Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-07

whose brilliant service in the Con- gress of the United States, is the pos session and pride of the whole territo- ry. In spite of treachery and un- heard of difficulties, Arizona, under his leadership, still retains her integ. rity and autonomy. We appeal to all citizens of the territory. irrespective of party. to lay aside partisan preju- dice and join with us on the broad platform of patriotism. and love of Arizona, and return him to the posi- tion he has so signaily honored. When Hughes reached that part. of the platform referring to Mark Smith the entire convention went wild with enthusiasm. and the applause lasted for several minutes. The blanks against iointure brought the conven- ton to its feet. te
 Bo J. Whiteside arose immediately on the conclusion of the reading of the platform end made a morion ttat the platform be adopted as read.
 The motion was seconded by Eugene B. O,Neill, of Maricopa, and the motion was carried unanimously.
 The next order of business was the
  gate to Congress Coconino was first on the roll call, but yielded 10 Yavapai. T. G. Norris, of Yavapai, informed the convention that Reese Nj. Ling would speak for Yavapai in nominating the delegate.
 Ling was cheered loudly as he pro- ceed to the platform, and in making the nomination said: Tt has always heen. a pleasure to me to stand in a convention of Democrats, and more especially does it please me when the honor of nominating the delegate is coupled with the former favor I will place in nomination the name of. man, who although Yavapai cannot claim him as a native son, still she regards that his services to each and every section of the Territory make him at least the adopted son of every country. Even the Republicans of Arizona should adopt his name as a watchword. because he has fought valiently for the interests of the whole Territory.
 ..Ii seems that our Republican 1 friends are going to- nominate tonight a man by the name of Cooper to op- pose our candidate this fall ] co aot 1 think there is the slightest doubt but what this gentleman will have s. g-eat deal more experience after the cam paign is over than he has at the pres ent time. Before I present the name of the man whom 1 have in mind. I might indulge myself, and perhaps in- ;erest you, by enumerating some of the many things which Mark Smith has done in Congress besides defeat l ing the joint-statehood measure. But I contend that though he had never done one solitary thing in all of the years which he has given up to the services Of the people of ;his Terri tory, still I say that his gallant fight on this one proposition, which means So much to us and to our children, should forever engraye a looking i'm | age of the man in the hear. of every i true Arizonan- There are many Re publicans in Yavapai County who will delight in having the pleasure of voi- ing for our candidate. Do not think that because the Democratic conven- l tion went off without fight this year that you have not held convention. Let us go from this convention. and work with all our might until the even ing of election day and roll up ap overwhelming measure against this measure.
 "An official of this territory while making speech in Los Angeles a short time ago, asked the people of the territory to be temperate in their opposition to this measure. My God. gentlemen will we be tempera-e wfen a chief executive of the nation sees | fit to take away from US our very birthright? Let us not say be tenn perate. but rather say in the words ' of the Savior of mankind. Father for