Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-14
REPUBLICANS GUST
RALPH CAMERON
Especial to the Prospector)


party cleaned house yesterday when it
put Ralph Cameron, Bob Morrison
and others in the political discard
Among the Others, was in a way,
Lorenzo Hubbell IrUbbeH, however
will be allowed to return under Ger
tain conditions, one of which he has
agreed 70, is that ne will so back ana
organize Apache county and return
il to the Republican party.
The convention Just closed is sale
70 have been the most enthusiast
ever held by the Republicans in Ar
IONA. The anti-Cameron forces
known as the Cassidy Sloane crow
although sloane was in no way COZ
nected with the fight, was really heaa
ed by NJ. T. Cassidy, of Bisbee. tn.
big tight was over the National Com
mitteeman. and by agreement il wa.
referred to the six delegates to Oh.
cago for solution after they have sue
ceeded in nominating a man for
President. Il is said 1t will be Cas-
sidy. il Hughes or any man but Roose.
Welt is nominated. and IL Roosevelt
then it will go TO middle of the road
or out and out Roosevelt man.
The selection OF Judge Richard r.
[ Sloane as chairman was a most eX-
4 iraordiuary thing politically but it was
I evolved ia the brain Vi Cassidy aud
| therefore had some clever political
| strategy behind it. and il kept the
/ Maricopa delegation from putting
1 forth a candidate for temporary chair
man and was the first positive sign
/ Of weakness on the part of the Cam
eronites
Maricopa was the only county in
structed for Cameron but the in
structions were loaded for bear and
all the time the delegation was sit
Z ting ON d powder magazine ready to
( explode at an minute. for Ner Creigh-
ton. although only there on proxy.
mad the Maricopa delegation in the
palm Of his hand to the tune of nine
ceeu delegates with a possibility OF
sixteen more coming to his aid at
the right time.
Creighton at one time had the
delegation doing the loop-theloop and
( Bob kirke. who was Camerons man
anger. and Earle Curtis, as Chairman
IF the Maricopa delegation, had as
much influence over them as an In.
dian cigar sign.
Al the caucus Friday night these
wo worthless pleaded not 20 be hon
bred by making Judge Sloane chair
nan, but as the other thirteen couu
lies demanded Judge Sloane, Mari
we're completely crushed when a res
Tuition was passed that the namins
II Judge Sloane would in no way acJ
IS a bar 10 Maricopa presenting its
laims for further honors. Kirk
md Curtis fought this move in car
Il us because they knew 1t meant the
Elimination OF Cameron and Norri
son from the Republica npolitical
horizon. The delegates and alter
mates as chosen are:
List Of Delegates
az Edward Kent, delegate, F. r.
stewart. alternate. Maricopa.
(2) c. A. Overlook, delegate. John
Mason Ross, alternate. Cochise.
90 ]. B. Wright. delegate. Bracey
Curtis, alternate. Pima. Santa Cruz
and Yuma.
t4 Lero Anderson, delegate. G. o.
Nolan, alternate. ella, Graham and
Greenlee.
90 F. S. Breen, delegate, Charles
Granger, alternate. Mohave, Coconino
Navajo and Apache
| The anti-Csmeron-Morrison fight
was engineered by Tommy Moddock,
OF Williams, Allan B. Jaynes, of Tue
son. A. H. Gardner. of Tombstone and
I Percy Mines, of Prescott The
booms OF Tom Campbell for Gov
ernor and DR.. Percival Lowell for
q. S. Senator got well under way at
| Tucson.
The convention adjourned to meet
II, kn of