El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-27
Canvas From an Impartial
Viewpoint Gives Situation
Different Coloring.


Phoenix, ARK, July 27.-As a prelim-
mary to the active work Of the suf-
frage campaign which viii be begun
within q short time, the leaders Of the
movement have taken a rough canvass
OF the situation with the idea of get
ting q basis from which TO work The
result of this canvass is most encour-
aging TO the equal suffrage advocates
In fact, it is so onesided that it inevi-
table gives rise TO the belief that
good share of it is the result of over
enthusiasm rather than an accurate
view of the situation If Ihe clalnis
are at all reliable, the uSnI IS Al
ready as good as won; but Impartial
observers, those who hive no interest
in the result of the fight one way or
the other, are not inclined TO credit
the allegation that strong tide OF
woman suffrage sentiment IS rising
and that it will be OF sufnclent pro
portions TO sweep the state INTO tHe
equal rights column by an overwnelm-
ing majority. Indeed, among the con-
servatives, there is grave doubt as to
whether the cause can win at ali, al
though il is conceded that II mas al
least good chance OF success
Various Views.
Statements have been secured from
various persons who have had late op-
portunity Of viewing the trend OF
events in various sections Of the state
and the expression of those views is
of extreme interest though II cannol
be told just how reliable some OF
them are. Summed UP, they are as
follows:
Mohave County For Suffrage.
Mohaye county, in the northwestern
part of the state is said TO De over
whelmingly for suffrage. King St
Charles, a newspaper man Of K1ngmani
the county seat, IS authority for the
statement that the proposition ill
IN HuH nv large
jority. That is to say the majority
viii, according to his estimate, be large
in proportion to the size OF the vote
But Mohave is a small county, IN
point Of population, and viii have but
small bearing on the result IN the
state at large.
Yuma Also For Women.
In Yuma county, according TO P. J.
Miller, a Democratic politician ana
member of the state tax commission,
everybody is for woman suffrage
Yuma, also, is rather short on votes
there being not to exceed lOUO N the
whole county However, ACCORDING 70
Mr. Miller the sentiment in that sec
ton IS Overwhelmingly for suffrage.
and II his observation is correct the
vote there will have material result
on the outcome
Hiaforftv IN MaricOpa VIII Be mall
In this county the suffraglstst are
claiming a majority OF 500; and the
vote Of Maricopa is expected to offset
some of the large mining counties
which, it is conceded, viii be on the
other side Of the question But accord
ing to c. n lander, of Buckeye, who is
something Of a politician, and who has
been mixed up with politics in this
section for the past 10 or u years. II
suffrage is to carry in the state Mari
copa county will have TO do consider
ably better than that This county
must give q majority of 1000 votes If
the movement is to succeed" is the
statement made by Mr. lander And
lander is a suffragist, at that.
senator Davis Predicts Victory.
The most enthusiastic advocate Of
the suffrage cause, and the man who
is INDUCING in the rosiest dreams
senator Harry A. Davis, Of this city.
Davis can see nothing but victory. and
decisive and oVerwh Ginning victory at
that. So confident Is he OF success
that he pooh-poohs the idea that there
will be anything like the determined
opposition that some Of the best in
formed men in the state are expect
ing And where others anticipate an
adverse vote he is looking for a sub
stantial majority.
Pima and ella Doubtful.
Davis claims all the counties already
mentioned and says that Pima county,
one of the most populous IN the state.
is certain TO go for the proposed
amendment But Pima county people,
at least many of them, do not agree
with him on that proposition They
say there is considerable division in
that county in the ranks of the SUI
fragists themselves and that this viii
inevitably result in grave harm to the
movement
Davis also claims ella county by a
good majority. although it is a mining
CO. and it is generally conceded