El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-06
CANDIDATES
READY FOR ARIZONA FIGHT
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had the Socialistic vote sewed up IN
a sack and stored away Just as SAFE
~ as an onion in an Irish stew; they
accepted this as a natural result Of
their resubmissiOn talk, but along
comes judge Wells, the Republican
candidate for governor and in his first
speech, puts the voters on notice that
his first act as governor II elected
ONLY he said. when I am elected
is going to be to ask the legislature
TO resubmit the recall feature which
congress and president Taft forced the
state to blue pencil as prerequisite
to statehood. The Democrats were go
ing to use the recall feature as their
strongest card, now the Republicans
agree to submit it to the voters Just
as quickly as the Democrats, and II
the voters want it, back it goes, re-
gardless Of which party is in power.
HOvaI A. Smiths PrOgressiveness.
So much for 'prOgressiveness' for
the Republicans. But along comes
HovaI A. Smith, candidate for sena-
tor on the Republican ticket, and ad-
vocates state primaries for president
This is getting down real close to the
people, closer than even the Demo-
Gratis had ever gOne-and gets nearer
to the let the people rule" PROPOSE
ton than anything unless IT is the re-
call. Smith is not alone in advocating
this as q measure for Progressive"
Republicans, however, for senator
Cummins, of Iowa, is an advocate Of
ii also
Thus, the Democrats are left to fight
their battles with the Republicans on
the same ground and Arizona is going
to be a progressive state, regardless I
of which party wins. The real fight
IS to be between men The voters are
going to be asked by the Republicans
to accept HOval A Smith, one time
penniless mucker In a Bisbee mine, now
wealthy by his own honest efforts, and
his running mate Ralph Cameron, a
pioneer Of the state; a man who
in one short term in congress made a
memorable record for actual accom-
plishment One of the Democratic can
didates for the senate, Marcus A. Smith,
represented Arizona for 20 years in
the lower house Of congress and regli- l
larly drew his pay for that period I
The other Democratic nominee Ash
hurst, while we'll known, has never
done so very much for the territory
that any monuments have been erected I
in his honor 1t is told of him that
he was the only candidate for senator |
on the Democratic ticket, who was not [
able to stir up some controversy rel /
alive to the courts Mark Smith first I
advocated applying the recall to the /
Gated applying Ii to federal courts /
and 1t lis said that when Eu- /
gene Brady O'Neu then advo- I
Gated applying IT to the supreme court /
Of the United States. Ashurst threw up I
his hands and said there was nothing I
LETT to apply It TO except God and the ]
devil, so he had to let the court ques- I
ton alone They tell lots of things /
in campaign. and nobody makes az !
-idaVit to this.
The GubernatOrfaI Candidates.
For governor, the voters have Geo.
W P Hunt Of Globe. and Ed N Wells /
Of Navapai county Hunt is recognized
as the most radical man among the /
for the Democratic nOmi-
nation, and Wells, Cattleman is
OOked upon as a man who would re- I
2 = nd Ia
air TO all Nobody is making a charge
hat Hunt would not. (Mr. Hunt is a
nan Of money!. but the Republicans
ire urging the election Of Mr Wells
IN the ground that he is known to
,e man who would give Q square
leal regardless Of what the matter
happened TO be.
50 II goes on down the line. The
Republicans promise fair administra-
Ion to all classes and offer the voters !
IS much readiCal legislation as they
Jemocrats talk OF the rights Of the
people to rule and declare that the
'adical legislation must go into the
constitution or on the law books.
Democratic Mistakes.
Meantime, the Republicans point to
ne mistakes the Democratic Constitu-
1Onal convention made and ask if
hese men or others Of their Dartv
hould 90 back TO make more. One Of
he mistakes attributed to the Demo-
rats is the disfranchisement Of about
VUUO people living in Arizona. who
AVE been residents of the state for
wO years or more. The enabling act
tated that only such persons as had
ived in the territory y months prior
o the election should vote in the cleo
ion Of delegates to the constitutional
invention This election was held in
september. 1910. hence a man had to
e a resident Of the territory as earIv
IS September, 1903, to be entitled TO
vote When the Democratic constf-
uuonal convention provided for the
irst general election. the ReoubiiosDs
barge, IL put in the provision that
he same voters who voted in the con- |
ualified voters in the election now
bout to take place. So, any man who
as moved into the territory since SEN
amber, 1909, cannot cast his ballot in ]
he fall election. G ;
Constitutional BIunder.
Judge W s Sturges, Republican
atiOnal committeeman for Arfzons