Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-23
ADAMS OF PHOENIX
ADM|RES DOUGLAS
Surprised AT Size and Sub
StantiaI Character of
Douglas,

| Hon. j. c. Adams of Phoenix al
| rived in Douglas this morning, com
| ing down from Bisbee where he hat
been visiting friends for two or thre'
days. Mr.. Adams is perhaps the bes
known citizen in Phoenix and has dom
as much for that city and the Salt r1v
er valley, as a whole, as any otnel
man there.
1t was through the determined en-
srgy and perseverance of ]. c. Adams
that the territorial fair was provided
for and located near Phoenix Mr.
Adams is proprietor of the Adams no
tel, one of the finest in the territory
He has served as mayor and was also
postmaster for one term. Two years
ago he was again elected mayor, but
on account of pressing and growing
private business he resigned the posi-.
ton. He has been a member of the
territorial fair commission since the
fair was created and much of the sue.
cess of this enterprise is attributable
to his activity for its welfare. Mr..
Adams owns string of fine horses
which have been on the eastern rae
ing circuit for several years. He
brings them back to Phoenix in the
fall for the territorial fair and winters
them on his ranch near that city.
your city is a beautiful one and I
was surprised to find it so large and
so complete and substantial in every
part. l find the Gadsden to be the
finest hotel in the territory; ! find
that you have completed Y. NJ. c.
A. building which would be a credit
to any city in the west; see a splen-
did street railway system, handsome
churches and schools and a beautiful
Country club building. OF course you
are destined to continue to grow as
the rich mineral country surrounding
you is further developed" This was
the comment of Mr.. Adams on. Doug
las.
Strong for Uninstructed Delegation.
Speaking of politics, Mr.. Adams
said: During the past week / have
been in Tucson and Bisbee and judg-
ing from expressions which | have
heard by republicans in those places
it looks like both Pima and CociIise
counties will send delegations to the
territorial convention who will favor
a delegation that will go to Chicago
free and unrestrained by any instruc-
tons for any candidate and certainly
/ favor such action for many reasons.
Arizona will have many things to ask
of the next republican national con-
vention, the greatest of which is state
hood; another thing is promise from
the convention and those who control
it that in future men shall be selected
to fill the federal Offices in Arizona
from among the residents of this ter
ritory. This the people have been
asking Tor many years. We are in
terested in platform expressions on
public irrigation and forest reserves.
About the only place where terri
tory can assert any effective power
for its people is in national conven-
ton where nomination for president
is to be made. It Is there that poll
cies for future government are agreed
upon and for one think delegation
bound to no particular candidate can
be more effective in asking for con-
cessions for Arizona than one tied to-
the presidential boom of any particu-
lar candidate.
Il find many republicans who are
admirers of Taft, but who are opposed
to instructing for them and aside from
those who are holding commissions
from the present administration II
End very few who are insisting for
Instructions for the Arizona delega-
ton to Chicago.
THE activity of the federal officials
IN this territory for an instructed del
egation lays these officials open to at
east the suspicion that they are work
ing for continuation of their official
terms. II the people want to impress
their desire for home rule upon the
national republican party they can do
so effectively by refusing to send fed
sral ofhceholders to Chicago.
Another thing. when Senator Fora
xer was making his great fight
against the joint statehood bill, which
was being backed by the power of
the Roosevelt administration, every
political party. every commercial org
every professional body and |
Every board of supervisors were meet
ng and passing resolutions thanking
dr. Foraker for his friendship to Arr |
,ona; petitions went from the school |
children of the territory expressing |
hanks to Arizona's true friend When |
he republican territorial convention /
net man VINO desired to approve the
'fforts Of the administration could not
,et hearing on the floor so deter
hined was the feeling against the evil !
which Senator Foraker was fighting !,
way from Arizona. Whether Mr.. For
ker has any chance to win the nomi-
Iation or no do not believe the ter
itory OF Arizona can AFFORD to- In
trlct for any other candidate. We
re not sufficiently guaranteed yet
\ af tho fofrt ofofahood Roht uufI1 not