Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-20
MARK SMITH IS NON PARTISAN
 CANDIDATE
Chairman Dillon Sounds Note of Warning to Two Territor- allure to Elect Smith Means Joint Statehood.
Especial to Reyiew.)


 PHOENIX, Oct. 19.-"Mark Smith was never as much of non-partisan candidate for delegate to congress in the eyes of the people. as he is in this campaign" said Chairman J. P. Dillon of the territorial Democratic committee, who was nere yesterday to attend the Smith rally at the Doris.
 Democrats and Republicans alike are realizing that a vote for Mark Smith is equally as important as vote against joint statehood. To vote fer Smith and for joint statehood is no different than voting against joint ure and against Smith.
 ''Jointists tell us that if they could break anything like even, or cast even 80 per cent of the votes, union with New Mexico will be forced and they will surely do it if anybody but Smith is sent to congress for the next two years.
 Unless Mark Smith is our delegate the Democratic members of the Sen ate and House will not stand by Ari- zona in the future as they have in the past. No Republican delegate could hold them in line as Smith has done during this hard fight for Ari- zona.
 Tt looks to me as if the people of this territory, who are fighting the battle of their lives to keep out of New Mexico, should lay aside their party prejudice. The defeat of joint statehood is more than the election of a delegate ana no man, who speaks fairly. can safely say that the election of either of Smiths opponents means anything but ultimate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico jointly.
 Tt is too early in the campaign to make forecast in figures by counties, but I can say that every county in Arizona will return a majority for Smith. and that they will be the lars- est maiorities that have ever been gly- en him.
 Mark Smith will go to Washington, not as the Democratic candidate, but as the choice of all the people of the territory He will be looked upon in Washington as the representative of the peoples verdict against union with New Mexico.
 ''1ne.S never was time in the history of this statehood fight that Arizona needed the support of Demo cratic members of the House and Sen ate as it does now If there is the least pretext the two territories will be forced into iointure, even though both of them vote against it.
 President Roosevelt has said the territories must be joined. Speaker Cannon has echoed it. and the admin istration followers have fallen into line. and say that it must be.
 Against overwhelming odds in the last Congress Mark Smith prevent ed our being joined to New Mexico without being given a voice. But for him there would have been no amend ment giving us the right Co vote on the question.
 T say that it is time for the peo- pie of Arizona to lay aside their party prejudice, to sink their partisanship and unite in the election of Mark Smith to Congress"
 Chairman Dillon was in conference with Delegate Smith and local Demo crats today regarding plans for the remainder of the campaign. He will return 10 Prescott on tomorrow's s early northbound train.
 Today Dillon has received tele- grams from several of the committee members in Arizona, assuring him that their county tickets, to vote against jointure. but to place their cross after the name of Mark Smith.