Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-08
Cameron and Gratitude.

Cameron Arizona and he altogether deserving of the reward o one of the enatorships born largely thru his efforts
 That the great big paramount personal in the first campaign Demagogc office seekers the demo- cratic ticket obscure it. As the campaign progresses the of representatives vii become clear The ournaner is confident in the gratitude of
 the people of Arizona and being confident is of the senatorial December
 Three years ago Ralph Cameron by repub party ororn hope He had his opponent Aueu Smith with record of nearly twenty the house and having behind him all the tremendous Of the gigantic railway and mining corporations Of the territory
 At the time Cameron nominated the newspaper power Of territory had been largely weded by what then known Kelly syndicate The syndicate backed by the Hundred Mil
 PhepsDodge Copper Queen Mining company, abso uey controlled the Tucson Star Phoenix Democrat Douglas In ernaonal and the Bbee Review The Ky who merely the tools the Copper Queen and other corporations which for years held Arizona politically in the palms of their hands had for been the counse o both the democratic and the republican parties
 The newspaper power Keys behind Marcus Aue years Smith had been elected delegate congress by majority of 5000, large proportion majority of the of New York Cameron had before overcoming this seemingly nsurmountabe major ty poor His party did have dollar with looked be hopeless campaign The party split bitter factions Hopeless indeed seemed the which confronted whose only the splendid fight he had against the powerful Santa Fe for the Bright Angel Trail leading the Grand Canyon belief himself and his ability elected the boon statehood which Mar Aureus Smith had failed all the of his cumbency
 Cameron nomination. doubted his election He made his fight Azonan loving Arizona and realizing that the development and prosperity of her people depended upon the securing of statehood he promised the people of territory if he failed statehood his first he would again their sufrages any office
 Practically unaded Cameron began campaign whose details will day be written stoed form and thrill thousands of Arizona yet unborn Booted and pued the corpora ton newspapers contempuouy described him. Cameron pony buo foot the occasion have required every nook and the territory sleeping where might him. carrying his message of statehood for the territory His personal character bitterly assaed by cowardy nnuendo He hypoccay pictured by the copo newspaper syndicate the enemy of labor the of
 he interests having the backing Of unlimited funds from the publican Fatheed by the chairman the democratic territorial committee there issued thru the subsi dzed Kelly papers conempbe screed assang Cameons and signed Hard Rock Miner As might have been pected by thousands of unworthy of any Arizonan calling condemnation the polls The Hard Rock Miner incident but of during the cam pagn Beginning their opposition Cameron with indifference and contempt subsidized Kelly papers, the ruling force the democratic party Arizona awakened sarcastic then attack check the Cameron flood with threats and vipea tion ending in panic whose claim the flight of Marcus Au reus Kentucky of his democratic poration allies despair
 Behind the Cameron campaign Hova A. Smith, the newly elected chairman of the republican territorial comitee himself the foe of corporate domination Arizona like Cameron mbued with confidence the and his and the people of Arizona elect him to accomplish it.
 The money the campaign Copper Queen the Southern Pacific and kindred which for had kept Marcus Aureus Smith congress secretly prevent the accomplishment of statehood while ouwardy playing the gallery of Arizona accomplishment republican paign conducted from little yellow shanty the of Hova A. Smiths residence swept Bakervile hamlet about four miles southeast Of Bsbee The cam pagn behind Marcus Aurelus Smith There plenty