Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-22
LINES ALL CLOSED UP
 HE FORECAST
As Usual on Such Occasions Phoenix Sizzles with Ex- cltement in Presence of
 Closing Camnaign
WHAT PROPHETS
 THINK OF RESULT
Withdrawal of Hughes SimpIi- fies the Weedin-Hunt Con- test Telegraphic State
 ment Issued by Ling

The campaign which has now closed has been of a quiet tone. and marked by no outbreak of had feel ing in Bisbee or the other towns Of Cochise county where citizens have been more intent upon their own business than upon the ambition and desires of statesmen and professional politicians
 Yet, in other parts of the territory where business does not need so much attention and where more time may be devoted 10 politics or any other form of amusement or excitement, tily7 =. ,--- .:s.-.H .s,H has been heated
 Word reached The Review office last night that there was q seething situation at Phoenix. where several of the candidates were closing the campaign, and where the Arizona Democrat had just printed a state ment that Henry F. Ashurst, in the course Of his services in the legis- lature. had supported bill authoriz- ing the Southern Pacific company to arm its guards against strikers.
 Likewise, the papers there and else where in the territory have been printing articles showing the un- friendliness of Eugne Brady O'Neill, az the heaviest stockh0lder CT the F. J. McNeilI Printi,g cerapany, to organized labor.
 The interest in the campaign at Tucson boiled up to the betting point .as night. acording 10 a 9eiaphone EioFsage stating that bets of to 2 were being offered that the demo- crliic nominees for United States senstorships would be Messrs. Snrith nd Ives.
 Ali calculations which have been made within the last week by cardi- dates for the various offices and other persons who have been visiting yer ious raTts ai the territory have in eluded Ar. Smith as one or the sue cessfH; c9ndldates but predictions as to the idsu:is of his running mate have varied and have included the names of A1essrs. Ashurts, Ives. anu Ling. 1t has been the unann0ds opinion of all that the other candi- dates are entirely cut of the running
 For the office Of governor. it is conceded that the contest will be closer, so clCse. in fact. that few have venWred prediction, though with in the last twenty-four hours the situation has been somewhat simpli- fed by the withdrawal Of Dr. Hughes Opinion leans slightly to the nomina- tion of Weedin, who. it is stated, will receive a large vote in Graham coun- ty that otherwise would have gone 10 Hughes.
 The contest for representative is a'so believed to be a very close one, so close that the political prophets are not stalking their reputauCns on prognosticalons.
 Among the incidents Of the closing campaign was a signed statement sent out by Reese M. Ling. by tele graph from Florence yesterday. in which he says:
 'I believe that the people of ATi- zona are in favor Of a square deal in the first primary election. and will resent the unwarranted and vicious attacks made upon me in the inter est of my opponents in the senator ial race. Having successfully refut- ed all attacks intending to affect my standing with a large number Of v0t- CTS, the opposition has attempted to deny the genuineness Of a letter ia vOring me. from II. L. Dickson, gen eral counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Bremen
 In order to test the authenticity Of this letter, \. T. o. Phillips, of Lowell, mailed a copy of Nthe letter from Dickson. which l had printed and distributed to the brotherhood headquarters asking if it was genuine The reply to Phillips inquiry was as follows"
 Then follows the reply of MT. Dick son. which appears elsewhere in The Review this morning as a politica advertisement, brought in by one or Mir. Ling's supporters.
 In conclusion Mir. Ling says.
 Believing that the newspapefS Of Arizona do nor coantenance under hand campaign methods, l am send ing telegrams similar to this to every paper in Arizona at my own expense, asking them to give this matter pub iicity
 At no time during the campaign, either publicly or privately. have said or done anything which can be elassed as either unfair or dishonest. to any candidate, desiring only to be nominated on my own merits.