Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-11
STILL HUNT
THE GLAD HAND
AND SYMPATHY
That Was the Program of a
Republican Trio In a Gum
Shoe Campaign In the Hub
City On Wednesday.

At Benson on Wednesday evening
the campaign methods of Ralph Cam
eron, in his glad hand race for con-
gress, were exposed. 1t is to be q
still hunt in each county and local
politicians are being pressed into ser
vice. Jack White. the Republican
sheriff of COchise county. and an as
pirant for denomination. was drafted
into service on Wednesday and de-
tailed for extra duty at Tombstone
and Benson. White accepted the sit
uation with n surface showing y,
grace and enthusiasm. but his closest
friends say he was "bilin'" hot un-
deTneath.
A glance at the election returns Ill
Cochise county two years ago show
that Hon. Marcus A. Smith, the
Democratic candidate for congress,
carried this county by a majority of
SSl. At the same election Jack
White received a small majority over
Stewart Hunt, the Democratic can
didate II doesn't take much of a
politician TO see that a number of
Democrats. who were disgruntled with
Hunts administration, bolted the Dem.
ocratic nominee for sheriff and garv
their support to White. None know
this better than White; and he objects
lstrenuously to being made the goat
for Ralph Cameron in this county.
At Benson on Wednesday evening
the Republican candidate was es-
corted by Sheriff White and Joe Nor,
lrison. The trio first looked UP Su,
lperintendent Mahoney and Editor
White and soon the glad hand cam
paign was in full sway. A member
| of the escort made a personal friend
ship plea TO a Benson Democrat in
an endea"or to get a vote for Came
ron.
I'VE know Cameron will not b.
elected, but We want 10 make as good
a showing in this county as Cooper
did two years ago" was the burden o
his song.
The old sympathy vote racket is be
ling worked to finish.
4 Another line of talk is like this;
| I'VE want to make a good showing for
Cameron (of course you and l know
he won't be elected on account o
1 Hoval Smith. Hoval Is the chairman
q
good showing as territorial chairman
he will be in line for senator from th'
new state when Arizona is admitted
4 Give Cameron a vote and do Hova
Smith a favor"
In each county a new brand of dop
to suit the occasion is brewed. Pol
Iticians. who are supposed to have
lsome strength in that particular 10
icality, are saddled with Cameron an
the sympathy racket is worked for al
its worth. Every personal friend !
seen and all kinds of arguments ar
fused to get vote for the es
supervisor Of Coconino county. excep
his fitness and qualifications.
A reporter for the Review circula'
ed around Benson after the departur
Iof Sheriff White, Joe Morrison an
Ralph Cameron. One Democrat sal
to the reporter: 4 was asked t
lvote for Cameron because was
friend of Joe Morrison. What's tha
got to do with Ralph Cameron's rae
for congress- Just on the eve o
the eve Of statehood 1t would be poll
ical suicide for any Democrat {
waste his vote. This is the mos
! important campaign to the Democrat
in the history OF the territory an
they are barking up the wrong tre
. when they ask me TO vote agains
/ Mark Smith this time"
"Cameron's nice. glad hand fellow
: but is totally unfit to represent Ar
ona in congress 7 imagine, in
local race for sheriff or supervisor i
Coccnio county, he would be har
! man to beat, but the people are nc
taking him seriously as an aspirant I
I'LL Mark Smiths place in congress.
Taat expression about summed n
! the result of the gum shoe. symps
thetic glad hand effort at Benson
tiJack White is back in Tombstone an
glad OF it.