Show MO Vt ON fOR STA I Enthusiastic Convention is Held at Phoenix Ariz at Which Reso Resolutions p to Congress Were Adopted and Constitution Agreed Upon I j Phoenix IVf Oct ot S tam cam campaign m for statehood was wes launched today In th the most Uc con ever held In lit the territory Every county mu municipality municipality and commercial organization org In Inthe Inthe inthe the territory sent nt delegates and the body of 0 accredited delegates that met in inthe Inthe inthe the lOcal opera house taxed the he capacity I of that building A J Pecan Toran of Prescott was perma verma Resolutions were adopted with gri I enthusiasm declaring that Arizona ii h justly entitled to be freed from front the present territorial focus forta of ot gov goc government go as baa has been the un unvarying vary ing cue rua us ton tom of or the federal movement to admit territories t to statehood when their population population I lation wealth and the tro intelligence of or ortho J the tho population p are ate sufficient to warrant p such auch notion action 4 The resolutions r were w re strong in tone and their aroused the convention to c a high pitch of or enthusiasm When the theo closing o sentence was read declaring that relies ll 8 upon upen the Iono of ot justice o boUt both branches branche Of It congress the dele dale delegates gates rose to feet teet The Indian band ur Sousas Stars Sar and Stripes and nd the convention be he a urn of la m Governor W 2 cw Mexico made a J i brIef speech referring to Arizona as a rib taken from New Mexico and her best helpmate He spoke of New con constant conI I 1 stant effort In tho the interest of Arizona f I Governor Murphy of ot Arizona spoke elo do elor doI I r q of claims to statehood her achievements and her resources re Delegate te Mark Smith make a short speech 8 de that the issue of state statehood statehood statehood hood had kept In the background back in congress D lost lest political jealousies be excited He Re was hopeful of a vote ote how however ho hodi however ever at t the coming c session IO and an early admission di to o the union The convention e tt closed with the of the old state constitution prepared in 1881 USI The following OI committee was chosen to go g to Washington and lay the e claims ra of or the territory before congress W V C Cg Greene g f L T W Mix I E B Gage a Thomas Brockman John h Lawler Lawlar and n W J Mur Murphy Murphy phy A finance committee was also named A reception which was tendered tonight to Governor Otero and amI the other New I Mexico delegates was largely hugely attended |