Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-09-24
THE REPUBLICAN DELEGATION FROM THE BIG COPPER CAMP AND ITS OPEN ATTITUDE ON IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Generous and Loyal to the Party it Asks for no Consideration at inc Hands of the
  Convention.
DEMOCRATIC PLAHS COLLAPSE

Contrary to predictions made by several, and especially so by demo- crats, the Jerome delegation has come and gone and up to the present not a murmur is heard from them over the action of the republican con- vention.
 A half dozen of the democratic "push"a few days previous to the convention had something up their sleeve" and they confidentially stated that Jerome was going to exact all and give nothing, and from county division to county offices it was to deliver the goods"
 The contrary has prevailed. h. stead of these gentlemen, who are residents of city that has the great United Verde nine at its door, de- manding for their section any regard of municipal or corporate interest whatever, they earnestly and will ingly co-operated with their fellow republicans and labored for the cOm- mon good. In caucus they asked for nothing and in the convention they rallied around republican interests without the attachment of corpor- ate collar on their neeks or pair of partisan hobbies On their feet, on any issue personal or sectional. Nothing that can be anchored to them other than that of loyalty on inc broad lines of duty to republi- eanism can be misconstrued.
 County division, an issue which two years ago had its enthusiastic supporters in Jerome and was backed accordingly by every man who came to Prescott on Monday as delegate, was as silent as a Sphynx, and the subject was not permitted to be heard or considered, either politically or commercially. On the contrary the delegates were frank and candid in expressing their views and as being opposed to the measure.
 On the question of party recogni- ton, the delegation asked for not an office and further than that would not have one.
 We are sorry for Jerome. Sorry for it because the plans of the opp position party have miscarried, and instead of vicious and unmerciful fight from temporary officers to the last office, the great United Verde mine of Senator Clark cannot for once be welded to the republican party as it was to be in the late re- publican convention of Yavapai county, by those democrats who pose as deities on the shrine of political forecasts.
 Considering Its industrial surround ings in mines, timber and agricultural interests, its magnificent proportions as a city, the present disregard shown it in public improvements that are due it officially in many ways, Jerome bears it's burdens silently and with out a murmur, when it should not. It Is simply paying tribute to Yava- pal. When the time comes for divi- sion of the county, and when fair and equitable adjustment of the vari- ous geographical, and financial ques- tions can be amicably considered by a commission, we doubt if there will be any controversy whatever over the division of Yavapai on that line. The growth of Yavapai is general, and the comparative isolation of Jerome in particular must of neces- sity in the near future be considered in the same regard that gave Arizona its Cocomino, and that took away Tonto Basin from Yavapai.
 Voiciug the sentiments of the re- publican delegates from Jerome, the question of creating a new county is unauthorized, and taking that into consideration, and also the harmoni- ous attitude of the delegation, their loyalty to party principles, and the sacrificing of everything due them, does it appear to honest and fearless manhood that H. J. Allen had them shackled together as slaves in the disgraceful duty that democracy would have them pictured in the columns of that democratic mass of alarm in degredation and vitupera- 4;o,, tba Copr;ar