sion would certainly be futile.
Threw Cold Water On Enterprise
Il ana going to be in Washington
tomorrow and ana goine to see Sec
retary Baker,"I reDiied. 'WelI
eome on then" said the senator.
"Aut # VIII be time and money lost.
took tha nieht train and reached
Washington early in the morning. ]
be- lre kfasr and. ceiling. taxi
went IN Senator Aehurst'q apartments
TIE end h'7 am'ab1o wife were Just
Finishing breakfast J bed known thcn
t1th FOR years ard they received IRE
r2e cordially repeated the pur-
Dose ot my visit. .Ralph" said
Henry. r0u viii never make St. Mark
and 7 heTe been irving in vain for
a week TO see Secretary Boxer"
IT Tou will take me down TO the
war donartment and get me by those
three lines of guards, That is all ]
ask reDlsd The war was on
and they ha3 the war department
lu1df0o hoav7v guarded. 81 viii
a9ree to that" Henry replied. "bui
viii not promise TO get you far
rher," and so we started out.
Showed Ashuret How 10 Do It
we passed the guards, by the sen.
ator presenting his card. and sue.
csede9 in raachirs tbe ante-room OF
Secretary Of War Baker's office
There were 10 to so people waiting
most Of them aruy officers.
Don't Won sea" said Ashurst. 'you
VIII never ref 10 see the secretary p
Just wait ard seer 7 replied. and
we set doVn right near the door to
the secr7tarv's private office.
Tn little while the door opened
ind n man came ont before he wss
hardly ort Of the Door 7 grabbed his
hand II am Reirh Cameron of Ari
7ona ard an here with Senator for
Arizona on the 10 o'clock train and
must see Secretary Raker just for q
moment. Ae surmieed, he was the
private secretary Of Secretary Baker
7 wiz see what 7 con do for you.
he replied and he went back into the
private office
IN a few minutes h7 came out AMI
said. Secretary Baker win see Won
Ar- Cameron So 7 went in ard
took Senator Asburst with me.
Only q Little Nerve Needed
How DO you do it. Ralph?" querie5
Henry as we went through the door
And go we saw Secretary Baker.
found him busy signing armw com
Halsslons something I thought hc
lnisht have delegated to some clerl
in the midst Of a great war. Anl
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