Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-14
THE TOMBSTONE CONVENTION.

The Democrats at Tombstone today should not be swayed in their own good judgment by the pleadings and rantings of strangers from foreign parts, who will be on hand to see that things are done up brown to their en- tire liking. Part of their salary stiil depends on a successful handling of the Tombstone convention. Only the retainer fee has as yet been paid down.
 The Democrats of this precinct have selected Hon. J, s. Taylor as their choice for delegate to the National convention at St. Louis. This selec- ton was brought about by delegates who were avowedly for Hearst, and further than that. his selection is en- tirely satisfactory to all Democrats in Bisbee. The Mayor is a man of strong opinions, and has in the past been able to decide, to a great extent, for those things that have made the party victorious in this county in past years. Mayor Taylor is opposed toI instructions of any kind, and to ask him to accept the honor of delegate to the St. Louis convention, and then seek by means of instructions to tie his movements and actions at the Tue son and St. Louis conventions, would be an insult to his manhood and his independence. Instead of sending the Mayor of Bisbee 10 represent this county at the National convention. you would send a dummy there. whose 1 vote would be counted and put in the l box long before his arrival.
 The Review desires to make this 1 point for the consideration of the | Democrats at Tombstone. Taylor is | evidently satisfactory to the Hearst | forces in this county. At least he is the unanimous choice of his home del | egation for the honor, and that dele gation is made up of a majority of Hearst boomers. The sentiment of | a 2majority of Cochise county Demo crats is in favor of Hearst That sentiment has been made manifest in the primaries held, and whoever is the delegate from this county to the Ma tional convention can be depended upon to carry out the wishes and de sires of the majority of the party they represent. So long as Mir. Hearst has any opportunity of receiving the at the hands of the Ma tional convention, he should have the vote of the delegate from Cochise coun- ty. in conjunction with the other Geie- time the Democrats at Tombstone to- day should not be blinded to the fact that Arizona has some vital and i'm portant issues at stake at St. Louis. Be sides the declaration of the National platform upon the subject of govern ment irrigation of our arid lands, and the protection of the public domain for the homeseeker. Arizona must in- sist and contend that the Democrats, | in National convention assembled, de clare in no unmistakable terms for the admission of the remaining territo- ries to single statehood.
 The Republican convention at Chi |
  cago will declare for joint statehood | The President and the Republican sen ators favor the proposition, ana the only power on earth that can save Arizona is the voice of the Democrat | ic Senators in the Senate. The par ty, and its Representatives and Sena- tors, should be pledged to contest to the bitter end this foul smelling plot on the part of the Republican Con gress.
 These are issues that are of vital interest to Arizonans. They mean for better or worse local condition, and an uninstructed delegation will be in a better condition to do these things.