Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-19
CREIGHTON AND
|. MAUK RETIRED
TO REAR RANKS
w. C. Foster, Chief Factotorur
For Kibbey-Kent Crowd
Administers Thrashing At
Meeting of Committee.

PHOENIX, March 1S.--Ned Creigh-
ton and George Mauk went out to-
gether, Public Examiner Foster nold-
ing the door open for them. Just
as they reached the threshold Foster
gave each of them a shove.
Not so much TO transact official
business as to eliminate, Mauk and clip
Creighton's claws, the friends OF Gov
ernor Kibbey, surnamed the Republic
can central committee of Maricopa
county, met last Saturday afternoon.
Mauk was In Globe, but Cheighton
was right in the thick of the fray at
the start and subsequently almost
alone on a rear seat. where he tried
to figure out where all the blows had
come from.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
Governor Kibbey's influence, eXerted
through Public Examiner Foster, dom
mated the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
last Saturday, and IL ever "Opportua
list" Adams followers have lacked
confirmation of their claim OF federal
interference in Maricopa politics they
have had It since Saturday.
Though not a member of the COM
n,ttee Foster was there with all the
strings leading into his right hand.
and every time he pulled one of them
n was to hit either Mauk or Chcigh-
ION a whack over the head that could
be heard in all parts of the room. :,
Creighton came with POCKET loii
OF proxies. canfident that he was the
power that would show Governor Nd
, bey's following here they stood. lie
was rudely awakened to the reallza-
ton that proxies from the same PEG
pie he had seen we're in the hands OF
others, and they were subsequen; TO
his.
Not only did Creighton learn this,
hui when he presented the proxy OF
Shirley Christy,' Republican alderman
from the second ward, it was thrown
out. Christy wired him the proxy
from Nogales. and the committee said
it would not be allowed as official.
Creighton was hit again when they
threw out the PROXY he held from
George Mauk. Fosters iieutenants
told him that Mauk as no longer a
resident of Maricopa county, and stili
further had been declared not a lrenl.
Der of the committee.
Through the report of the creden-
tials committee, which had been lam
ed with the special purpose Of doing
Governor Kbbey's bidding, Creighton
was shorn of his power. Wherever
possible they took from him and gave
to someone else one of his proxies.
Had Creighton been allowed to re
tain all his proxies Governor kibtey's
henchmen would be bowing low t.
the ''opportunists," for Creighton
would have had control. His plans
were well laid, but they We're too clev
erly checkmated Tor him
Declaring Mauk's membership Of
the territorial Republican committee
vacant is probably one of the most ex
treme moves yet made by county
committee in Arizona to emphasize iti
desire for sweet revenge.
In almost any other instance the
member would have been allowed tt
retain his position on the territorial
committee, in view of the fact that 9
new committee is soon to be selected
But they wanted Mauk's scalp and
didn't care who knew it.
Fixing Republican primaries for
April and the county convention fol
April IL was but a mere detail Of Sat
urday's meeting of the Republicans
They met for the purpose of kicking
out Mauk and sitting on Creighton
They did it.
Creighton is now said to be for Taft