Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26
HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Mark Smith again proved his un- | dying devotion to Arizona last week l at Los Angeles, on the occasion of a | banquet given by the democrats of | that city to Hon. Champ Clark, the talented congressman from Missouri. ! MT. Smith was down on the program l for speech and he took the occasion
 to take a fall out of Senator Bard, of California, because of his action in op-
 posing the admission of Arizona to
 statehood, when the bill for that pur pose was up in the senate last winter. MT. Smith was loudly applauded and ! those present at the banquet entered
 a positive disclaimer that Bard rep
 resented the people of California
 when he opposed Arizona's statehood aspirations. Congressman Champ
 Clark paid Mark Smith high compli-
 ment because of his unceas:ng efforts
 at the national capital in behalf of the
 Arizona statehood bill. One thing can
 always be depended upon. and that is
 whenever Mark Smith has an oppcr-
 tunity to advance the interests of Ari-
 zona or to swat an enemy of the Ger
 ritory he will be there with the
 goods"
 At the Fourth of July celebration at
 Duncan in Graham county, Hon. J. F.
 Wilson was the principal orator.
 Since his visit it seems to be the ina
 pression among the Graham county
 democrats that Delegate Wilson has now got a well-defned case of senate
 rial fever. It is said that the colonel feels certain that when the time comes for Arizona to choose United States senators he will be able to hold the support of the entire north against all other aspirants from that section.
 It has long been understood that Hon. John c. Herndon, of Prescott, had his eye or a senatorship when Arizona becomes state. If he is a candidate there will probably be a lively scrap in the northern counties between these two prominent demo- crats for the mastery. However, the selection of senatorial timber will be confined to no locality when the time l comes for choosing it; the fight will i be fight for all. regardless of place ) residence. Unless there should be | an unexpected reversal of public sen timent it is almost a certainty that | Mark Smith will be one of the first | senators from Arizona, Who will be l the other one is an open question. Eugene Ives is an avowed candidate, and he is a shrewd politician; then there is Herndon. Wilson. Barnes and perhaps others who will certainly try for the high honor.
 Provided Mark Smith is not can who will be most likely to get the democratic nomination for dele gate to congress next year. from Ari- other day by prominent Arizona democrat If would be presuming a great deal if any one should attempt | to answer that question now, but the question itself is significant of the fact that Mark Smith holds his place as first in the esteem and confidence of the democrats of Arizona. Should he ask for the nomination next year he would most likely not be opposed. Besides Mir. Smith, there is quite q forest of good congressional timber. There is c. NJ. Shanon, a splendid stick without knot or blemish; there is Frank Cox of Phoenix, brilliant and able man. who. as a candidate would leave the Republicans without hope. Wilson need not be expected to stay | out of the contest. while Tom Norris, of Prescott. would be most satis factory candidate. Wiley E. Jones of rrahm county is considered a promising bush in the congressional forest; he's got the ability and he's | an artist when it comes to skinning ! and gutting republicans on the stump. | There is no better campaigner in -Ari- Zona.