Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-26
ADAMS SAYS
 SOUTH IS FOR
 FREE ACTION
Returns To Phoenix and Re- Reports On His Experience While In Pima and cochise Counties Recently.
(Arizona Republican,

 from a tour of Pima and Cochise counties very mucA pleased with his trip. He had not been at Tucson for six years and on his arrival there Has amazed at the growth of the town in that time and at the prevailing air of prosperity. He found a similar condt ton of things at Bisbee and Douslas. At the latter place he discovered the finest hotel pulling in the territory and as Mir. Adams has a hotel busi- ness of his own his comment on the Douglas hostelry is praise from Sir Hubert.
 'If," said Mir. Adams, "Bisbee, Doug las and Tucson are feeling any effect of the panic I would like to have seen these towns before the panic. Why, you can amell money in the air"
 The primary object of MT. Adams trip was to sound republican opin- ion in the south with regard to the subject of sending an instructed dele gation to the republican national con vention. He made careful canvass of the situation in Pima which will be the banner county in the territorial convention. He saw practically all of the leading republicans, men who are not holding office and who want none and he found an almost unani- muos sentiment against instructions. The republicans are not moved by a preference in favor of any candidates, Some of them are for Taft, some for Cannon some for Hughes and in fact every candidate mentioned has sup porters in Bisbee and Chochise, but there is a practically solid opposition to instructions in favor of any can didate.
 There are several reasons for it. One is that 1t is not regarded as good policy for the territory to bind itself in advance and so be precluded iron. asking for anything for the territory. The reason that Mir. Adams heard the more generally advanced has to do with dissatisfaction at the false po- sition in which the territory has be-r placed by the claims of the federal officials that they held the republi- cans of the territory in the hollow of their hands and stood ready to ot- liver them on the order of the presi- dent.
 They attribute the cutting of the representation from this territory to two delegates to such claims. Long before the meeting of the national committee assurance had been given that the federal officials were reaxy to send an instructed delegation of six votes for Taft. A majority Of the committee was not in favor of Taft or of any other candidate. The ma jority therefore reasoned that if few federal officials could dictate the vote of the republicans of the whole terri tory two delegates would be enough to represent the federal officials. s
 For this and other reasons the re publicans of Pima and Cochise believe that the time has come to prove to the national party that the federal of | ficiais have no control whatever over the great mass of the party here. Sc they are determined that there shall be no instructed delegation, but that so far as they can do so, they will see that no federal official shall find 8 place on the delegation
 This sentiment, said MT. Adams was l if possible more marked in Cochise than in Pima. In Cocaise there ara two wings of the republican party. One of it known as the Cassidy wins Is headed by c. l. McReynolds and the | other by Hoval Smith Whatever may be their differences of opinion regard ing policies in general they stand to gether against the policy of an in structed delegation. Mir. Adams was l informed by the leaders of both coun ties that a movement ia favor of in. structions could not be successfully organized in either.
 Mir. Adams found also general be lief that the party in the territory would be better served by cutting loose from federal influences. The defeats the party has sustained is at tributed to the neglect of the party organization. There has been no con sultations with the leaders regarding the making of appointments and the appointment of so many democrats tc office. It is figured that If a free delegation is sent to Chicago a Con. cession may be secured by which ths territory may be governed by sor; of aome-rule, especially in the fillins of offices, with the result that the territory will shortly become repub- lican and once that has been accom- pIished, statehood will be made easy Mir. Adams heard another argunfcG advanced in favor of an uninstructed l delegation. Some, in spite of the rulings of the national committee favor the sending of six delegates t6 | the national convention. They belier. | that if they are sent there as the rep resentatives of the party and not as | the representatives of a small grouT l of cfficeholders, bound to the admins l tration they will be seated as they have been heretofore On the ctnS.
 hand it Is shown that if six delegates
 were sent there instructed for any
 one candidate a majority of the na | tional committee would immediately
 decide that there was contest iron 1 Arizona.
 Another argument against the in | structions, heard by Mir. Adams wher'
 ever he went was rather sentimental
 but would no doubt be effective if i
 were needed. That was that this ter ritory owes so much to Senator For
 aker that instructions for any otnel candidate than himself could be re garded only as shabby return fol
 what ne has done for Arizona.
 The entire time of Mir Adams wa not consumed in political iovestiga
 ton. He stirred up great deal oi
 interest in racing and he believes tha
 within a short time there will bt
 well equipped tracks at Douglas. Bis
 bee and Tucson. much to the adyant
 age of horsemen all over the territory
 It would be possible to hang up P'irsei
 in such an Arizona circuit including Fl Paso amounting to as much as
 $so,000 as much as is paid on man. of the larger eastern circuits. That