Arizona republican., 1902-08-09
Arizona and Nevada.

Arizona and Nevada.
 A special ispatch from Washington to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in- telligently reviews the political situa tion in Arizona and Nevada, and as to this territory it must be admitted that the hopeful view expressed is based on very substantial grounds.
 '.The return of Nevada and Arizona to the republican column in the Mo- vember elections is confidently counted upon by the republican campaign man. agers," says the dispatch. Since 1893 any talk of republican triumph in the states and territories that so enthus- astically followed the Bryanites on the silver issue has been provocative of merriment in political circles, but the conditions have been so radically changed in the past two years that even the democrats admit that the re- publican gains in the former storm cen- ter of the silver sentiment have been so rapid and substantial that there is a prospect of the stat returning to the republican column at any election.
 Senator Stewart, who has just re- turned from Nevada, insists that all conditions are ripe for a republican victory in that state in November, and Mark Smith, the democratic delegate from Arizona. admits that the reprb- licans will stand a fighting chance of electing their ticket in that territory in November.
 "The senator also called attention to the commercial and industrial devel- opn1ent of the state, and said that the people, whose interests aside from sil yer were all with the republican party, would support the party candidate in the coming election. He believes that the candidacy of MT. Newlands for the senate would strengthen the republican party. He predicts the election of Judge Thomas Hawley United States senator by the republicans at the com- ing session of the legisla ture next Jan nary
 ''The situation in Arizona is equally as favorable for the republicans. who have maintained their party organiza- ton during the silver defection, and in the last election cast 1864 votes for their candidate for delegate, being de- feated by an even 1000 votes. The dem- ocrats boiled 7152 votes in 1892, and the republicans 5151. The republicans elected their delegate in 1894 by plurality of about 1000. the democrats and populists being divided. In 1896 the democrats elected their delegate by about 1000, the democrats and pop nlists. although divided, polling ma jority of the votes of the territory In 1898 the democratic delegate received S.212. and the republican candidate 1884. In the last election, in 1900, Mark Smith. the present democratic delegate, rapQivnd nd N hu ha republican candidate. 1864
 MT. Smith will not be a candidate for re-election. He says that he does not care to return as a delegate, and unless the statehood bill is passed at the coming session of congress, he will retire from politics. If the bill is passed. Mir. Smith will probably be a candidate for the United States sen- ate. In a guarded manner MT. Smith admits that the republicans are stronge in the territory than they have been before in years, and have a good fighting chance of winning in the com- ing election. The statehood question: he says, has something to do with it. The impression which prevails that . republican majority in the territory would aid the statehood bill may in fuence sufficient votes to give the re- publicans a victory.
 According to the figures, a change of 800 votes in each will carry Arizona and Nevada for the republicans in the coming election. Those familiar with the conditions believe that the change will be easily effected
 Mr. Smith would, of course, decline to go on record as stating that the can- didate of his party is likely to lose in the November election. but he and all other well informed citizens of the ter ritory know that the republican party in Arizona is stronger today than ever before. Even two years ago, as stated in the dispatch, a change of 300 votes would have elected the republican can didate, and since then the democracy has been steadily losing. The vigorous virile citizenship of the territory is naturally republican. It has no sym pathy with the democratic policy Of scuttle in the Philippines, with the democratic policy of abusing the army and holding our soldiers up as enemies of the country. or with the numerous .tisms'' with which the democratic party is identified. Many of our broad-minded citizens who were for merly democrats are now ready to vote the republican ticket. The party obli- g;tion never rested so lightly on Ari- zof.a democrats as it does at present.
 Moreover, the republican party has been strengthened by the great popu- larity of President Roosevelt and his policies. Practically everything for which the president stands has the ap- proval of the people of Arizona, ire