7 ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁adj ourn ▁till ▁April ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁session ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Hold - over ▁Legisl ature " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁majority ▁extending ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁session ▁past ▁the ▁si xty - day ▁limit ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁Background ▁During ▁his ▁term ▁of ▁office , ▁Governor ▁C . ▁Meyer ▁Z ul ick ▁had ▁experienced ▁stead ily ▁decl ining ▁popular ity ▁among ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁secure ▁in ▁his ▁position , ▁however , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁President ' s ▁confidence . ▁ ▁This ▁situation ▁changed ▁however ▁when ▁Benjamin ▁Harrison ▁defeated ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁during ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁session ▁began ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁incoming ▁President ▁would ▁replace ▁the ▁governor ▁with ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁party . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁territory , ▁spec ulation ▁was ▁r ife ▁over ▁a ▁possible ▁move ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁capital . ▁Phoenix , ▁which ▁was ▁comple ting ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁city ▁hall ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁territorial ▁legisl ature , ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁ch allen ger ▁to ▁Pres c ott ' s ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁session ▁Governor ▁Z ul ick ▁delivered ▁his ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁session ' s ▁first ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁address ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁Arizona ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁state hood , ▁calling ▁territorial ▁status ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the