Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-02
ALL SIGNS POINT TO
 DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

success of Democracy becomes the political situation in Arizona each day and all present indications point to a democratic victory at the next general election whether or no the boon of statehood is obtained before that time. In the party are to be found no signs of discord but gen eral tendency. steadily growing. to get together and fight shoulder to shoulder for the principles of the party as in the days gone by.
 On the other hand party harmony is noticeable by its absence among the republicans at the territorial cap ftol and in many other sections of the territory. The promise of state hood at the short term iof congress has been broken by the dominant party It was not even kept at the special session and the Smith-Cam- eron faction, which won success at the polls by the falacious promise of statehood now" is trying to lay the blame of failure at the feet of former governor Kibby instead of shoulder ing their own responsibility.
 The breach between the Kibbyites and the Smith faction is wide open and is steadily widening through the attacks made upon Kibbey by the press of the opposing faction and the former leader of his party, who was given the double cross, undoubted- Iy has some rods in pickle, toughen- ing for the coming primaries and for the election which will follow them.
 From all over the territory there came walls of disappointment at the time of the recent visit of President Taft, from Republican leaders who were ignored by the governor in their claims to be included in the re ception committee With the visit of Secretaries Hitchcock and Ballinger it became evident from the invita- tions issued to J. C. Adams that he was far closer to the seats of the I1ISuty llldu HIS OppOhShSS AoN DC lieved and that ne is by no means in the down and out class. He, too, will be heard from when the time comes and must be reckoned with.
 Locally, in Cochise county, the split is wide open. Three of the most prominent republican office holders are at loggerheads, each has his knife out for the other and feel ing at Tombstone is reported as run ming high. The District attorney is cutting down the perquisites of the sheriffs office. The sheriff threat ems to bring affairs of the secretary of the board of supervisors before the territorial grand jury for inyesti- sation. A nasty conclave of republi- can leaders is held and the matter is supposedly hushed up so far as court investigation is concerned but the ruffled feelings of the sheriff and his deputies, of the peace justices and others more or less closely con nected with the offices of the sheriff and of the district attorney have not been soothed and the spirit of rebel lion is only dormant
 Even in the republican board of supervisors there is manifest 9 lack of harmony, a divergence of policy and rhe republican paper Of Douglas is openly accusing Supervisor Me Cabe. in connection with the county hospital building. of playing politics for his own political aggrandizemeni and the betterment of his chances tc obtain the republican nomination for sheriff
 Again. recently, in regard to the county hospital buildings the repubE can members of the board of super visors split on the question of bond issue and one of the members voted with the democrat in direct contra venuon of the plans formulated by caucus of the republican leaders oi the county.
 These are but some of the straws that show the trend of the wind to ward democratic success in any event and if the republican party shat again fail to keep it's promise ir congress and give Arizona statehood the wave Of democracy which is now rising will reach tidal wave prop IT. lions at the next general election ani cary aIl before #.