Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-25

bey. The sentiment here among the republicans regarding the action of the republican central committee in Cochise county is that the appointing of delegates by the committee in the face of the plain direction of the ter ritorial committee was a grave error.
 R. A. Kirk, chairman of the Cochise county republican committee, arrived here last night, accompanied by Joe Morrison. It is said these gentlemen, both on the delegation appointed by the committee, are here for the pur- pose of consulting with the chairman of the territorial committee, Herbert Penney, and other prominent repub- licans here regarding the Cochfse county complication. It is not be- lieyeda here that Penney will take it upon himself to give any official ad- vice and will simply point to the ae- ton of the territorial committee as the chart and log book for the Ari- zona republicans, leaving them to do as they please in the several counties and settle any troubles which may arise with the republican convention when 1t meets.
 Big Scrap Promised.
 Whether Kirk will return to Bisbee from Tucson and issue a cali for pri- maries, or whether he will stand pat on the action of the committee, re mains to be seen, but predict when the primaries now proposed arrive there will be a desperate attempt by both factions of the Cochise county republicans to control them. It is be- lieved that all the small precincts, where reside members of the deiega- tion named by the committee, will crtainly be controlled by the friends of the committee. and the control of the convention and the proposed new delegation must depend upon the re suit of the primaries to be held in Bisbee, Lowell and Douglas.
 Democratic ComAnittee.
 Prominent democrats from all oTeF no territory jourGeyed to Phoenix fcs 'ha meeting of the democratic terri snrial committee. which met in +Na+ city yesterday for the purpose or ia- suing call for the territorial con vention to send delegation to the Denver convention. In the commit tee meeting Cochise county was rep resented by Hon. F. E. Ellinwood, Judge J. NJ. O'Connell and George H. Kelly. Frank Hereford chairman of the Pima county democratic commit tee, represented that county. Hon. Joe Dillon, of Prescott, chairman of the territorial committee, was an early arrival in Phoenix, together with several other prominent demo- crats from Yavapai and other north ern counties. The democrats of the territory, unlike their republican bro thers, are in perfect accord. The sen timent for William ]. Bryan is practically unanimous and the Ne braskan will be favored by the Ari- zona delegation along with the bal ance of the country, so far as the democrats are concerned.
 Fighting Statehood.
 I met one of the old, old-timers of Pima county this morning who gave it out flat that he was opposed to the admission of Arizona as single state. refer to George W Atkinson, who has resided here and on the So- noita river, above Nogales, TOT many, many years Atkinson was among those who favored joint statehood last year and it seems that he has not been placated, and the fact that President Roosevelt, after having been whipped by Arizona on the prop osition, announced that he would help the territory secure single statehood, has not caused a change of sentiment on the part of Mir. Atkinson.
 Atkinson declared this morning that single statehood would be a bur den on the people. He is as muc. in favor of joint statehood now =s he was two years ago. It is likeIy that Atkinson bases his opposition on the fact that conditions remain the same in the territory now and for evermore. The territory has been good to him and he has a comfortable home in this city, besides important cattle ranges in Santa Cruz county.
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