The herald., 1897-06-30
Mckinley Surprises the
Treasure Territory
MORE REPUBLICAN TROUBLE
A STRANGE REQUEST TO THE
RESIDENT
He Is Asked to Defer to the Choice
of the Arizona Central
Committee

Special Correspondence to The Herald.
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 29-TIe news
that the president had made the Arizona
judicial appointments struck Phoenix
late last week with something like the
force and suddenneSs of thunderbolt
These appointments were not expected
until the fall, or at least until the NOM
ination of McCord had either been con-
firmed or rejected by the senate. 1t was
semi officially announced, in fact, that
the judges would not be named until
after the McCord question was settled,
and their selection at this time argues
that the presidents mind is at rest con-
cerning the fate of his friend McCord.
1t was on Friday that dispatch was
sent to the President from Phoenix, ask
ing the president If he would defer TO
the wishes of a Republican territorial
convention in the choice of another
man for governor and the only answer
received to that dispatch, so far, was the
unexpected announcement of the presi-
dents choice for the Arizona judicial
positions
Evans, acting chairman of the Repub-
lican central committee. McCord's $
friends denounce this action as impu-
dent and insulting to the president-apd
perhaps it was, for the number of pub
lice offices seems to be all too scarce for
the number of McKinley's friends. How,
then, with any sort of regard at all for
the eternal fitness of things political,
should a handful of Arizona politicians
seek to reduce the number of public Of
fees?
DR.. j. NJ. Ford, president of the central
committee. and himself gubernatoriai
possibility in the event of McCord's re-
lection by the senate, is in Kansas City
and had no knowledge of Pierce Evans
dispatch to the president. 1t is said
that DR.. Ford was angry upon learning
of the proceeding and that he had at
tempted to remove Evans from the
chair. But the learned and eloquent
Herald says that DR.. Ford has only one
vote in the committee and his attempt
to oust Evans don't goa remark
that is probably NJ arer the truth than it
is to the elsewhere accepted rules of
syntaX.
IWO ALLEN u L DIES
Of the four district judges named by
the president. two are non-reSidents,
and their selection furnishes two more
reasons of Republican dissatisfaction
with the course of the Republican pres
ident. The st. Louis platform declared
for home rule in the territories, but If
some of Mr.. McKinley's friends happen
to live far away from the jobs that are
open to them-well, then, so much the
worse for the st. Louis platform.
These two alien judges are both per-
sonal friends of the president. George
r. Davis, who was appointed to the
First district, is a resident and voter in
Wapokoneta. Ohio, and the first time he
ever stepped west of the Rocky noun
tains was last spring, when the president
sent him here to investigate the charges
that were then being pressed against
McCord At that time Mr.. Davis was
not in good health, and in conversation
with the president one day he remarked
that he would like TO take trip to Flor
ida
why not try the air of Southern Ari
zona?" said Mckinley. Mr.. Davis
agreed. and the special commission to
investigate McCOTu was given MIN. ENl-
IDENTIFY the Salt River valley was agree
able to Mr. Davis. who, by the way, spent
the night prior to his departure for Phoe
nix at the presidents home in Canton.
Tucson and Tombstone will be the
home and the scene of Mr.. Davis use
fulness for the next four years, after
which he Will doubtless return to Ohio,
much invigorated and strengthened by
the clear, tonic air of the deserts. Mr..
Davis was a national delegate from
Ohio, Hanna man in the Ohio state
convention, and protege OF the presi-
dent. He is a very pleasant gentleman,
of about 35 years of age.
In the Second judicial district. which
includes Florence and Solomonville, the
presidents choice for judge was Fletch
M Doan-and this was also the choice
expressed by Mr.. Reppy of Bicycles Is
Baggage" fame. Mr.. Doan resides at
Florence, vas once the district attorney
of Pinal county, and prior to that
Methodist minister. He is AZ years of
age. His selection will probably result