Arizona republican., 1904-02-02
PEOPLE AND PARTY
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Views Of fir. F. Ii. Murphy on the Ter ritorial Republican Political Situa- ton A Transcontinental Line.

Mr. r. NJ. Murphy was seen ydster- day evening by a reporter for The Re publican and in response to an inquiry as to how long he expected to remain in the territory, Mr. Murphy said: Long enough to get in touch with the railroads and mining industries with which I am connected" MT. Murphy added that he would probably be here a few weeks when he would return to New York for a short stay, coming back to the territory to remain, he hoped, for some time. He said that he would prefer to be in Arizona with his friends and business interests than to live in New York or any ether place."
 When asked what, if any interest he was taking in the coming election of delegates to the republican national convention, he said, that So far he had taken no particular interest, beyond giving hearty support to MT w. C.. Bashford of Prescott. as a representa- tive to the convention from YavaDai county. He said that MT. Bashford was entitled to the full support of the party in the territory, having fought in the front ranks in every political
 
 twenty-five years, not only giving his time. but also contributing liberally toward meeting legitimate expenses.
 Mir. Murphy said he also believed in sending an uninstructed delegation from the territory, position that he had always taken; he understood that it was being charged that an unin- structed delegation would be looked I, II oHr1 mic .tr.af iOT as being unfriendly to President Roosevelt, but that he did not believe such to be the case. He believed that the entire delegation would be for MT. Roosevelt and he thought that under such circumstances the president would prefer an uninstructed delega- ton.
 Mir Murphy thought that none but "true republicans" should be permitted to go to the convention and their in nuence and Judgment should not be re stricted by being placed in the hands of any enc man. but they should be left free to act for the best interests of the territory and party, which they would find very difficult to do if in- structed. He believed that each coun- ty should send men that have been tried, possess ability and who can be trusted.
 When asked if he intended to take any part in shaping the complexion of the delegation, he said that he would not, unless compelled to do so that a great many of his intimate friends evidently had their hearts set on send ing an instructed delegation to the convention, and he did not like to in terfere beyong expressing his individ- ual views, a duty that he felt attach ed to every good citizen. MT. Murphy said the stuff that was appearing in the democratic papers about a Mur- phy- Hanna combination was worse than nonsense and that he did not be- lieve that the representations were in- spired by Governor Brodie.
 MT. Murphy will go to Florence today and from there to Dudleyville, returning 10 Phoenix the last of the week, when he expects to go to TCmb- stone and the Imperial Copper mines.
 He was asked how long he thought it would be before Phoenix would be placed on a s-continental line. He replied that he hoped not long, that he was doing all he could to that end and that he expected the work to be started west of Wickenburg early next month; that by the end Of 1904 he did not think there would be much of a gap between the eastern end of the Phoenix & Eastern and the main line to the east. and between the Arizona. California 6; Santa Ee on the west. He said that when this through line is completed and the reservoir is built and filled with water it would not be long before Phoenix would begin to boom; in fact all central Arizona and particularly Pinal county and the ter ritory west of Wickenburg to the Col orado river would take on new life