Arizona republican., 1904-02-18
A TALK WITH FIR. MURPHY
An Interview ia the Prescott Herald
 Last Night.

The following interview appeared
 in the Prescott Herald last night: The representative of the Herald call ed on Mr. F. M. Murphy this morning for a little chat. upon his return from the southern part of the territory, and
 was pleased to hear the good report ue
 brings regarding new railroad con
 strCction and development of the min- ing industry in central and southern Arizona.
 Mir. Murphy will remain with us but a short time when he will make anoth-
 CT hurried trip east to help get to- gether the wherewithal to keep up the good work that is going or in the line of the development of the vast re- sources of the territory.
 ! He was asked if he cared to Say anything about the political situation ] in the territory. so far as the selection ! Of delegates to the republican national convention was concerned. He said he 1 had not given politics, any atter:.vn on his trip to the southern part Of the
 territory but was not unmindful of ! tho accusations that were being made against him.
 While not wishing to take any part ! Tn the selection of delegates to the ter ] not help complaining ct the abuse that [ is being heaDed upon our fellow towns man. F. Nj. Murphy, by some of the 1 Phoenix papers. particularly the Ca zette, which is supposed to be q re- publican paper and tEe recognized or gan of the territorial administ 3tIoE. Everyone in the territory knows what r. M. Murphy has done and is doing for the upbUilduS of Arizona. His efforts are not confined to Yavaqai county and Prescott, though there is abundance Of evidence here to ElarlI the public spirit le has shown Nr. Murphy is supporting Mir. w. C. Rashford in his candidacy for delegate
 to the national republican, convention, and remarked that he was sorry to find that unf2ir methods were being employed to defeat Mir. BIshfOrd, who,
 in his judgment, is entitled to the un- divided support of the party in this county The claim that is being made that the latter is unfriendly to Presl- dent Roosevelt because he believes ia an EninstrUcted delegation, is wholly
 unwarranted. MT. Bashford is un-
 doubtedly as warm q friend of Presl
 dent Roosevelt as any of his self-cou- Stituted representatives, as time will undoubtedly demonstrate. He does not, however, believe in placing the republicans of the territory in the po- stion of being without minds of their ov-n. 70 be influenced and dictated to by any one man, or set Of men whose object. it is fair to assume. is largely that of reinforcing the advantageous political positions they happen to oe enjoying for the time being.
 MT. Murphy feels that the attacks that have been made upon him through the Phoenix papers, particularly the Gazette, has been inspired largely by those most active in securing an in- structed delegation. He does not think the president would approve of the tac- tics thlt are being employed ard be- licves that his friends and the friends of MT. Baehford will take occasion 70 show the interested parties that diff ferent methods would have been pro- ductVc of beTtcr results for their can didatc. He sincerely hopes that B sh- ford will Wir cut in YaVapsi county,