Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-15
MARK SMITH IS THE UNIVERSAL
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Douglas Republican Comes Out in the Open and De- clares He Will Vote for Mark Smith.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 11.-(spl.) J.

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Sept. 11.-(Spl.)- Among the republicans of Douglas there are no doubt many who will feel 1t to be their duty this fall to lay aside all party prejudice or feeling and cast their votes for Mark Smith for dele gate to congress this fall. It is not likely that all republicans who feel this way will make the fact known, but there is at least one who has already publicly declared his intention to vote for the democratic candidate.
 You may quote me as saying that intend to cast my vote for Mark Smith for congress this fall" These were the words of E. A. Won Arnim, the prominent real estate agent and banker of Douglas.
 T have never voted for Mark Smith," said Mir Won Arnim, but I consider conditions now and the safety of the territory demands that should do so this time. l shall vote for him because l consider that we should keep him in Washington until this statehood matter is definitely dispos- ed of. He has proven himself to be a power in Washington; he saved our territory from being forced into joint
 
 abiding faith in his ability to defend Arizona more successfully in Washing ton than any other man who could now be chosen as delegate"
 MT. Won Arnim has always been 8 republican and voted the republican ticket with perhaps an occasional ex- ception of an individual candidate. He is at present a member of the republi- can county committee for this city. There is no man in the territory more determined to joint statehood than Mr. Von Arnim and this is the reason which impels him to vote for Mark Smith this fall.
 Mr. Won Arnim would not have 1t up- derstood that his vote for Mark Smith Is indicative of a change of heart on the main questions which divide the republican and democratic party.
 Tt is rumored about that Candidate Smith remarked on the train when he was returning from California, when discussing the probable nomina- tion of Billy" Cooper for congress: That it would be rather humiliating for him to have to run against Cooper; ludt uc WdS uOl DIE enOuSu mdu TOT him, and other like expressions to the effect that he so far outclassed Coop CT, that the nominating of Cooper would be discounting Smiths dignity, etc. Tucson Star.
 The above from the Star was shown to Mark Smith yesterday as he was taking the train to leave this city. Said MT. Smith:
 There is no foundation for such a malicious falsehood. I know that Mir. Cooper, whom I have known for many years, would give no attention to such a miserable lie, but if failed to brand this falsehood some of my friends and those of MT. Cooper might thing that I was growing to be idiotic in my old age.
 q shall conduct this campaign as have ali others which have engaged in, regarding my opponent as a gentle man and shall certainly treat him as lone. MT. Cooper know will conduct his campaign along these lines. "Of course neither I nor Mir. Cooper will be held responsible for anything which may appear in the Tucson Star That paper has but one purpose on earth, apparently, and that is to see Arizona humiliated by being joined with New Mexico in statehood"