Arizona republican., 1891-05-17
THE ELECTION,

The result of the election for the Con- stitutional Convention is not yet abso- lutely known, but it will leave the majority either way very close. With a full two-thirds Democratic majority in the Legislature the outcome, this time, be it as it may, is very satisfactory to the Republicans. It proves beyond a doubt that if the party would lay aside its personal strife and bickerings Arizona could be carried by the Republicans beyond peradventure. Phoenix, Tucson, Tombstone, Yuma, are the cities of Ari- zona, are Republican, and the sweeping victory iD Graham county is an indica- tion of what can be done on the outside by united effort and organization. This fact is not new one. It is potent to all, and it is high time that some action was taken, to insist upon a straight Republican policy. Men who, in an election like the one just past, where absolutely nothing but a principle is involved, purposely slaughter the party's nominees for private ends or personal grievances, are not the men to give counsel in the future. The man who cannot rise above this is not q good Re publican, and certainly cannot be tied to. There is absolutely no disputing the fact that if the Constitutional Con- vention has a Democratic majority it was made so by those purporting to be Republicans. Speaking of the situation in Pima county, the Citizen says;
 Up to the last hour on Monday 1t was be- lieved that the Republicans had successfully arranged matters to give the whole ticket the undivided support of the followers of the grand old party of Pima county. This, however, proved delusion, as early on election day number of workers who are usually found in the rank and file of the party were working on the streets in opposition to q portion of the Re publican ticket, and were thus aiding the Democracy. How well this business prospered can be seen by the vote boiled in Tucson. It was a surprise to the men working in the in terest of the Republican party at the polls. As no such dissentions in the party were sus- pected up to the very hour the work began, therefore precautions had not been taken to provide against 1t. That the Republican party of Pima county was able to prevail against even this action from within their own party shows how terribly in earnest they were and how well arrayed their plans of battle had been.
 Richardson was outrageously cut in Tucson by the work of members of his own party.
 This election is calculated to demonstrate what the Republican party of Pima county, perfectly united, can accomplish. The results achieved ought to convince disgruntled Repub- licans that only their own action makes it pos. sible for Democrats to be elected on the county ticket The only reward they get for scratch. ing their ticket is the victory of seeing an able bodied Democrat absorb the ducats of fat office for two years. How long are the Repub- licans of this county willing to elect Demo- crats?
 The remarks of the Citizen are appli- cable to other sections of the Territory than Pima and it is high time the party of the Territory was asking itself the question in earnest, "How long are the Republicans willing to elect Demo- crats?" And it might be we'll to inquire at the same time, "How long are be- trayers to be continued in positions of confidence and trust"