Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-18
COLONEL sruRoEs MAY BE THE
NAN.


~ " w. ~ SturRcs as dele.
gate to congress on the Republican tie.
b.:
who will be what this FAM, i,
question which is being frequently
a.kcd in quiet way and behind lock
e.. doors and stuffed keyholes those who
fgure in matters political give guarded
.u~wcrs.
From the star chamber sessions of
some Of the powers that be In the Re.
rublican ranks, and also from some Of
NE powers that would be, and pos.
,hly may be some time, comes the same
answer for one Of the prospective candi.
dates.
Md that answer may be summed IN
100 ten words. IL is:
Colonel W. =. sturges will be the
man to oppose Mark Smith"
colonel Sturges il in the city at pre-.
sent. lie declares that his visit here
las no political significance whatever:
that he came here 10 attend 10 some
private affairs.
Those who know the genial co,one,
well would not think for moment that
be would attempt TO beat about the
bush. but there be times when embaras.
sng questions are asked and mt sucb
times more lecway must be allowed for
the answers.
Those who have ears that hear can.
not help but DE aware Of the fact that
there seems TO be a strong sentiment
among the Republicans " southern
Arizona for Sturgcs TO oppose Mark
smith.
OF course, the Democrats are ALSO.
lately certain that Mr.. Smith will l-
reelected by n handsome aiority, but
there are those among the Republicans
Who repeatedly assert that no race IL
won until the wire is reached.
In their support Of Colonel Sturges
they call 10 mind several things that
ar" not generally known perhaps 10
the residents Of the territory.
II is also well known that Colonel
Siurgcs is genial, conpaniouable. and
has n. peer NJ nm entertainer, either in
Tucson or M the Las Moras ranch,
where the brneing mountain air puts
the edge ON the appetite, AMI where
Colonel Sturges always has n grooming
table and the hest 10 the land for his
guests.
II IN also well known that Colonel
S,urgcs has been q resident Of Arizona
for twenty six years. lie has long been
known NJ n worker among the cattle
men. and WAS instrumental in driving
ot,t the cattle rustlcrs. lie has always
been n worker for Arizona and Ar,
Jonas interests. He has long been 10
the fore in the Republican ranks, being
at theP~scnt time national committee.
man from Arizona. All these things
his COOL friends in the Republican
ranks call attention "a, and they ask;
Where IL better man TO be foundi"
Then there is some history that is
mol NJ generally known. II is not
known by all that Colonel sturgcs is n
native Of Ohio. 1t might be remarked
by some that this would not have any
bearing ON his cspslrlaey. Perhaps not,
but tho~e who have paid any attention
To Ohio are aware that il has long
been the birthplace of politicians who
have gone to other fields and won
political honOPs.
Colonel Sturges is native Of Dun
can Falls, where the bloodthirsty
shawneeS, the peaceful Delawares, and
the treaeherous wyandottes wander
along the banks Of the Cuyahoga, the
Little Miami, and the TuscaraYas at
the time when Colonel Sturges' grand
'"''s 'osouct HTiuS .NH'' "'''''' ="
Marietta NJ the first white child born
in Ohio.
Then IL 10 remarked also that Col
onel Sturges when boy often listened
10 political stories under the spreading
oaks mt the home ~ Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker, the friend of Arizona,
who has long been q national figure,
aud that what Colonel Sturges learned
there would come IN handy should he
be nominated.
But be that as II may, the fact re-
mains that the buzzing on the Repnh'
lean side 10 growing stronger for Co
lionel Sturges, and il would be no sur
prise TO see him nominated for Dele
gate on the Republican ticket.