Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15

| II Cameron would secure a majority
of the votes cast in Douglas" When
| Mr.. Adamson ascertained that l was
after facts, in reference to Smith and
Cameron, he expressed himself freely
upon the situation.
II firmly believe" he said, that
Smith will carry Cochise county by at
least 1000 majority. We gave him
nearly 800 two years ago and there GER
tainly has nothing developed in this
campaign whereby any different results
should prevail. Cooper was far su-
perior to Cameron in ability and would
have made much more available dele
gate, yet the voters of Cochise county
preferred Mark Smith to Mr. Cooper by
some 500 majority.
"Mr. Cameron's appearance in Doug
las has certainly lessened his chances
as a vote getter here, and from all
present indications Mark Smith will
secure a majority of 300 in this city.
The Democratic party is in better con-
dition in this campaign than ever before
in the history of Douglas, Its late con-
vention leaving no sore spots"
A, G. Lockwood, city attorney and
one of the rising young lawyers of
southern Arizona, seemed pleased to
go on record for Smith. Mr.. Lockwood
said: my opinion. based on several
political campaigns in southern Ari-
zona, is that Smith will have greater
majority this time than ever before. 1
know that Cochise county will give
him a much greater vote than 1t did
two years ago and Douglas can be de-
pended upon to do her share in swelling
his majority. Mr.. Smith Is very popu-
lar here and we absolutely know moth
ing about Cameron. The Democrats
in Douglas are all working in harmony,
Y l..II L. rah tsfenA
Mark doesn't carry this precinct with
| $50 or 300 majority. The talk about
Cameron strength is absurd. He has
no strength here"
| Ben Price, justice of the peace in
| Douglas. who keeps in touch with local
public sentiment, ridiculed the idea of
| Cameron reducing Smiths majority of
for the Democrats of Douglas" ear
nestly answered Judge Price, that
Mark Smith and the Democratic ticket
will carry this city with Mark in the
lead. Mr. Cameron is a nice man, but
he lacks whole lot of being congress
sional timber"
/ C. d. Parsons, a contractor and a
man we'll and favorably known in this
and surrounding towns, and also in
Tucson, expressed al sentiment similar
to Judge Price. mark Smith is needed
in Washington next year more than
ever" said Mr.. Parsons In reply to a
question as to the political situation.
douglas and Cochise county can be
depended upon to give Delegate Smith
rousing majority as we all realize
the necessity of having an able, expert
enced man in Washington when our
enabling act is passed"
T. A. Daily, city clerk, looked amused
when asked about the Cameron boom"
in Cochise. why" declared Mr.. Daily,
that is a boom that never had a be-
ginning. 1t had it's origin in the minds
of the men who are in the employ OF
the Republican campaign committee.
The Democrats and people generally
here and throughout the county are for
Mark Smith. We don't know Cameron
and will not take any chances with
him."
Robert Mac Clay-"Bob"-who is
known to every old Democrat in Ari-
zona, who is one of the energetic DEM
ocrats of this precinct, says that Doug
las will give Mark Smith 400 majority.
'I can't, for the life of me, see any
reason for changing Mark Smith," said
Bob, and continued, "even If the Re-
publicans had competent man rum
ming for his place. Ralph Cameron is
all right for a place that he can fill,
but he is woefully out of place in this
race. Mr. Smith, believe will receive
a record-breaking majority in Cochise
county. The Democrats are solid for
him. with hundreds of Republicans
coming to his side.'
Or. w. A. Green, mayor of Douglas,
says that Mr.. Smith will break all his
previous records of majorities in Co
chise county. DR.. Green says: IF
things don't change from what they
are at present politically, Mark Smith
will carry Cochise county by 1900. We
need him. He always safeguards Ari-
zona interests"
Such is the testimony all along the
line. The people of Cochise county are
very much in earnest in this campaign
and they propose to show their loyalty
to the new state of Arizonaeby having
a man in congress who is in every way
equipped to protect her every interest.