Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-06
WEBB TROUBLE
AGAIN IS TOLD
With Uplifted Potato He Is
Startled with News That
He Is Late in Deliver
ing Arizona Vote
SENATORS ARRANGE IT

I soEINA EOhS Ah6ANtTE III 1
The friends OF Hon. ~. 7. Webb. |
official messenger CHOSEN 10 convey |
the Arizona electoral vote 10 Washing /
ton, have all been anxious 10 get the 1
eastern version OF his trials and find /
triumph in the performance OF the ]
duties IMPOSED on him. The Washing I
ton correspondence of the New York 1
Times gives the following sIOrF OF +
J Webb and what happened to him:
] WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Seated in |
front OF a bountiful breakfast in New |
York this morning exact time an0
place unrevealed--wa one Wilfred T /
Webb, species ranchman, habitat Ari-
IONA. New York has extended its nos I
pitality heretofore 10 Mr.. Webb. and 1
now as then the best in the house |
was none TOO good Quantity as wen /
as quality figured in this feast, for /
before the day was done he had var
ious activities TO accomplish in the /
metropolis. Also. although the suns /
Of Arizona had tinted his face almost |
10 a sunset hue. he was a cosmopolite. /
/ and had the morning papers served |
with the meal
It was this combination. however, |
that suddenly took away the appetite
Of Mr. webb. re was lifting a forkful
Of potato 70 his mouth-and. mind you,
well-cooked potato is the deiicacy TO
an Arizona ranchman-when his eye
: lighted upon his ewn name in the
paper That potato never reached
degluttion. Mr. Webbs mind was
suddenly shifted to this chain o.
events
When the Electors of Arizona met
to cast their votes for the first time
J for president and so proudly added
three to the aggregate of Gov. Wilson,
: the Electors Of the new state lookee
! around for some one who would APP
I. prcciate d journey to the National
Capital Their eyes fell upon Mr..
q Webb Had he not worked and con
5 tributed toward democratic success?
lie had So. although ne did not reed
y the money involved. he was told that
d he could be the messenger who would
deliver the states first Electoral re
, turns to Washington.
4 Now, not being yersed in all the
!, things that 80 with such an errand.
. Mr.. Webb went to the highest author
I, ity in sight, the Chief Justice Of Ari-
! iona. He received from this fountain
i heed the information that it was his
y duty to be, in Washington by Febru-
airy / and deliver his precious parers
n and not to let them get lost. Get lost
ii Trust Mr. Webb for that He could
.e sleep with one eye open, and his hand
" was quick with the gun. And, starting
~ out two weeks ago, he wandered On 9
Ne crooked trail leading to Washington
aud enjoyed himself at every turn.
IS Coming back TO the bOuntiIul break
le fast Mr.. Webb was confronted IN
y black and white with the information
that he should have been in Washin
ton last night, for that was the las
day for the delivery Of records Of
y electoral votes. His senators had been
n raking the West and Middle West with
/ lne tooth comb OF kilograms, anl
had not been able to End him. AnC
III because he had been lost The electoral
vote of Arizona could not be cast this
year at all. Not only that. but he was
to lose that $500 odd and was subjec;
10 Q hne of $1,000 for his hardness.
Suffering snakes-Or words 70 tina;
effect! Mr. Webb leaped from the
/ table. Il was only by splendid diplo
/ macy that he was recalled to the lit
tie formahty of paying his bill. He
Il dashed for the nearest telegraph OF
L flee and pat a not message on the
wire telling Senators Ashurst ano
smith that ne was on the way. On
II The way he went as fast as a limited
train could carry him.
At the Union Station when he ar
II rived here his face outrivaled the best
sunset the Arizona mesa could AFFORD
Il \ large delegation Of newspaper men
and a Grove had gathered to meet him.
II was the first time he had been in
/ terviewed IN fesee and he felt worse
than an English no5leman under the
same circumstance. However. he
had faced hostile guns in his time
/ and knew that the best thing to dc
was TO keep his teeth together, and
he did IT, This gave time for the Ari
Il ,ona senators to come W and rescus
aim and tell him that It was All right
You see. Senators are used TO turn
ing back he clock every once in a
while when they want 10 do something
/ and this time the clock had beer
II turned back for Arizona. O4Hcially
/ Mr.. Webb found he had arrived yes
| terday and the bland senate function
aries accepted his precious package
and gave him his S642.75 fof mileage
under date OF Jan. y.
Fir. Wehbs explanations were briet
7 didn't know anything about the
law" he said 80 ] got a lawyer
friend to draw me up a set of instruc
i tions. He told me had 70 BE- here by
Feb. I. ard 1 took my time. I went
| around by way OF Kansas City. st
Louis. Chicago. Detroit and Buffalo e
Kew York, and wasn't going to leave
there today. Bus il spoiled M ap
petite when saw how badly I was
vented
All tie Electoral yosfs .are now in
the ia1ds CT segrre Ouiocr~ really toi
the eHciai canvas in The Joint session
Of the two houses on Feb r. air. VII
sen viii Drolsti- be found - have
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