Bisbee daily review., 1904-09-18
JUDGE RILEY AND
 HIS OPEN LETTER.

terday from Tombstone brought to each delegate, who has been elected to sit in the Democratic convention at Douglas, an open letter over the signa- ture of one James Riley.
 This is not the first open letter that has been circulated in Bisbee over the signature of James Riley. It usually makes its appearance immediately af- ter the news that the learned gentle man has been defeated in some Dem ocratc meeting or primary election. The last open letter was published af- ter Mir. Riley was defeated in a Gen. tral Committee meeting in Bisbee. The second one has appeared immediately after his defeat in the primary cleo tion held in Tombstone on Saturday last.
 MT. Riley's open letter will accom- plish nothing. It bears on its face the grumblings of a disgruntled poli- tician, one who attempted to carry the day at Tombstone and failed, and is sore and mus. iEflict his personal likes and dislikes upon the Democrats of Co., chise county who have been elected 10 represent their constituents in the county convention at Douglas.
 The open letter of the gentleman from Tombstone is lengthy affair, covering three columns of printed mat ter and printed in circular form, and the first paragraph, introductory, is as | follows:
 Dear Sir-I am informed that you have been elected a delegate to the Democratic County Convention to be held at Douglas on September 24th, and as believe you to be a Democrat on principle (not for plunder), and also believing that you know me, and my political principles, r take the lib erty of writing to inform you of the character and standing of two men who are calling themselves Demo crats, and seeking nomination for of | flee before the Democratic conven' ton, to-wit: J. N. Gaines, candidate for county treasurer, and c. A. Wal lace, candidate for county recorder"
 The Review believes the Democrat; of Cochise county, by this time, ar' well aware of the principles whict
 govern the political actions of thu
 Sage of Tombstone. From our ac quaintance with the gentleman's polit !, ical policy it has been rule or ruin. Hi
 way is the best, and his counsel mus | be followed--or else more open letters | It is i'll advised in the learned gentle
 man to attack the Democracy oI an,
 candidate fer the nomination on tn 2 Democratic ticket, when he himsel g boasts that he defeated the regula l. Democratic ticket in this county O one occasion. Is the gentleman ben = upon the accomplishment of the sam
 purpose at this time?
 i In all probability one, and probabl } both, of the Democrats referred to T the above "open letter" will be th
 nominees of the forthcoming count convention. Is the open letter polio = of the gentleman from Tombstone
 be pursued until after the election, = does the gentleman who participate n ill tke Democratic primaries at Tom D. stone propose to abide by the decisic
 of the majority of the Democrats a N- sen5led at Douglas?
 These are pertinent questions f. n. him to answer before be can expe ,e the delegates to the county conye c ton to take his open letter seriousl :. Judge Riley's open letter goes on
 great length to recite the manner . holding the primaries at Tombston
 but as the result was almost two
 one for tho successful ticket, the
 could not have been such vast asnou
 of illegal voting all on one side. II !, charge made by Judge Riley in u LII connection reads as follows:
 m By the polling of about 100 iIles 1ii votes, and the persistent and shan F. less begging of Gaines and Walla
 they carried their ticket by more tn - two to one. and they are now traveii
 the county on the same begging m
 sion for votes and proxies"
 of The open letter concludes with t ny following personal attack and an
 alignment of MT. Gaines for voting t