The Winslow mail., 1922-05-12
REPUBLICANS BANQUET

PHOENIX May 10.-Three hund-
red and thirty-five representative
republicans hailing from every coun-
ty and corner of the state assembled
at get-together dinner held at the
Adams hotel last night given in hon
or of Ralph H. Cameron, the first
and only republican senator from
Arizona. In point of enthusiasm, in
point of interest and in the spirit
of harmony and optimism which was
invoked by the speakers the gath
ering was without question the big
gest event of its kind ever held in
the state.
The enthusiasm which was remp-
ant throughout the remarks o. the
after dinner speakers was climaxed
by the remarks of Senator Cameron
himself when he said: I'VE are 60
ing to build the San Carlos dam
just as l said we would before my
election, and we are going get the
appropriation before the close of the
year Under President Harding and
the republican administration Ari-
zOna is going to get more good
things during the next few years
than she has received in rs years
previous, the senator added.
Pointing to the accomplishments
OF the administration at Washington
during the first year of national
reconstruction policy, Cameron gave
full credit to the mastery genius of
the president and expressed the be-
lief that Warren G. Harding would
go down in history as the greatest
president since the time of Abraham
Lincoln Furthermore, he is in SYM
pathy with the needl of the west
and the southwest, declared the
speaker, and this, he predicted will
mean much for Arizona.
Senator Cameron referred to a
bill which he has recently introduce
ed throwing open to settlement by
exservice men of 10000 acres of
land in the Parker Indian reserva-
ton, and predicting that it would
become law during the present
session of congress as we'll as an
other law throwing open to settle
ment the mesa landa of the Yuma
district.
In spite of the criticism which
has been heaped upon your senator
because he could not do everything
within thirty days after he took his
seat, | am going to secure from con-
gress 100 per cent more than | ever
promised" declared Cameron. Tn
cidentally | have found out that
there are lot of darned mean peo-
pie in Arizona but there are so
many good ones that l am willing
to forget them
They accuse me Of attempting to
become great leader" continued
Cameron. THAT is untrue What
the republican party does in Arizona
that is what l am for, first, last and
all of the time. l want to be work
er and not leader, with the one
aim to build up the greatest state
in the Union.
"The wave of prosperity. started
by republican efficiency and confid-
ence has Just started. You will be-
gin to feel it's effects next fell: then
you will forget ali of the hard times
you have passed through. l am
working to that end and no enemies
iAAAAC SoL VI CfChI lie lIOlll uOIuS
my level best for my state. We're
going to get our appropriations, and
am going back to congress if they
will let me Qaughter) more deter
mined than ever to put Arizona on
the map
"YOu have heard it said that the
League of the Southwest is going
to build dam in the Colorado riv-
er. | am going to build the first
dam. | and my associates have
been working on the idea for the
past five years and we are ready to
shoot. And when it is built we can
river, developing unlimited cheap
power and placing three and a half
million acres under development.
All that I ask is that you help
me and get behind me and I'll go
the limit for every one of you"
Several times during the. course of
his remarks Senator Cameron was
greeted with prolonged cheers and
applause and it wad with difficulty
that he was able to proceed.
AT the conclusion of his remarks
resolutions were presented and
unanimously adopted approving and
endorsing the administration of
Warren G. Harding, commencing
and endorsing the incessant activity
of Senator Ralph H. Cameron in be-
half of Arizona, and approving and
endorsing the state administration
of Thomas e. Campbell.
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