Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-18
ARIZONA IS ID BE BATTLE GROUND OF
 EVERY CANDIDATE
States Vote More Import. ant Than Numerical
 Value Shows
IS SECOND ON ROLL
"A" is for Alabama

"A Is for Alabama
 Also Arizona
 And Arkansas, and thereby hangs a tale, bur a tale that is vet 10 be told The tale concerns itself with the coming fight for delegates to thu m tional conventions of the two great parties Because of the fact that Arizona will come second in the east ing of votes in the national conyeu tions to nominate presid antial can didates. said votes being cast in the alphabetical order of the states, ;i strong fight will be made by ihe presidential candidates Of both par ties to capture toe Arizona delega- tions.
 ! With so many candidates in the l field-the democrats will have az least three, apparently, and the re- publicans the same number-tha ad- vantage of the early votes" in the convention is apparent, as it gives stability to the suppo.t of a candi- date. and prevents switching.
 Win Organize Early
 The supporters of each of the can didates in either of the two parties are already busy layng plans to cap- ture the Arizona state delegation The democrats will choose as be tween Wilson, Harmon and Clark or Underwood. and the republicans are face to face with the Roosevelt La Toilette triangle
 In the democratic party no lines have been openly drawn as between the three democratic aspirants, but in the republican party conditions have saved thein that trouble by drawing out the lines. There is a chance that Arizona's delegates to the democratic convention will agree in chambers" on a line of action. but the republicans, the stalwarts and the progressives, occupy a relative po- sition about the same as the 'lion and the unicorn fighting for the crown" There is a difference as plain as the divide in a harem skirt, the difference of harem and hobble.
 Almost any day now, an overt act by the supporters of either of the three republican aspirants is likely to occur, and from that time on the division will be as complete and as apparent as if the ayes and noes had teen called
 "Old Guard" on Defense
 It looks as if the offensive was up to the progressive wing of the grand old party, as the Taft contingent is apparently installed in the seat of the organization. The office holders compose the bulk of the Taft wagon cargo, and it is doughnut against the hole that this part of the ele- phant will be splidly for Taft. Or an even better manipulation for them would be to secure an instructed dele eation, so that fl the convention sJaIG peded for a popular idol. they might be in 8 position, by switching to the idol. to present claims for bacon or pie
 Democratic Pond Unruffled
 On the surface of the democratic party all is serene Figurati1ely speaking, a coyey of doves is flying over the peaceful calm. and tender sreen sprouts of grass show on the meadow surrounding the l5ke. In the meadow cows are browsing. and the tinkling of the bells O. the brows- ing bovines banish bogies, making scene of beatific, bromidic and hu- collie blessedness Hear ;he busy bees buzz and see the contented COWS cuds. To extend the B-ine 1 to cover what may be. however, 1 there are the words bellicose Bedlam, ! taldeTdash and bunkum, and any little movement with a pecCllar mean ! ing may start something In the pic . ture of dreamful peacefulness pic tured above. If the buzZiug bee . stings the contsnted COW, the COW . will be no longer contented.