Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-04
MR. FLEETWOOD THE
 DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
MAKES DOUGLAS A SHORT VISIT DURING LULU IN COURT
 BUSINESS.
He Was Not Inclined to Discuss the Mine Taxation Cases, in Which He Will Be Prominent in Trial Before Supreme Court.

Hon. F. E. Ellinwood chairman of the Democratic territorial central com mittee and district attorney of Yav apai county, was in Douglas last night. coming here during a lull in court business in which he is interested this week in Tombstone. Mir Ellinwood has not been in Douglas for more than six months and expressed aston sshment at the many substantial i'm. movements which have been made in the city since his last visit.
 Mir Ellinwood, when called on for Sn opinion by the board of supervis ors of Yavapai county, did not shirk that duty. but went to his books and hunted up the authorities bearing on the question which he had been called upon to answer. When he became convinced that the action of the ter. ritorial board of equalization was un lawful, he filed an opinion with the board of supervisors to that effect and advised that the action of the territorial board be ignored, which was done; the same action was taken in Graham, Santa Cruz and Mojaye counties. The opinion of NIT. Ellin. wood on this action of the territorial board has attracted much attention and covered fourteen pages of type written matter. reciting provisions of various statutes similar and many court decisions.
 Attorney General Clark applied to the supreme court for a mandamus to compel the refusing boards of super visors to comply with the order of the board of equalization. When the case came before the supreme court in September, MT. Ellinwood. on behalf of Yavapai county, demurred the case out of court A second mandamus proceeding has been brought by At torney General Clark. and the case is set for hearing on the 17th of this month.
 Last night, when asked concerning the case in which he is expected to take the lead, assisted by the district attorneys of the counties which fol lowed the action of Yavapai in refus ing to put the unjust valuation on the patented mines, Mir. Ellinwood stated that he had read a great deal during the last few days in the Phoenix pa pers concerning the new mandamus suit of the attorney general, but he declined to discuss the matter him self. further than to say that he and Attorney General Clark evidently agreed on two propositions, namely. that now is the proper time and the columns of d newspaper the proper place for the attorney general to try Ilis so-called mandamus suit, all of which will more fully appear after the session of the supreme court or November 1Ith.
 Further than to state that he had examined more carefully recently every decision bearing on the action of the territorial board and that he was ready to make his presentation to the court, MT. EllinwOOd declined 10 add more concerning the matter.
 Concerning the political situation in Arizona. MT. EllinwoOd took occasion to congratulate and thank the Dem ocrats of Cochise county for the splen did majority returned for the terri torial democracy last year. He is con fdent that the Democrats in northern Arizona will be able to greatly in crease the size of their vote at the next election. MT. Ellinwood had