Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-07

lDotn as d pT1sdtt citfztus ana as congressman, here in Arizona, from the forests of Coconino on the North to the old Mexico line on the South In the forefront of the conflict and with a bow that no one in all this Ithaca can bend, there has ever been cal chivalry. this stainless gentleman and this faithful public servant-Mar- GUS A. Smith.
 r ''In congress he has challenged the traducers of our Territory and has given them blow for blow on many a hard fought field. in the focal fire his waving plume has ever been seen and as was well said by the eloquent gentleman. MT. Ling. the vigorous years of his life that men usually de- | vote to their private affairs, have been I spent in faithful service in Arizona's I cause. m When the battle of Salamis had | free, the several victorious command I CTS who participated In that great con | fiict. delivered their suffrages at the altar to determine who was the most worthy. Each general voted for him. self to be the first in honor, but they all agreed that ThemistocIes was sec- ond: and when this great battle against joint statehood. which involves the rights of human nature. shall have been thus happily concluded. in the golden urn of memory of the people | of Arizona. they shall unanimously declare that whoever else was second, Marcus A. Smith was first.
 This is crucial time in our his- ! tory, and with our distinguished and honored leader. Mark Smith. in con gress we may yet be spared the amal- gamation with New Mexico Nomi- | nate him and in the ides of November I se will elect himself" The speaker was interrupted con- | tinually by the applause of the entire convention. The references tO the name of Bryan, and the principles for which he has stood since 1896, were occasions for outbursts of enthusiasm. When he left the stage the convention demanded that the hand play Dixie, , and it was so ordered.
 Captain c. B. Kel'on was put for ward by the Pima County delegation to second the nomination of Mark Smith in their behalf Captain Kelton said that he was an old-timer in the Democratic ranks, and that he has fol lowed the career of Smith since the ' day when he frst-entered the race for delegate to Congress, twenty years | ago. He said that Pima County felt that she was entitled to the honor of calling Smith a native son, because Cochise County had been cut of from | Pima.
 | He then referred to the gallant fight which Smith made in the last Con- gross against the statehood measure ard paid glowing tribute to the Re. publicans in both branches of Con. gross who stood by the Democrats in their fight for the autonomy of Ari- zona- He again referred to Mark Smiths valuable services to the Terri tory at large during his years in Con gross, and closed by saying that Pima County took great pleasure in adding her support and endorsement 10 the nomination of the present, and next delegate to Congress.
 Cochise Couc5y was next on the roll call. and put forward Allan k English to add their endorsement oi the nomination of Smith. English was received with great applause by the convention, and spoke as follows:
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen oi the Convention: Prior to the year 1886 the Territory of Arizona was a place little known in the denseIy pop ulated centers of the United States. Il was hardly represented on the map little spoken of in the schools of our country, and the name of this fail Territory had hardly ever been heard in the halls of Congress. In tha; year, a few of us in the old town ol Tombstone brooded over a scheme whereby we mishr get the name ol the Territory which we loved befc
 the eyes of the American people. We arrived at the conclusion that we had to get some man to represent Arizona in the halls of Congress who would be a representative citizen of the Terri ioiy in regard to learning, culture and every other trait. The man hal to Dc one who knew the people of she 1erri ttoly and could advertise Arizoda to the rest of the Union, so that when he came in contact with representatives from the East, we could feel assured that when they judged the people of the Territory by our representative, they would not get a wrong impress sion. That year we presented the name of Mark, A. Smith, at za conyen tion in Tucson, and he was dominated and elected Arizona immediately SC cured place on the map, and is now rather well-known throughout the country. We hoped for single state. I hood. and fought long and hard for it because it was only just. Mark A. Smith did his part nobly in that fight. and in the last session of Congress when he fought the battle of Arizona against overwhelming odds. We love hrm for what he has done, and know that when Arizona is admitted to single statehood. which she deserves. we will all be glad to have the presi- dent of the Senate of the United ] States welcome the Hon. Marcus A.