Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-26


 Whats doing?" Well things
 are going mighty slow around the
 old wood pile of the G. O. P. in Bis bee these days" said the Old Politi-
 clan to a Review man as he stood leaning against a telephone pole, while he chewed nervously on the
 of end of a toothpick.
 You see," said the old politician
 the wise kindergarten graduates,
 who have suddenly appeared in the political garden, think the old guard
 are little slow. and they want 10
 show 'em how it ought to be done. The recollection of the meeting of
 the county convention is still in the minds of the boys who know how to
 run with the machine. and there is
 sort of general feeling among the
 old horses, to stand aloof and witness
 the squirting of the colts in the ring.
 Those who might feel the burden If
 defeat sting little bit are unusually
 busy with worldly affairs at the pres .ent moment, and find it convenient to
 have most important details apper-
 taining to their affairs on hand when they are called on to take hand n the game of politics. For instance
 there is Brophy. Billy" has the most pronounced innocent smile
 known ir Bisbee. When called n to show his cards" he puts on a
 four flush smile and studies the cell
 Ing of the office. and before the visi- tor knows where he is at," he is gliding through the glass door to the office, and wondering what he called
 on William for. Mir. Brophy is talk
 ing no particular hand in the game and while he may hold a stack or two
 of chips, he usually looks at his hand and then passes it up"
 Withdrawing his toothpick and
 continuing the O. P. remarked. "you7l see Lew Hunt, get the big gest setback one of these days you
 ever saw. Some person told Lew
 that he was politician, and fully fitted to take hand in machine work, but Hunt talks too much. There is
 no doubt. but he has done the party
 much harm in running city affairs, by fathering the Hicks appointment in the first place, and then his fing- ering of the registration pages be- cause his frined Hicks was the reg istration clerk, brought upon the party in this city the ill-smelling fla vor with which the aroma of the air
 is at present infected. After Hicks had made the refusal of showing
 these public records to others, not
 withstanding the fact that Hunt has
 been handling them, the wise ones" in the circle Of the bosses, declared they must then stand pat, and back
 up the registrar, and that's all there is to that.
 There is a general feeling of dread among the bosses" that the names
 on the ticket for city offices are among the weakest that could have
 been selected. But little anticipa- tion is expressed that any of the names mentioned for the board of aldermen will pull through, and strong undercurrent of opposition $
 being manifested towards the head of the ticket. While many consider that Warner is equipped mentally 10
 make an executive head of a munich pality. there are certain things oper- ating against "old rusty" which would take Tonto dam to withstand and already it is pretty generally conceded that Jack Taylor will sit in the big chair for the coming two years. In fact it is also acknowl- edged that Der Main Boss" of the present council, cares not particular ly for the office of mayor, further than his election would make him the Platt Of the coterie of G. O. P. politicians around Bisbee.
 "The most of the city work is be- ing done on the quiet, and in the second and third wards, where it is admitted in one of them at least, that Jackson's scalp hangs on the belt of a democrat Much is ex- pected of Watkins running powers
 on account of his being in the mines.
 but the bosses are simply whist ling to keep up their courage, for
 they acknowledge the strength of Snodgrass, who holds the position of
 Marshal. But must not go farther
 at the present time, the whistle has i just blown. and will see you later,
 and the o. P. grabbed his blue buck
 ct and took himself among the crowd of dinner pail carriers answering the