Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-14
INsTRUcT1oNIsTs
GROWING DESPERATE.

ms EROCTlO
GROWING DESPERATE.
1t is very evident that the federal
officials of the territory are getting
more desperate as the day approaches
for their undoing in this territory.
The primary elections held in the
zsseral counties, waere they were
neid, demonstrated the fact that
sesyy majority of the republican VI
lEe in the territory. Sho participate
in the voting on Saturday, April i
were opposed to sending delegation
from Arizona to the national repubii-
can candidate. This was the result
which had been predicted by all vho-
had Kept wise to the expression of
public sertiment since Governor Kib-
hey issued his first letter declaring
that II was the duty Of the republi
cans OF Arizona to instruct their dele
gates TO Chicago for Secretary Taft
1t has been demonstrated since the
battle began that much of the oppo-
sition to instructing for Taft came
from those who resented the right of
Governor Kibbey, or any other federal
official. to dictate the action of his
party in the territory. Another ele-
ment of opposition to instructing the
delegation f6r Taft was those who
believed that it would be an unneces-
sary display of ingratitude Of the par
ty for Senator Foraker, who is him
self a candidate for the presidential
nomination. to openly espouse the
cause of another in face of the fact
that Arizona would today be bound
to New Mexico by the unholy and de
testable bonds of joint statehood
welded by President Roosevelt, had il
not been for the herculean efforts Of
Senator Foraker to save our people
from the impending calamity.
The desperation of the federal OH
ciaIs Is shown in the fact that Gov
ernor Kibbey has seen fit to become
the leader of what is known as tn,
Kibbey faction of Maricopa county il
the territorial convention. Not onl!
is the governor on the delegation
from Maricopa county, but at his sid
viii be found several other territorfa
oniciaIs from Phoenix.
Another evidence that the fedora
officials are desperate is found in tn
delegation which is going from GIL
county to the Tucson convention III
der the dominating control Of one G
the federal officials of that city, wher
according to the organ Of the fedora
officials In ella county, the admins
tration was defeated by a vote c
about two to one in the primaries 70
the election OF delegates. Still al
other proof of the desperation of III
administration crowd is found in tn
report Of speech made by Goyerno
Kibbey in One of the republican COZ
Eentions held in Phoenix on Saturda
in which he is said to have indulge
in Iambasting the corporations of tn
territory and accusing them wit
having something to do with turnin
public sentiment away from Seer
tary Taft in this territory. The go,
ernor is said to have brought Up agai
the question Of the taxation laws c
the territory. claiming that the COZ
porations were against him becaus
he had demanded legislation concern
ing the manner Of their taxation. Thi
is the first time we have heard tn
question Of corporation taxes mer
toned since the beginning Of tn
present presidential campaign in Ar
zona and we can imagine no othe
reason for its mention IN Phoenix e,
cept it was for the purpose of brinl
ing to the aid of the Taft cans