Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-11-19
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

people voice in the selection OF candidates
for office in this State: Evidently the time has when
preston by the this vital matter considered toutof-
date andwe be handed the selections of coere OF self
Of party with the contempuous advice
to take or leave theuaqnei *,sp 'rst ipp1
Inhe oid1days we had Conventions the delegates which
primaries dls the
ing but have progressed far with ads and ances OF
that conventions abolished and has
their place system which according to recent
Developments permits cook political meals
table and partake, whether
like the The party cocks naturally
pure food but the still have lingering
suspicion that foreign ingredient has been mixed in and
foosy cling to the idea that the right OF personal selection OF
political viands is the preferable way after all
Last week both the Republicans, Pogressves and Demo-
Gratis Phoenix just
days ago OF the Republicans OF Southern Arizona
had gathering at Bisbee which boom started in be-
half of Ralph Cameron for Regarding the other
nothing authentic been given neither
has there any reports OF the appeared in the capital city
papers. +t-yvt
There is significant fact attached ito all of these gather
ings that few persons arrogated themselves the right
the politics of the State for their respective parties 1t
would be enightenng know by whom the authority was
delegated them such capacity and if the rank and
file OF the Republicans Progessives and Democrats for
expected swallow these and dried OF
few would-be bosses:
There certainly will be opposition and Of magnitude
be ignored depised such People be
led around by the and when matters
political quickly anything of bossism
gone by when several OF the sexalted in OF the
OF the Adams hotel and there framed and the
gentlemen who attempted they effort
get by with such that they made grievous mistake
The Journal-A1iner has quarrel this time the
selections made the whom the offices freely
parceled advance but does and protest
and strong and loud the methods employed, be-
eving that all action taken Justly open suspicion
Take for instance the Progressive conference and
bit equally bad the others mentioned and will be
noted that its proceedings far ascertanabe consisted OF
the determination Dwight Heard for United States Sena
leave the naming candidate governor with the
State Mr. Heard the leader of the Progressive
party and his word will have great weight When comes the
selection OF gubenatora candidate In Mr. Heard
besides being the candidate of his party for very important Of
flee according be vested with the power OF saying
what the Progressive shall given the nomna
ton governor. The poentiales OF plan almost
beyond belief For instance supposng has been
report for many months that Heard and Governor Hunt
had effected political combination and that the latter
swing the socaled progressive faction OF the Democrats back
the senatorial ambitions of Mr. Heard exchange
Progressive party support the reelection of Hunt
Does suppose Heard other with his
blood burning with the lust of office would place nomination
candidate of strength To the he would that
of candidate stalking horse would be Offered
sop his party and thus make good his end of the
agreement The Journal Miner does say that Hunt
Heard combination has effected 1t position
make such positive declaration, but if possession of such
be would have hesitation
spreading it broadcast and giving warning the and