Arizona state miner., 1926-10-30
To Ralph Cameron: Some Fair Questions
(From the Mesa Journal-Tribune.)


Senator Cameron you asking the people of Arizona
to return you the Senate that you may among ot4e
things protect their interests in the Colorado hVer
agreement and your admission, tnat stred
the most important natural left to this State 10
the State deprived of none OF It's Coorado gs
is therefore, the important duty that devoe upon
any representative whom Arizona send to Washington
But will you when the crucial moment comes, protect
first the interests of Arizona, the interests OF your VII"
your your secretary and business associates IN
their string Of mining claims staked for 70 miles along the
reaches Of the Grand Canyon and covering the o
der Canyon Black Canyon and Bulls Head dam slteS
Simply because your name does not appear on
the list of locatos you tell the voters Of Arizona,
you stated the floor Of the Senate that you nave
no personal interest in the Colorado River?
Will you use all your boasted influence with the ma
tiona administration and with the governmental depart
men to aside those locations conflicting as they are
with the claim of Arizona to the bed Of the river?
The brought suits to eject your trlend
G. Henry Setson, your wife, your son. and various otner
canyon. Those suits still pending on the ede court
dockes at Prescott and at Carson City, Nevada
Have you done everything & you your nas R0We ona of the
clouds hanging Arzona title to the Colorados bed?
On contrary have you not used your boaSed nflu
ence to delay the hearings?
The Government cases against your wife, your
partner many Grand Canyon ventures and various others
who appear to be merely dummy locators prepared
by Harold Baxter appointed by Attorney General Stone
as special prosecutor involving land titles IN
He alleged that there was not sufficient mineral
to Justify placer claims that stretch along the Colorado
miles, all warrant the lode CLAIMS super
imposed the placer locations and covering the Boulder
Canyon dam site.
it not that you exerted your boasted influence
and brought about Baxter's removal when he fully
prepared go to trial?
The people who elected you office may think it their
privilege to question you with regard to what you know
of the motives of these tigans whose claims
are so directly variance with those Of Arizona, even
though members Of your family be numbered among
who have pastered mining locations over three OF the
five best dam sites in the Grand Canyon
the the Government finally succeeds IN having
those brought trial. and hem will the defend
appeal and delay final settlement for years even
as you dragged quarter of century the dispute
over title your oreess locations along and above the
Bright Angel Trail?
IN the that your wife, son and your partner
win that their locations pronounced legally valid, what
then? Can you guarantee that they Will step aside and
renqush their rights the State OF Arizona which claims
the bed of the and must remain poor state
unless have voice in the development Of the
Colorado?
Will you even use your influence with your relatives
and your partners persuade them to give their legal
rights to the State whose interests you elected to rep
resent?
Absurd Of course No one would think Of asking
such silly question: if you not United States Sen
and seeking reelection.
Before you set up the contention that the locations
made phlanthropc motive to foresta grasping