El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-23
ARIZONA DEMOCRATS FACE CRISIS;
ROOSEVELT MEN MAKE BID FOR THEM

! ttaFe e Navajo, =; Pima, o; Plnal, D
] santa Cruz, 2; Yavapai, s; Yuma, 4.
The call for the state and county
/ ing:
Apache county-A. F. Banta C. F.
! MOntrose.
Cochise-JOhn C, Greenway. James
! Logic.
Gila-Charles F. witcher.
Greenlee-A. l. Cummings
Maricopa-J. l. B. Alexander, A W.
/ Bennett J. Fred Cleaveland, Roy D
! Goodrich, P, h. Hayes. W. : Dorman n
J Dwight B. Heard, W. J. Murphy A
/ J. Peters, George l. Young.
Mohave-Dan Worth, 6. h. Brother-
ton, Raymond Carr, W. j. Tarr' Ell
Navajo-C. A. Daniels.
Pima-Ben F. Daniels, P. E Howell
| {. f. Rub. Walter Wakefield
Pinal - W. A. Davidson, Walter
Lyon, John Mckay Redmond
santa CRUZ. X Cumming, H h
Yavapai-E. S. Clare, ]. N. W. Moore.
W. B. Shively, Ben Siiverman, Z. h
Yuma-Thomas D. MoIloy. Charles
A good many of these people are
former rough riders or former
Roosevelt appcintees. For instance,
Mr.. Kibbey was appointed governor Of
the territory, Alexander was district
attorney and Ben Daniels was United
States marshal Others Of those VINO
signed the call also held one position
or another under the former presi-
dent.
There is a most peculiar thing in the
call issued for the county and state
convention. In fact, there are several
of them. But the most peculiar of all
is the fact that it IS addressed to all
who want a return 10 the principles
Of government taught and practiced
by Thomas jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln
The reason for this peculiar wording
is apparent. 1t is the object of the
bull moose" leaders TO draw from
the Democrats as well as from the Re
publicans. And evidence is not lack
ing that a large part of their mis-
siOnary work viii be done among the
members OF that party.
Governor Wilson stands squarely
against the cardinal faith of the Dem
ocrauc party as IL exists in this state.
Theodore Roosevelt is aligned on the
Democratic side Of that question. on
the occasion of his last visit to Ari-
IONA, something more than year ago,
Mr.. Roosevelt discussed the recall at
some length, but failed to indorse II
However, he took more advanced
ground a few days later in California,
and his recent advocacy Of the re
call of judicial decisions" has struck
a responsive chord IN the hearts of
the Democracy here's It NAV not be
want, but it is recall, and they are
for any and all recalls that ever have
been mentioned Then, understanding
the state Of mind in This common
wealth and considering the tact that
Roosevelt has adopted the Democratic
idea and that Wilson is against it. it
is perfectly reasonable TO suppose that
the advanced -'progTessives" of the
Democratic faith viii vote for Roose-
welt rather than for Wilson
Then there is another most i'm
pOrtant factor to be considered here. |
With all that has been said about /
Republican division in this state, it is
not TO be supposed that the party Will
be divided considerably more than Z
was divided in the last campaign. In
other words, president Taft should Sc
cure practically all the votes that were
cast for judge Wells, the Republican
tionate share of the gain that will ;
come from a new registration
The reason for this statement is ,
obvious The issues that divide the !
from the regulars are the |
same issues that were in evidence last !
winter. Judge Wells was known as i
reactionary." As a member of the /
convention he fought l
he recall and especially the judiciary /
'ecau; and because of the presence OF !
hat objectionable feature he voted /
lgainst the adoption Of the constitu-
ion
His course, naturally, was a costly /
me. He lost the support of the radi-
al Republicans, and because of his /
stand on the constitutional question |
he gained but little from the Demo
rats. For almost everybody wanted
statehood on some terms
Governor Hunt, on the other hand,
got the support of a large number OF
radical Republicans. He got the
Socialists almost in a body. He had /
he regular Democratic organization
iolid. Yet, with all this support, his
majority was about 100
Looks Bad for Wilson.
The proposition, then, resolves itself
nto the following status: Taft viii
almost certainly get the full regular
Republican vote. The radical Republic
ans will go either to Roosevelt or /
with the chances, of course.
'ecOTd on the judiciary recall propo-
ition it seems most unlikely that the
most progressive of the Democrots
will vote for him. On the contrary, it
s almost a conclusion that they will
support Roosevelt. The Socialists who
Hunt will hardly support !
n eastern Democrat, no matter how /
much of a .'reformer" he may be. |
taking all these facts into
consideration. it will be seen that the
republicans have not the slightest rea-
on to despair of carrying Arizona
his year
The enthusiasm of the bull moose"
ontingent is illustrated by the fact I
hat even before there had been a
all for either the state or county
one Roosevelt adherent
amed himself a delegate and went TO
hica 90 10 be in readiness for the con- |