Arizona republican., 1891-05-06
OUR TUCSON LETTER Kilkenny Fight Among the
 Democrats. Frank Heney Causing Much
 Uneasiness. Pima County Will Elect Republican Delegation to the COnstitu-
 tional Convention.
Special correspondence of THE REPUBLICAN.

Special correspondence of THE REPUBLICAN.
 TUcsoN, May 6, 1891.
 The Democratic muddle over the Con- stitutional ticket is at fever heat, and among Democrats it is an al-absorbing topic. It is apparent that strenuous efforts are being made to suppress Mir. Heney and keep him from making tine public criticism of the ticket nominated by the Democratic Convention that he proposes to give vent to Wednesday night. Thus far all the efforts to gag his speech have proved unavailing and the Democrats are contenting them- selves with expressions of total disinter- estedness. When asked as to whether Judge Barnes, or any other Democratic prophet, will respond to Mr. Heney on the great occasion, the answer comes that the Democratic party is not gum ming for small game in the fight, and need all the ammunition available for bigger game. It is plain, however, to be seen that the camp is seriously dis turbed, and that small hopes of victory are entertained by those capable of judg- ing the condition of political affairs in Pima county.
 The Republicans look at the row among their opponents with equanimity and expect to derive great benefits from the l emocratic fracas. For long period all the political rows in this county have been fathered on the Re- publican party, and the present har- mony among those of that political faith is an eye-opener to the great unwashed.
 One thing is certain, the Republicans are acting as one man in this fight and receive with stolid indifferer ce all ef- forts to arouse political feeling. The candidates are admitted to be the very personification of strength, and they are already rallying around their standards the voters who cast their ballots for the best timber.
 The Democratic campaign was not in- sugurated under favorable auspices, as at their first meeting, the ratification meeting, Judge Lowell got mad because better audience was not assembled and, after speaking 6 few minutes, abruptly broke off his speech, making the remark afterwards that they had got hold of the wrong man to talk to empty benches. This busting up of the even- ing's program brought the meeting to an unseemly end. It is a tough occasion when warhorse of the veteran stripe of Judge Lowell goes back on his party, and it pictures the distress surrounding the disorganized camp. Further meet ings are talked of tonight, as far as pos sible, to remedy the bad impression made by the disastrous finale of the first meeting, but the chances are greatly against any more oratorical exhibitions, barring the great effort of Mir. Heney, Democratic show. The Republicans speech will of necessity be in the inter- est of their entire ticket, not that the Republicans are short of forensic ability, but because MT. Heney volunteers to mop up the floor with the Democrats, and on this occasion he should be en- couraged by all proper-thinking Repub- licans.
 Each of the Democrats nominated are counting on their Republican friends to pull their chestnuts out of the fire, but none of the Republicans are willing to get their fingers burnt trying it, no mat ter what taffy is given them, nor what honeyed words are whispered softly in their ears. The policy of the Repub- licans is to stand from under and vote the Republican ticket and every name on it, as they hope for statehood and statehood under favorable circum- stances.
 The Convention of Pima county did not hide itself under a bushel when they instructed their delegates in favor of the Idaho test oath, and the voters of the most populous county in this Territory will see to it that the delegates so instructed are selected to carry out the program.
 The Democratic ticket, made up wholly iron, Tucson, has little to recommend it, except the good looks of the candidates, and inasmuch as female suffrage is still unborn in Arizona, this feature cannot play an important part, as against the sun-burnt, hardy toilers of the Repub- lican ticket.
 The work done by the Commissioner of Immigration is bearing a rich har- vest. Letters from the leading officials of the great railroads connecting the sparsely settled West with the over crowded East and letters from officials of other like great advertising mediums, are being received every day to the effect that the pamphlets treating so ably of the great resources of Arizona are being distributed through the chan nels of their offices and stations. This is the modus operdndi that will bring about great results to our Territory, and it is to be sincerely regretted that the one office of the greatest possible value to Arizona should have been cut of, leaving the good work but partially executed. The Worlds Fair presented the great opportunity for ad- to advantage, and this oppor- tunity should not have been lost. It is to be hoped that Arizona's Commis- sioners may to some extent remedy the great evil done by the Democratic Legis- lature, so penny-wise and pound foolish.
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