Williams news., 1906-01-27
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Names of the Men Mentioned a.
 Good Congressional Timber


 busy with party nominations, the names of T. G. Norris of Prescott, George Purdy Bullard of Phoenix, and Wiley Jones of Solomonville are being frequently mentioned in connection with the democratic nomination for delegate to con- gress.
 Norris is the first to be pushed forward for the honor, being fol- lowed soon after by the announce ment of Bullard's friends that he might not be averse to the nomina- tion, and now comes from Graham county the information that Jones' friends have already begun to sug- gest his name seriously.
 While neither Bullard, Norris nor Jones have made any formal an nouncement that they, are in the race, they have not as yet author ized any binding announcement that they would not take the nom- ination at the hands of their party.
 Jones, the last of the three to be mentioned, is a we'll known attor- ney of Graham county, having served with credit in the Arizona legislature. This is not the first time that his name has figured in connection with the nomination for delegate.
 Norris has been prominent in Arizona politics for a number of years, and while he has several times toured the territory in sup port of others, this is the first time that his name has been brought forward as prominently as it has been during the past month.
 Bullard is considered by many to be the logical candidate for dis: trict attorney of Maricopa county at the next county election. Which of the two nominations he had rather have is best known to him self.
 Politicians who are on the inside are inclined to say that any an- nouncements at this time are a trife premature. They argue that if Delegate Mark A. Smith succeeds in blocking the passage of the joint state bill at this session of congress he will again be candidate.
 Smiths chance for nomination should he win in the statehood fight would probab ply be so certain that it is doubtful if any of the other democrats in the territory would have the temerity to even allow their names to be mentioned on the day of the convention for fear some one might be rash enough to nom- mate them.
 Other names occasionally heard in connection with the congress sional nomination, though not with the same vim as those of Jones, Norris and Bullard, are Senator Eugene s. Ives of Yuma, District Attorney E. E. Ellinwood of Pres colt, B. A. Packard of Naco, and others.
 In other quarters of the territory it is becoming fixed opinion that Attorney General B. s. Clark of Prescott will be the republican nominee. Some are asserting that he has the strong backing of Gov. J. H. Kibbey.
 w. F. Cooper of Tucson and F. R. Stewart of Prescott are also men. toned by republicans. Cooper failed to get the nomination two years ago, going into convention at Prescott with B. A. Fowler and be- ing worsted. At that time his friends asserted that they would make a stronger fight than ever for their favorite at the next con- vention.
 Stewart, while not as we'll known outside of Prescott as some of the others, is said to have longings. He was until recently supervisor of the Prescott forest reserve, and is now in Washington with those who are fighting joint statehood.