Arizona republican., 1916-05-06

took up the matter of vindicating themselves before the convention, as regards undue claims.
 By all accounts Cassidy is out of the race. The fact that he is a. Copper wood, a leading democrat. initiates against him as it did against the chances of Leroy Anderson. being Va vapai delegate to Ch.cago Besides An derson, Yavapai has Dr. Flynn up her sleeve while the Pima Yuma district has Tom Molloy as a sop to the pro- sressives. J. C. Gatti of Clifton is cons ceded to stand show against Freu denthal, although he is a supporter of Freudenthal. Lorenzo Hubbell is ] looked upon as the strongest of three a slate prepared by opponents of Cam eron. This ticket consists Of Kent, who is accorded support everywhere, Breen of Flagstaff, Judge Smith of Ya- vapai. John B. Wright of Pima. C. A. Overlook of Cochse and Freudenthal l of Gila, Graham and Greenlee.
 Late this afternoon it was reported that Maricopa coun,y through chair man Earle $. Curtis had approached Cochise with an offer to support Over lock, in exchange for the Oochise op- position to Sloan and it's support for Kent and Cameron.
 Caucauses will continue until an early hour While knots of delegates ! gather and separate in the lobby of 1 the hotel. sudden sallies are made to ] committee rooms and all this business of arguing, offering and asking is go- , ing on, leaders of all factions find | time to talk harmony. Without doubl | tomorrows convention will be a lively one, but unless the unforeseen occurs the fight is not likely to last beyond i adjournment. Delegates are being told by leaders of all cliques that with q splendid opportunity to carry the state and nation, the republican party must present solid front, and what ever it's internal givings and takings must be prepared to face the issue il
 the fall with the best organization il | it's history.
 Anticipating strong contention ant
 many changes of complexion numerous
 delegates arranged to be in Tucsor
 early. and caucusing was in full bias
 as early as Thursday Last night upoI | the arrival of a dozen MaricOpa dele
 gates, factions had already been get
 ting together and breaking up, indicat
 ing q great deal of trading before tn, convention and great deal of harmon,
 in it's deliberations.
 Ralph Cameron was on the groun,
 and had begun work. Meetings con
 tinued in Santa Rita hotel until day
 light with the result that Cameron hal
 assumed an attitude more or less 0
 repose that is to say sitting tight am
 saying nothing. He was accused of be ing optimistic. Two factionS seem L
 have developed against Cameron. On
 favors Mike Cassidy of Bisbee and tn
 other is for sending no nomination fo
 national committeeman to Chicago. Tn
 latter seems the larger element, an
 is reputed to have developed enoug ' strength to defeat Cameron at thi , convention. The plan is to permit tn f Arizona delegation to make it's ow 7 nomination after il sees how the re publican national convention is goint : Opposition to Cameron last night an : this morning claimed from l37 to n ] votes against him IL later develope s that this opposition had been basin : claims on promises of delivery of nir . county delegations and that men WI n so pledged their delegations had lit n chance of coming clean. In the case (