Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-08-27
RIGGS FRIENDS
OPPOSE INTENT
TO SIDETRACk
Believe Man Elected Justice
of Peace Should Be
Given Preference for
Place

Dissatisfaction is being expressed
from certain quarters in Douglas over
the report that Justice of Peace Bel
Rice is not 10 be re-appointed but that
this office is TO go 10 II. S. MaClay,
present clerk OF the Board OF super
visors. The claim is being put forth
that the board, II IL makes the APP
pointment that is said 10 be slated
viii override the will OF the people as
expressed at the polls last year.
At the primary election held last
fall r. s. Maclay was one OF the
choices OF the democrats for the nom
nation of Justice of Peace leading
Ben Rice in the race and both being
nominated. When II came 10 cleo
ton. however. Justice Rice and J. b.
Speed led Mr.. Maclay. II was decided
later that the election of precinct Of
ficers was not provided for and when
il came to making appointments Speed
was given the appointment, although
a republican, and Rice was allowed
to hold over as did the justices in
this city.
The claim is now put forth that
Rice was the choice of the people at
the election and as such should now
be given the appointment by the
board. II is also set forth that Ma
clay ran behind him and that by max
ing his appointment the board would
be practically giving the office to the
defeated candidate.
On the other hand friends of Maclay
set forth the facts that by January
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six years or the equivalent of three
terms and hold this out as a reason
for a change. Friends of the pres
ent incumbent point to his record of
six years and the satisfaction which
he has given to the people as a still
further cause for and not an objection
to re-appOintment And so the con.
troversy wakes warm as did the con.
tention that preceded the appoint
ment OF DIR. Randall TO the charge Of
the county hospital.
As a reason for the alleged slated
action of the board il is said Rice has
not obeyed instructions of the board
relative TO extending relief to MeXi-
cans who had recently immigrated
and that several of his bills for such
aid have been held up by the board.
It is further urged that Maclay, by
reason Of the experience which he has
gained as clerk OF the board OF super
visors, is in a position to know the
wishes OF the board and TO carry out
those wishes as another would not
be.
Further political reason for the ap-
pointment is that it will give the op,
pOrtunity for a proper recognition of
Lowell in the appointment of A. c.
Karger as clerk of the board. WAen
appointments were made in the coun.
ty il was claimed that Lowell was
not given sufficient recognition and
the slated advancement of KargeI
would go far to remove this cause for
criticism.
1t can not yet be learned that any
one has been selected either for jus
tice or constable in the Bisbee dis.
trict. Among those mentioned for the
former are P. Fl. Fitzpatrick. Jimmy
Mcdonald, Walter Thomas and the
present incumbent, VI. c. High. And
back of ii all is the uncertainty OF
whether present incumbents will
quietly step out 10 not reappointed OF
whether they will take the matter M
to the courts and demand a judicial
Interpretation OF the act under which
the board OF supervisors are expected
to act at the coming meeting in Sep
TENDER.