Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-09-30
KELLY BOWEN FEUD SPLITS
CoCHIsE DEMOCRACY
(From Thursdays Dailv)

inc Dfeach can bc hCalcd. saws the
Bisbcc Miner, and there is every indi
cation that there will bc no healing.
Johnny Bowen, for several years con
sidcrcd the boss of tho party in Ga.
chisc county, has been borught 10 bavl
and with his back against the wall.
and his supporters confined 10 but a
few OF the old stand hys. he is fighting
the battle of his life Opposed IN him
for the bosship of toe county demo
cracv be- Bill Kelly of the Review. and
l3ll seems to have the bulge on Bowen.
but the fight is bitter one. aud there
is no telling how 30 Will terminate.
Whether cor not Bowen has taken too
much for granted ne is charged hv the
I opposition. in setting himself up as Tho
I great and only in Cuchi-c county. pr
/ whether Bll Kelly s an iutcrloper a-
/ 3, charged hv the Bowenitcs. thc Minor
/ h1. nothing to ,pv hut the fact Do.
/ mains that never before Boz the history
/ of the country BIAS tlcrc occurred
such e bitter battlo FOR supremacy in
( thc running of The democratic ring.
TIP Zoo within few weeks ago. H.
| was generally conceded that the dem
/ ocrats wcre stronger tnan they have
/ been for years. II was conceded oven
/ hy tho republicans that they had q
strong organization. which they undc.
/ ninblv bad. nnd which is tine first stcu
toward political success. Bot the
! green eyed monster made his entrance
ON the scene Of love and harmony. as
they don't say in the romauccs Of pas
! sion and there was the usual result
Probably Boss Bowen presumed too
much; probably hc took an unfair al
/ vantage Of Dob. associates .n. the couu.
~ ring: probably be- imagined that he
was No firmly cutrcuchcd in power that
q ton of giant couldn't disIodgc
him; probably hc thought hc could just
tx Mp his little slate and the rank and
file Of the party would acqui-ce 10 dis
wishes. Conversely. probably Bill Nel
| ~ came down from Tucson aud butted
in probably Bin wanted 90 ,upplant
him as the big chief; probably be OF
tho long frame and sharp brain
thought that 10 was about time 90 show
the putatiyc hos. where he was az;
probably
What the use Of going any further
into hypothetical aualyses2 The fact
remains that Kelly and his cohorts and
Bowen and his gang are teariog ~
\ each others thronts eud splitting fire.
Y And some one pf thc two leaders viii
bc down and ont for good before the
end 80 the present week. At present
II does not look as though IL would be
tie newspaper man. who knows just
I about as much about politics a. the su
persis0r. with a little more added.
The row started Of course over tho
shricvalty contest At the beginning
az the present political season. IL wa'
understood that Bowen would Ike "a
see very dear friend of his. one j
. g. Bowen. the nominee for sheriff. \
littlc later IN the season 10 became
. known that Col. ID. H. Johnston woul,
like the job, and Che ring had b
/ framed up that tie colonel be tl'
nominee. .Taen came q hitch In ~
program. johnson 30 is aid wouldu'
stand for division OF The fees off th'
on'ce of one j. =. Gaines NOW O can
didate Tor the ID g. ID. club and th'
Douglas colonel withdrew.
Bowen then transferred hs a0o,
tious TO Charlie L9.kiug, an old time
Foo p'shce and 81 MON oft uulcuiHhH
strength with the democratic voters
Ti. was after twcst Hughc an'
Cos Benton had announced thrusclvc
as candidates fUr sine nomination. ID
cuur-c 1~ lcits boss, howcn had O
D. look ont Cor toe uthcr places uu tp
ri ticket and iu Short t'mc ho u3d m'h
unrture1 as pra.tF @ latc as etr
ugcci tie rear n0.rc OF fugy Con
y anr.
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