Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-27
DELEGATE SMITH
 REAPING HIS OWN
HE GOADED SPEAKER CANNON TO DESPERATION. SOME THING NO OTHER MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO D0-IS WITHOUT PEER AS A
 READY SPEAKER-IS A HEAVYWEIGHT

But Amasa took no heed of the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smmote him herewith in the fifth rib and shed out his bowels to the earth.'"
 Tawney spread his fingers over his face so that the frantically applaud ing House might not see his expres- sion, but the deep red that dyed his face crept upto his forehead and only disappeared at the roots of his hair.
 A delegate in Congress cannot vote or make a speech except when matters come up which affect his own terri tory. There have been many dele gates who have lived their lives and disappeared without leaving any re- cord because of their lack of oppor- tunity. Mark Smith is an exception.
 He has shown great skill in his management of the fight for Arizona. He has been back of many of the moves made by more distinguished statesmen. His heart is wrapped up in the cause of Arizona, and he eats, dreams and sleeps Arizona.
 He is not an impressive man, hay ing scanned. gnarled face, a grizzled mustache and shaggy eyebrows, from under which kindly eyes look out. He has long been one of the famous cloak room story tellers. He belonged to that group of which John Allen was be feared.
 Recently, during a cloakroom dis cussion of the statehood bill. one of Smiths cronies was inveighing against the character of one of his opponents. He told some stories about his sub ject that were not much qualified to inspire admiration, and concluded by saying: Tn some respects that fel- low is decidedly a bad man.
 Once" commented Smith, "a cou- pie of my friends were riding through a desolate bit of country in Arizona near the Mexican border. Presently they came upon a man who was hang ing by the neck from the limb Of tree. A couple of buzzards were at roost above him, but they had made no attack upon him. My friends drove the buzzards away and discovered on the breast of the dead man a placard bearing these words:
 This was a bad man in some re- spects, and damn sight worse in others
 My friends accounted for the mod eration of the buzzards on the theory that they had read the placard.'
 That was all Smith had to say, but it was assumed that he agreed with the opinion of the other men about the subject of their discussion.
 Mark Smith was the only territorial delegate who did not go to the White House to see the statehood bill signed. He feels so deeply on the subject that it is impossible for him to speak with moderation to or of any one who ad- vOcateS the annexation Of Arizona to New Mexico. In this particular case, however, he probably stayed away to 'mphasize his belief that the statehood pill does not concern Arizona in any way. He is confident that the annex ation scheme will be overwhelmingly beaten at the polls.
 The New Mexicans, naturally. are enthusiastic for it, as they would not only gain statehood themselves. but would have Arizona to rule. "Bulr' Andrews, Quay's old chief lieutenant ,n Pennsylvania, who was mixed up n the Enterprise Bank scandal, in Pittsburg, is now delegate to Congress rom New Mexico. If the proposed union of Arizona and New Mexico should take place. Andrews would un- doubtedly become one of the first two Senators, and he is enthusiastically prophesying that the annexation will take place-that only the politicians" in Arizona are against it. The fact remains, however, that at the big ter ritorial fair in Phoenix last fall a vote was taken on the subject of joint statehood among the crowds gathered there from all parts of the territory, and that out of the whole multitude only three votes were cast for annex aIion.
 So it does not look as if "BulP' An drews would become Senator yet a while. He will probably do as other delegates have done-serve out a few unnoticed terms. disappear, and leave Mark Smith still here, with his wit, sarcasm and eloquence, making Ari- zona the only really represented terri tory in the American Congress