The Washington herald., 1911-12-12
WITH POLITICAL PROCESSION

gress have indicated to him personally
their desire 70 see him on the next ma
tional ticket, only they feared the taking
of a man from the South. This only
broadens the Underwood smile, and there
is a quiet suggestion by his friends that
Underwood Is not so wholly Southern as
his present residence might indicate. He
was born I'm Kentucky, went with his
parents to Minnesota, and lived there ten
years. going back again for a spell after
he was twenty-one to settle up his
fathers estate. The formative stage OF
his life was, in fact, passed in a North
ern atmosphere, but this fact is not be-
ing paraded as an argument for his nom
ination as the Democratic Presidential
candidate. Only, II does not hurt to men
ton that he is much more in tune with
Northern sentiment than the Southern
statesmen who have never lived north OF
Mason and Dlxon's line.
With all the clash-and-dash politics in
Washington due to the Republican Ma
tional Committee meeting, there are a
few for Western citizens. who are much
more interested to-day in the outcome OF
Arizona's first State election. The vote
OF to-day will decide who shall be gov
ernor and whether the two new United
States Senators shall be Republicans or
Democrats. There has long been sor-
row at the Washington end that the nor
NAL inclinatiO of the new State has been
Democratic, but the election of Ralph
Cameron as Republican Delegate in Con-
gress three years ago has given hope to
those Republicans of all the States now
gathered to begin next years national
Those who have kept in touch
with things have hesitated to predict
this far away from base. but there has
been a hopeful feeling among Republi-
cans for at least a mixed result.
There is bound TO be one Smith elected
Senator. as Mark Smith, long Democratic
Delegate in Congress. is a nominee. and
Hoval II. Smith was named by the Re-
publicans. Hoval Smith is counted a
and is little over the legal
age for a Senator. He began as a mine
and day laborer only few years
back. and has become rich. He has a
most wonderful platform of his own, in
Guiding a provision for the nomination
Of Presidents by primary vote. The odd
result in Arizona would be the selection
Of both Smiths for Senator, as both are
popular.
Henry AshurSt Is the other Democratic
nominee Ralph Cameron. late Repub-
Iican Delegate in Congress, is the other
Republican candidate for Senator, and
he contents himself with pointing out
" hat he has done for Arizona while in
Congress. and he also promises to have
Congress buy a portion OF old Mexico,
so Arizona will have a seaport at the
head of the Gulf Of California. The
one candidate for the House on the
Republican side Is Jack Williams, and
he opposes his own partys platform
Tor the recall OF judges. Ed. NJ. Wells
S the Republican nominee for governor,
md has lived forty years in the Terri
oTy. He has a few extra things in
lis personal platform. including free
George Hunt. the Democratic NOMINEE
or governor, IS called 'dynamiter Hunt"
lCt because he Is a labor agitator, but
IN account Of his being dealer in the
ituff for mining purposes. He Is n big
merchant at Globe. and went there
hirty years ago, with a burro team
pulling a small peddler's wagon. With
our hours difference in time, the news
rom the Arizona election will get to
a day late, but members
4 the Republican National Committee |
will be interested in the result, not to |
mention the White House and the Re |
publican contingent on Capitol HILL The |
Democrats in Congress have been very
Onfident all along that Arizona will be |
Democratic and send both Senators and !
House members to aid the cauSe