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Show ARIZONA IS HOLDING ITS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Phoenix, Ariz.. Arizona is holding an election today Tor the choice of delegates to the constitutional convention. con-vention. The contest is strictly along party lines between tne Republicans and Democrats, with a third party, the Laborites, having candidates in several counties and claiming It will elect oome delegates. Fifty-two dele igaies are to be chosen. Each of the leading parties Is claiming It will have a clear majority in the constitutional consti-tutional convention. The Democrats are appealing to tho voters on the ground that the initiative and referendum and recall should be incorporated in the state constitution, Tho Republicans ha'o declared against Incorporating these provisions pro-visions on the ground, they assert, that President Taft and congress might reject such radical legislative provisions and cause a postponement of statehood. The Pueblo speech of former President Presi-dent Roosevelt, when-he addressed the voters, was Interpreted by the Democratic papers of Arizona as a declaration for the direct legislation principles, Mit th.- former president denied In telegrams sent to Republican Repub-lican editors that his words had such meaning. e did not definitely commit com-mit himself ou the Issue. |