Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-06-04
POWELL LEAVES
TO Be PRESENT
At MEETING
Republican Delegate of Reg
ular Arizona Convention De-
parts to Present His Gre
dentiaIs at Chicago.

TUCSON, Ariz., June 3.-Colonel L
w. Powell of Bisbee arrived in the
city Monday and was busily engaged
until a late hour in the preparation
of additional evidence bearing upon
the regular republican convention
which met In this city on April is.
The national committee will begin
the hearing of testimony in Chicago
on June 6 and will hold daily sessions
until the national convention Is called
to order On June 16. There are TWEEN
ty-two contests to be heard, includ-
ing Arizona, and it is very probable
that the contest from Arizona viii be
the very last to receive attention.
Colonel Powell left for Chicago on
the Rock Island limited and will ar.
rive there Thursday morning. The
record of the regular republican con
yention in Arizona has alredy preced-
ed him and the attorneys who will ar
cue the case before the committee
have been selected. Hoval A. Smith,
chosen by the Kibbey convention as
a delegate from Arizona. in opposi-
tion to Colonel Powell, is already in
Chicago with his record of proceed
ings supported by affidavits and the
endorsement of the territorial central
committee. Colonel Sturges, the ma
tional committeeman from Arizona,
has been in Chicago for two weeks
and will play an important part in
the hearing of Arizona's case before
the committee.
Colonel Powell was seen at the San
Ia Rita by a Star representative and
asked for a statement. The gentle
man from Cochise was rather reticent
about discussing the matter, but final
ly said.
I'VE have prepared the record OF
the regular convention in accordance
with the facts and will be able TO
prove to the national committee that
at all times a majority Of the dele
gates, under the territorial call, par
tieipated in that convention. The pro
ceedings were regular in every re
spect and am satisfied that the com
| mittee will decide that Hon. r. E
Sloan of Yavapai and myself are the
regular republican delegates from
| this territory"
How about accepting half vote
in the convention the colonel was
asked.
I'VE cannot be half right and hall
| wrong" was the answer. Il hope the
committee will decide the contest for
or against us. With only few days
intervening, both sides are confident
of success and every effort has been
put forward to present TO the com
mittee both sides of the question in
every detail"
Governor Kibbey is reported TO
have said upon his retan from Wash.
ngton few days ago that in the
event that the Kibbey delegation
from Arizona was not accorded seats
| by the national committee that the
contest would be taken to the floor
of the convention. Hoyal A. Smith
has declared that half vote will not
| suffice and it is barely possible that
Arizona will gain some free adver
tising. On the other hand, the wise
| ones say that the decision of the ma
| ional committee regarding the dele
gate from Arizona will be allowed to
| stand; that the convention would re
| fuse to take up the time of that body
| n threshing over the evidence sub
mitted to the committee when there
was TO advantage TO be gained. 1t Is
| generally believed that both Colonel
/ Powell and HoyaI A. Smith are Taft
! men and Taft's interests have moth
| ing to gain or lose by the preference
of either contestant from this terri
| tory. Il is conceded that in the event
that the national committee decides
to give Hoval A. Smith and Colonel
| Powell half vote each, third man
would be named for national commit
| leeman.
| The peacemaker has been abroad
| in the land since the adjournment oi
the republican territorial convention
| but all of his efforts to bring about
closing of the political breach have
been unavailing. One plan proposed
was for Hoyal A. Smith to give his
proxy to some third party and Colonel
L. w. Powell do likewise and to have
: the committee award half vote each
to the Smith and Powell proxies. This
proposition, however, was repudiated
by both sides and as the date for the
convention approaches it is evident
that the matter will be finally pre-
sented to the committee on its mer
its and that a half loaf will not be
accepted by either faction.