Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-09
HON. MARK A. SMITH
ARRIVES IN TUCSON
win Remain There for Few
Days, Then Take Baths
and Go to Douglas,

Hon. Mark Smith arrived in Tue
son Sunday morning. He reached
Phoenix Saturday morning from the
northern part of Arizona, where he
stopped for several days fishing In
Oak creek with Judge r. z, Sloan
and other friends.
Smiths fishing trips to Oak creek
have been about as regular as his
succeeding elections 10 congress. and
he aways spends the first few days In
June hooking trout. Associate JUS
tice Sloan has for several years &C
companied him on these trips. A
year ago w. H Brophy of Bisbee was
one of the Mark Smith fishing party.
That was the time when Mark exhib-
tied his celebrated fish hounds.
Mr. Smith win remain in Tucson
for a few days attending to private
business when it is his intention to
visit one of the hot springs resorts
in Arizona for the purpose of taking
baths, which, il is hoped, viii bring
relief for sciatic rheumatism which
is giving him constant pain. At Phoe-
nix a number of his friends called on
Mr. Smith, TO all of whom he ex-
pressed his qualification at being able
to be back in Arizona.
To the newspaper reporters who
sought him for information concern
ing conditions in the east, Mr.. Smith
had little TO say He told them that
the results of the congressional ses-
sion, which just closed, are now
known TO all. Regarding the political
situation he declared that Bryan will
be the nominee of the democrats at
Denver and he expressed the belief
that the Nebraskan would be success
ful in November should Taft be the
republican candidate. William Jen-
nings Bryan is much stronger with
the, people of the east today than he
has ever been," declared Mr.. Smith
Regarding statehood for this ter
ritory AriZona's delegate gave it as
his opinion that the territory would
be admitted as a separate state at
the next session of congress, but he
stated that until the separate state
hood bill was passed there would al
ways be a possibility of another at
tempt to join the territory with New
Mexico or to impose statehood condi-
tions which would be Objectionable to
our people. Continuing on the ques-
ton OF statehood Mr.. Smith said:
The question of statehood for Ari-
zona is hot so much of a political
question as it is a question of jeal-
ousy of the east towards the west
The east is opposed 10 increasing the
power of the west in congress and
in the senate and that accounts for
the effort TO make one state out of
Arizona and New Mexico which would
mean two additional senators instead
of four. ] want to say in this connec-
ton that some of the strongest
friends of Arizona have been found
among the republicans from the
strong republican states; it is need
less 20 refer to Senator Foraker, as
the people of Arizona have already
been informed of his honest endeav-
ors in our behalf and | am proud to
know that both the republican and
democratic conventions have thanked
endeavors. in behalf of Arizona"
Regarding his candidacy for CON
gress this fall Mr.. Smith told the
Phoenix reporters that he probably
would be a candidate for reelection,
notwithstanding the fact 1t had been
reported that he probably would not.
Mr.. Smith will likely spend most of
his time between now and the Fourth
of July at Aqua Caliente hot springs.
He will be in Douglas 10 deliver the
address on the occasion of the cele-
bration in this city when his many
friends in Douglas and Cochise coun-
ty will have an opportunity to give
him the glad hand" which always
awaits him in dear, old Cochise."