El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-05
CBy Chas. c. Cutchshaw.)

CBy Chas. C. Cutchshaw.)
Phoenix. Ariz, Dec. 5.-The most 1u-
dicrous charge vet made by the Demo-
/ Gratis is against Hoval A Smith. Re-
/ Gently the Democratic press and SPELL
1 binders have revived the charge that
Smith "bilked" the people of Arizona
! out Of 5000, 1000 acres Of land in COchise
county through fake mining claims.
& The laUghable feature OF the charge
is that the extent of the whole of CO.
chise county comprises only 1000, 600
acres.
The basis for this charge is to be
found in the fight that was made in
what is known as the Warren case.
That was a case in which the title to
large number of mining claims in Co
/, chise county was in issue. The case was
fought through all the courts and at
the conclusion the title was awarded
by the highest judicial authority to
Smith and his associates. The amount
involved is said to have been about
$4,000, 900, and that is probably the
source of the Democratic claim that
Smith owns 100000 acres in southern
The entire case was reviewed editO-
rally by The Herald last Septemb Der,
long before HOval Smith had been NOM
mated for the senate 1t was simply
lawsuit in which there was a dispute
as to title. And the highest judicial
authority in the United States upheld
the contention Of Smith and his assoc
ciates.
CamerOn's Cadet.
The fight against Cameron just now
is based on the ground that some years
ago he recommended for appointment
to a cadetship at the Annapolis naval
academy a boy named Stanley Wilson.
who was alleged to be resident Of
Boston
The truth is that several other young
men, who had made application for this
position withdrew or were disqualified
because Of age or for other reasons.
Then young Wilson got the appoint
ment, to which there was not a shadow
Of doubt he was entitled. The charge
that he was a nonresident is based on
the fact that he had been attending
school in Boston and took the examina-
ton shortly after his return home to
Prescott at the emo OF a term.
Ashurst and Mcnamara.
In at least one political speech, Henry
r. AshurSt, Democratic candidate for
the United States senate, has declared
that the McNamaras we're in his judg-
ment innocent of the crimes with which
they were charged, and that their pros
ecution was an outrage. A good pro-
portion Of the public will wait with
some interest for Mr. Ashursts next
manifesto.
The Republicans are playing a rather
strong card against Mr.. Ashurst. In
the primary election his home town of
Williams cast 147 votes. of which he
received 20. IF g man stands no bet
ter than that at home, where he is
known by everybody" it is asked. lis
he the kind Of man to be entrusted
with the important duties devolving
upon a United States SENATOR"
The Mcnamara confession viii IN
dOubtedly have considerable of an ef-
feet on the Arizona vote. It viii cut
down the socialist vote, for the reason
that the socialists have so strongly al
lied themselves on the side Of the de-
PENDANTS, and had brought the case so
prominently to the front as an issue,
nil =
Tucson Rally.
The final rally at Tucson was held |
by the Republican congressional can
didates last evening. The speakers /
were Ralph Cameron, Hoval Smith and
J Ohm s. Williams. The rally brought !
out by far the largest crowd Of the /
campaign, one Of the largest crowds, |
at political meeting.
Hunt and Legislature.
If Hunt IS elected there will proba- /
bly, be some rather merry times before 1
the end of his administration Many I
Of the Democratic candidates who are /
likely to be elected to the legislature I
are not precisely friendly to the Globe l
statesman nor to his theories of gov Z
eminent, and some lively dOings are I
anticipated when the legislature meets 1
Also 8 under the constitution the gov /
ernor is invested with the veto power, /
Mr. Hunt would have q powerful lever Z
age for shaping legislation And as he /
has declared for the original constiut- !
ton "just as it was written" and as I
there is almost no likelihood that the /
legislature viii ever try to enact q re- i
call law strictly in accord with the |
original measure, the chances for IN /
tense Democratic disa greement and q /
full sized political fight along this win 4
ter are by no means remote. All this I
Of course, IS predicated upon the as 4
sumption that Mr.. Hunt and a Demo- /
cratic legislature viii be elected.
Little Campaign Funds.
The Democrats are a little better off 4
than the Republicans, but even they are Z
not believed to have any large amount I
OF money to spend In the present cam
paign. So, this first state campaign in /
is a clean one so far as the
use of money IS concerned. Mr.. Hunt,
the Democratic candidate for governor,
is a wealthy man, but no one has ever
accused Mr.. Hunt of throwing money
away on elections OF anything else. In
fact, 1t has to be said that the Demo-
cratic committee was far from pleased
with the size Of Mr.. Hunts contribu-
ton.
Within the past few DAYS the Demo-
Gratis have industriously- spread the
report that the word was quietly passed
around among the Republicans that
they are to vote against the constitu- l
tiOnal amendment and thus keep AriZO- /
ma out Of the union. Republican news
papers and leaders denOunce this as I
false, Of course. The plain fact of the
case is that no such move had ever
been attempted by the Republicans. No
word of this kind had ever been passed
around by anybody. No instructions :
has been issued either by Republicans
OF Democrats for anybody to vote
against the amendment. To be sure,
there will be some votes against the
elimination: but they viii be cast by
the radical element-by men who take
the stand that was taken by Bourne
Jummins. Clapp and their conferees in
the senate-that they would rather not
have statehood at all than have it un-
der the terms offered by president
Taft
Republicans Are Pleased.
The men on the Republican congress
siOnal ticket, Messrs. Cameron, Smith