Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-26

On February 18th the Douglas Re publican Club was organized and af ter the organization had been perfect ed the following resolution was adopted:
 To the Hon. Ralph Cameron.
 Delegate to Congress,
 Washington. D. c.
 The following resolution was adopt cd by the Republican Club of Doug las which was organized here tonight with much enthusiasm:
 Resolved-That we, the members of the Republican Club of. Douglas. Arizona, note with exceeding regret the humiliating qualifications which it is sought by the senate committee on territories 10 attach to the state hood bill for Arizona. and that we call upon our member in congress. Hon. Ralph Cameron. to use all the means at his command to defeat the so-called Dillingham; bill and to have passed in its place the Hamilton bill which unanimously passed the house and which grants statehood to Ari- zons unqualifiedly and in accordance with the sacred pledge of the republi- can national platform.
 Resolved-That the people of Ari- zona are of a distinctly American type. that public education is on a higher plane than in any other terri tory ever admitted to the Union: that in population and material re- sources the territory of Arizona meets every requirement for statehood more so than any territory admitted in the past fifty years. and therefore makes this appeal on the grounds of qualifi- cation and justice only.
 Resolved-That it is the sense Of this club that the passage of an un- qualified bill by the present session of congress means that Arizona will take her place firmly in the republi- can column. while on the other hand. to deny statehood or postpone state hood until the president and congress shall have passed upon Arizona's constitution. which is the business of Arizona and of Arizona alone will alienate thousands of voters. and at least greatly endanger the success of the republican party in the initial state. and in the territorial election of 1910.
 This resolution was heartily com mended by the International and by many republicans throughout the ter ritory who believe that Arizona is en. titled to square statehood deal. but the International felt that there was great danger of early or final hedg- ing on the statehood resolutions adopted by the Douglas republican club. As soon as the resolutions were made public the Arizona Repub. lican. the Bisbee Miner, the Nogales Oasis and other prominent Arizona republican newspapers were pro nounced in their repudiation of the Douglas resolutions. branding those responsible for them as a prize bunch of easy marks" and that the criti- cism of the senate bill was asinine. From all over the territory the lead ing republicans were up in arms be- cause of the revolt of the Douglas republicans at the senate statehood bill.
 On January the 18th there appear ed long-winded editorial in the Dis patch, organ of the Douglas republi- can club. replying to the editorial in the Arizona republican from which the following Is an extract:
 The Dispatch wants the republican party to retain its control Of Arizona. There is but one way, and that is to be republican as Lincoln was repub- lican. as Roosevelt was republican. The resolution passed by the RepubH- can Club of Douglas was republican. for It was true to the people, true to