The oasis., 1896-11-28
A FUTILE LABOR

vote of Nogales precinct two years ago and at the recent election as an argu- ment against the proposed reorganiza- tion of the republican party in Pima ] county. The Judges figures look falf on the face; but it is the tally kept by | MT. R. D. George as the ballots were counted out of Ithe box which shows why something should be done to re- habiltate the party. There were too many votes which showed a deal in favor of Mark Smith by Messrs. Che noweth and Williams. Two years hence Sam Webb will not be here to trade votes with them: and without such a deal their county ticket would have made very sorry showing. lt would have been far better for those two gentlemen to.have first retained the heavy republican vote throwr against them in their home precinct, and then got what democratic votes they could without trading of the head of the ticket.
 Another most excellent reason why something should be done to put the
 party on better footing is the shame
 ful way in which precinct nominations
 were left open to give clear held 10 democratic nominees who were in the deal. George Hayden desired fo run
 as candidate for constable. He
 feared the deal which was made in
 favor of Duffy, Broderiek and Taylor,
 and he got up petition to have his
 name put upon the official ballot. MT. | Chenoweth as he was about to start
 to the convention, sent word to MT. Hayden that he would have him put
 upon the regular ticket. Lulled by
 that pledge Mir. Hayden did not file his petition. Mir. Chenoweth failed to keep his word, and when the pub lished proceedings of the convention
 reached Nogales 1t was then too late
 to forward the petition. MT. Hayden
 and his friends are justly incensed at
 that kind of trickery, and they all feel it is high time something was done 10 put the party under a management
 which will be more honest with repub-
 jeans and not use the party machinery : to play into the hands of democrats And, again. when D. J. Cumming
 and James Speedy had been placed ! npon the official ballot by petition q meeting was called at Masonic hall which was presided ever by MT. Che uoweth, republican nominee for the legislature, and in which there parti ; cIpated Sam r. Webb, democratic col lector of customs, Charles Mehan
 democratic Chinese inspector, and ] numerous other democrats, at whlcf meeting a resolution was adopted IT practical effect binding all present t' . vote against Messrs. Cumming ant . lSpeedy, the only republicans running
 for precinct officers. And the friend of Cumming and Speedy think it higl . time something were done to proven that kind of connubiating by republi can nominees with democrats to bea r fellow republicans.
 More than all THE OASIS has evi
 denced of secret conferences betweel
 Will EKey, chairman of the allege' local republican committee, and San Webb, the democratic boss of Nogales " It is things like these, now matters " public notoriety, from which sprin
 the demand for rehabilitation of tn n republican party. Pima county is r' = publican. With, the republican d unitd and pulling in harmony they ca ;, carry the county. But it cannot | n done by manipulatingthe party frol
 within the'secret'precincts'sof an 4
 P. A. council, .unseating the regularl