Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-09-23
TIRED Of SMITH,
DECLARES FOR
CAMERON
Judge M'Donald, Leading
Democrat Shakes
Off Calamity
OFrom Saturday. Daily

lcidlng democrats Oi douglas, ~ the
| latest among the prominent democrats
Of Cochisc county 10 join the ranks Of
tde old time democrats who are desert
ing Mark Smith after supporting him
for many ycap, and 10 enroll them
selves under tne Cameron banner, says
the Bisbee Miner.
Judge Mcdonald was elected Justice
of the peace ut Douglas four years ago
by large majority. and he has always
been "A factor in the democratic coun.
ellis of that city and the county. lie
was in Bisbee recently and he stated
TO a Miner reporter that after careful
consideration he had decided 90 sup.
port Ralph Cameron for delegate to
congress. lie said that ne had been
voting for Mark Smith twenty years.
hoping each time he voted for him he
would accomplish something for Arizo.
ma and his constituency and each time
he has been disappointed The judge
wants to see Arizona a state and he be-.
lieved that Ralph Cameron can get us
statehood.
Judge Mcdonald. who is now in the
wholesale lumber business. lived for
many years at Flagstaff and he is per
sonally acquainted with Ralph Gamer
on. lie knows him to bc man of
worth and u man who can do things.
and he is confident that il the Flagstaff
man il elected We will have statehood
ut the short session Of congress.
Judge Mcdonald il man Of inhu
cncc in the Smcltcr City and there is
no doubt that his declaration Of indie
pendencc viii be- followed bv many
others. 81 don't care who knows il. -
said the judge. 81 m for Cameron and
the state of Arizona
NJ. +. Torpey. one Of the best known
democrats in the southern end of Co.
chise county. has announced that he
will give his vote and influence this
fall to Ralph Cameron. republican can.
didatc for delegate Co congress. Mr..
Torpcy gave the following statement
TO n reporter for tine Douglas Dispatch:
Having known Ralph Cameron in.
timately for twenty seven years, and
with the knowledge that he is one of
the most honorable. energetic and able
of Arizona citizens. one who will un.
doubtedly secure the admission of Ari.
iona rs state at the first session of
congress, ! take pleasure in announcing
that ] shall vote and work for his eec.
ton this coming November.
Although lifelong democrat, /
feel that my frs, duty is owing 10 tne
state. and my firm conviction IL that
Arizona's interests can he best served
by young and energetic delegate, who
will have the additional advantage Of
being member of the party from
whom we must secure this greatest of
benefits for Arizona.
During my recent trip east I was
greatly impressed with the fact that
people still think Arizona wild and
woody territory. This impression pre-.
vents both settlers aud capitalists from
coming to the territory. And as the
democratic party cannot secure for us
the blessings and benefits of statehood,
] regard IL the duty of every citizen.
every democrat and every well wishcr
of Arizona to vote for Ralph Cameron
this fall"
Continuing, Mr. Torlcy said: ~ have
lived in Arizona ont as long ns most
of them. and ! have long and patiently
awaited the time when Mark Smith
should secure stateiood for this grand
old commonwealth. We came near
~" MY NffnTlUK NuTk
brand of statehood. statehood ioincd
with New Mexico; and il il had not
been for patriotic republican, Senator
Foraker, we would have gotten it. And
that would have been the terrible price
that Arizona would have paid for its
folly in persistcntly returning Mark
Smith. term after term. 10 congress
in which he has no voice. no vote and
no influence
" No, sir; ! love Arizona. love its
isstitutions. ! love its climate. and
above all, do | love the opportunities
that IL holds out for the Young men:
and | can no longer subscribe TO the
policy Of the democratic leaders of the
territory in ignoring the most vital in.
terests OF the territory for the sake of
party supremacy.
Arizona, to achieve it's manifest
destiny. must be progressive, and both |
parties must break away from the old. |
nntiquated and anchrOnistic leaders. |
They have seen their day, while Ari. |
iona ~ only just beginning 10 see the
dnwning OF her glorious future. State. |
hood we must have, and have il at the
earliest possible opportunity. Arizona
has now the opportunity that she has
w long waited, and yet the inept lead
ers OF the democratic party would pot
seruple to peril her chances by sending
to Washington a man without, Influence
aud whose continued tenure of the Of
nee OF delegate came 50 close 20 costing
M our very identity as a state or com.
when reflect on the great patriot.
ism and unsefishness Of Senator Fora.
ker in saving us from that untoward
rate, ! can not escape the conclusion
that every voter in Arizona owes him
and his party some little debt of graf.
ltude. For ! cannot be made 10 forget
what the joint statehood bill had pass.
ed the house, Of which Mark Smith was
a member, and IL remained only for n
republican senate TO pass IL to have
forever wiped out any chance Of Ari.
IONA becoming one OF the fairest states
N this great country. That was enough
for me.
"No more viii I stand for n poliev
~ man that jeopardizes the future OF