The Copper Era and Morenci Leader, 1911-12-01

TUGSON CANDIDATE every man capable of a generous im impulse - pulse impulse or disinterested emotion. In the presence of those who knew him in that trying hour I can unhestitatingly say without being charged with ex exaggeration - aggeration exaggeration or flattery, that it was to the efforts of Mark Smith and to his personal influence more than to any and all other causes combined that Arizona owes her escape - from the irksome shackles which she so much dreaded. (Applause.) Had any member of the house of representatives on either side of the chamber, been asked: "What would be the inevitable result so far as Mark Smith was concerned?" the re reply - ply reply would inevitably have been "Mark Smith - will remain in the house as long as Arizona is a territory and, he will be the first to wear with distinc distinction - tion distinction the senatorial toga when she be becomes - comes becomes a state. (Prolonged applause.) It was indeed with pain and amaze amazement - ment amazement we learned that after more than tweniy years of distinguished service this tried and valiant champion of his people, with his deathless laurels still fresh upon, his brow, was retired by the territory he had redeemed and that Arizona on the very threshold of the promised land, having been led it of the wilderness by her traro sponsor, seems to have forgotten him in the hour of her brightest hope. His colleagues without an excep exception - tion exception still cherish the fond desire that he shall receive the reward which he so abundantly, deserves, and that his Arizona, the state as it is forever em emblazoned - blazoned emblazoned on the brightest pages of the history of Arizona, the territory. (Applause.T Mark Smith, the jurist and the sttaesman, has commanded unquali unqualified - fied unqualified respect and attention. As an el eloquent - oquent eloquent impsasioned orator, he has thrilled a critical audience with ad admiration - miration admiration and delight; great as a law lawyer - yer lawyer and a forensic orator; he is great greater - er greater still and dearer still as a man. Tender as a woman, brave as a lion, the soul of honor and truth, utterly incapable of. fearing an enemy or of disloyalty to a friend, a perfect ex exemplar - emplar exemplar of that debonair, winsome and picturesque civilization which immor immortalized - talized immortalized the old south, we bid Mark Smith, the dear old friend and the ideal gentleman a temporary aideu, assuring him that he will carry with him into his western borne the tender est memories and the truest friend friendship - ship friendship one noble man ever inspired in the warm heart of another. (Pro (Prolonged - longed (Prolonged applause!) heads leaned forward expectantly as j the hour for the reconvening of court ; approached. Tensely waiting was a j waded to no avail through a maze of squad of newspaper men who had possibilities today to determine the reason for the sudden halting of the morning's proceedings. Three little boxes concealing telegraph wires were prepared for the developments and less than two seconds after the word "guilty" left the mouth of each de defendant, - fendant, defendant, the news was being flashed forth across the land. Would Protect Brother Seated with District Attorney Fred Fredericks - ericks Fredericks was his entire staff. Facing him was Clarence S. Darrow and three associate counsel for the defen defendants. - dants. defendants. : James, B: McNamara at first took a seat to one side as usual, with two deputies, but soon Attorney . Jo Joseph - seph Joseph Scott beckoned him. The two men sat together for a few minutes Scott's arms were about the prisoner's neck and he counselled courage for the supreme crisis. It was James B. McNamara who had balked at enter entering - ing entering into an arrangement to plead guil guilty - ty guilty if it might affect his brother. He was willing to sacrifice himself, bnt the attorneys convinced him that the better course was for both to plead guilty and take their chances on a merciful sentence. John McNamara Enters. Word that John J. McNamara was coming caused the first ripple of ex excitement. - citement. excitement. He had not visited the court room since October 11, when the trials were begun and the case ot the McNamaras was severed. When he entred, it was generally realized that the case had reached a climax. He took a seat behind his brother and awaited developments. Between two deputies he sate hewing gum and smiling. Once he turned a flushed face toward the crowd and observed it in silence. The bailiff rapped louder than us usual - ual usual when Judge Walter Bordwell mounted the bench. Instant silence followed : The people versus McNamara," re remarked - marked remarked the court, and Attorney Le Le-compte - compte Le-compte Davis of the defense arose. Plea of Guilty. "Your honor," he declared, "the de defendant - fendant defendant is in court. In this case, peo people - ple people versus McNamara, that is now on trial, may it please the court, after a long consideration of the matter and ' final consultation between ' counsel (Continued on page four.)

TRIBUTE TO Thi following beautiful tri'mte was ) paid to Mark Smith by A. O. Stanley, I one of the ablest democrats in con con-! - ! con-! gress, and chairman of the house com mittee that is investigating the steel trust. It is published to show our fel fellow - low fellow citizen ranks with the leading democrats of the nation; , Mr. Stanley: Mr. Speaker, I think it entirely fitting that in speaking of these territories we should speak of the gentleman who has represented them. My love for that fair land has been increased by my admiration for its good judgment in Arizona sending Mark Smith to congress.- (Applause.) No member of the sixtieth congress will retire from it more universally beloved or more universally regretted than my dear old friend, the gentle gentleman - man gentleman from Arizona, Mr. Smith. (Ap (Applause.) - plause.) (Applause.) I might be tempted to question the appreciation and the wisdom of Ari Arizona - zona Arizona in permitting him to return to private life were I not- aware of his sensitive and intense devotion to his people and his unwillingness to hear them questioned or criticised. I 'thought in that criticism there should be implied a compliment to himself. I can shy, however, that his retire retirement - ment retirement at this time is the cause of gen genuine - uine genuine surprise among those who have followed his career with interest and with admiration. But a short time ago it seemed morally certain that Arizona and New Mexico would be indissolubly bound in a union that to the people of Arizona appeared nothing less than a loathsome and abhorred misce,"nation. Then it was that Mark Smith displayed his tire tireless - less tireless devotion to his people and his marvelous tact and resourcefulness in saving them from the impending ca catastrophe. - tastrophe. catastrophe. (Applause. A delegate without a vote, with nothing to give and nothing to ex-1 change, battling among several hun-! dred cool, calculating politicians, un- i daunted . by the desperation of his 1 cause, determined to fight as long as i there was a ray of hope and die, if j need be, in the last ditch. In the 1 committee rooms, in the house, in the senate he was everywhere, he saw j everybody. Nothing could be done or , said or attempted that he was not , there, to answer, to explain, to check-1 mate. Twenty-odd years of distin-1 guished service had won for him the respect of the house and of the sen senate - ate senate and his generous, gentle and win winsome - some winsome personality had attracted to him dropped now, as irrevalent to the main issue Completes California Case. This completes the part of the state of California in the affair, but District Attorney Fredericks declared tonight that if the United States govrrraeut instituted any investigation concern concerning - ing concerning alleged unlawful transportation of dynamite, or, if authorities elsewhere in the United States wished to delve into causes of explosions where labor was involved, it was a mater in which he had no further concern, tiwugh any information athis disposal would be given to proper authorities desir ing it. 'Scene of Tension. The scene in the court today was one of protracted tension. Sensation followed sensation with such raoidity that the gaping crowd hardly realized what hapened in those few minutes of formal procedure. In less ' than twenty minutes the big case was dis disposed - posed disposed of, butf orh ours previously there had been an uncertain, -.luciatis-ffed feeling that something Stan ling would develope and so closely g-iarded was the information that tho specta spectators - tors spectators were prepared for almost any kind of a scene except the om pre presented. - sented. presented. It was not thought that after the vigorous battle waged thus for one side would lay down its arms so wil willingly, - lingly, willingly, so freely and even so happily for both prisoners smiled, chewed gum and apeared as theey have on other days confidently unconcerned. Promised Developments. But though there are many per persons - sons persons tonight two claims to have had advance information pn the turn af affairs - fairs affairs took, even the district attorney was not sure until just before noon that the end was in sight. There were to be developments in the couc room, he told his associates and all brojght their wives und frvends Ther crowd crowded - ed crowded into the cba'u-ier and even twarr- ed into the big newspaper enclosure, where many seats had been vacated by supporters who once had been there and intended to return for de developments - velopments developments more sensational than those of getting a jury. In the c-owd were detectives for both sides, many women and even a baby that emitted a whine almost simultaneously wib the announcement of the plea of f,u:i f,u:i-ty - ty f,u:i-ty by John J. MrNamara. Newspaper Men Reaay. Thin brown curtains shaded a hot ) sunlight from the room. A mass ofj

Los Angeles, Dec. 1. James B. McNamara pleaded guilty to muader in the first degree in .Judge .Walter Bordwells court today. His brother, John J. McNarmara, Secretary of the International Association of Lridpe & Structural Iron Workers, entered a plea of guilty to having dynamited the Llewellyn Iron Works in Los An Angeles - geles Angeles on Christmas day, 1910. James B. McNamaras confnssuii clears up absolutely the traged of the explosion and fire which at- i '7 o'clock on the morning of October lj 1910, wrecked the pint of the Los Angeles Times, at Fi.-o' an-! Broad Broadway, - way, Broadway, and caused thee death of 21 per persons. - sons. persons. For 19 of thesee deaths the Mc McNamara - Namara McNamara brothers were indicted and J. B. McNamara was on trial speci specifically - fically specifically for the murder of Charles J. Haggerty a machinest whose body was found nearer than tlit of ;-.-iv olher to the spot where the dynamite was supposed to have been placed. Both men's sentences were set for Decern-1 ber 5th, when it is expected District Attorney John D. Fredericks will ask for life imprisonment for James B McNamara, the confessed murierer and probably 14 years for his bro ther. The men s lives are considered saved. The great contention that the Los Angeles Times was not dynamited is dead beyond ressurection or ar argument. - gument. argument. Why the Confession? Tonight, as the two brothers sat together in the county jail, refusing to see anyone or make any statement, an interest second only to the occur occurrence - rence occurrence itself hung about the question with reference to James B. McNa McNamara - mara McNamara "why did he confess?" To this opposing com sel ,,ave the same answer. "He confessed because he was guil guilty - ty guilty and that's all there is to it," de declared - clared declared District Attorney Fredericks. He was counseled to confess because that was the best thing he could do, in the opinion of counsel, "said At Attorney - torney Attorney Clarence S. Dariow, ohie: of counsel. '1 will say now that there is no other reason or motive in it. I've studied this case for months. It presented astone wall. Situation Was Untenable. Darrow's statement was made after looking squarely in the face of charges that the recent arrest of Bert H. Franklin, an investigator employ employed - ed employed by the defense, and two others with him, might have precipitated a situation untenable, save by confes confession - sion confession of the prisoner. "Negotiations have been on for weeks," asserted Darrow and this was corrobrated by District Attorney Fredericks. "We expected at on time that Jim would confess last Monday, but he did not." No External Pressure. Darrow also denied that external pressure was exert .-. from unioi la labor - bor labor sources and socialist sources, as General Harrison Gray Otis charged tongiht in a formal statement, or that the municipal election to be held next Tuesday; in which Job Harriman one of the defenses counsel, is candi candidate - date candidate for mayor,- carried any weight. It was learned that Harriman was not consulted at all in the delibera deliberations. - tions. deliberations. White, gaunt and hoarse, Harriman leaned against the wall of his office and confirmed this. Harriman Not Consulted. The trial has nothing to do with lo local - cal local issues," he said. ".I wad jor call called - ed called into conference because the other attorneys said they did not want the local issue brought into it. I knew nothing of it until after it happened A telegram from Darrow to Andrew Gallagher, a San Francisco labor lead leader, - er, leader, confirmed this declaration. A brotherly afTection, bordering on worship, it became known tonight, brought about James B. McNamara's confession. Held Back Confession. A desire to save his brother from the necsesity of confessing any thing at all held back day after day, the word that would end the trial. " 'Joe,' isn't in on this deal, the pale-faced man reiterated with insis insistence - tence insistence born of one great idea. "I don't care what happens to me." His state of mind was known to District Attorney Fredericks, who was in communication about it con continuously - tinuously continuously with Darrow. A solution fi finally - nally finally was found in the proposition that John McNamara plead guilty to the dynamiting of the Llewellyn Iron Works for which he and Ortie E. Mc Mc-Manigal - Manigal Mc-Manigal jointly were indicted. Lumped in Few Minutes. All of today's proceedings were lumped in a few minutes. At the morning session of court. District At Attorney - torney Attorney Fredericks obtained an ad adjournment - journment adjournment until afternoon. This was considered plausible because of reg

Enter Plea of istration fraud warrants known to be impending in connection with the coming election. Faith in this doctrine, however, was jolted when it became known that Lawrence Sullivan an investigator em ployed by the defense, had been in Frederick's office ?ud that Attorney Darrow also had been there. Court Room Packed At the afternoon session the court room was- packed many attaches of Frederick's office being present. G. Ray Horton and W. Joseph Ford, two of Frederick's deputies wore their best clothes, and Mrs. Fredericks had a seat inside . the railing; James B. McNamara sat next to Attorney Scott who slapped hit.i on the back and put his arm around hjm. When John J. McNamara entered and took a seat beside his brother, vacated for him by Darrow, there was small doubt of what would occur. The 4leadings of the men aroused no tir in the court room. No bailiff pounded for order. No relative was there to weep or make a demonstration. A civ civil - il civil case could not have been more quietly conducted and no amount of hysteria could have emphasized or equalled, the impression of tense anx anxiety - iety anxiety which pervaded the court room Ouce, for a moment before J. B. Mc Namara stood up to plead, a baby cried. Its startled mother hustied it out of the room and the prisoner did not evert look around. District Attorney's Office. Two floors above the court room a few minutes after court was ad adjourned, - journed, adjourned, the office of the District At Attorney - torney Attorney was alive with a throng of peo people, - ple, people, friends of the prosecution. .Down .Down-paper - paper .Down-paper men and photgraphers. The dis district - trict district attorney threw wide the doors and they trailed in. Exhibits of all kinds were conspic conspicuous - uous conspicuous and the very steel beam upon which J. B. McNamara was shown to have placed the dynamite bomb that wrecked the Times, was exhibited to visitors It was related that only a few nights ago a dynamite explosion was conducted by the state 014 the outskirts of the city in much the same way that the Times is believed to have been destroyed. Many a detail which hitherto would have been con sidered vital ws freely talked about, but it lost its importance in view of the confession of guilt in the court room today. Gas and dynimate both played tliefr part, but dynamite started the trouble and caused the explosion proper this was Attorney Darrow's explana explanation - tion explanation from his talks with the defend defendants. - ants. defendants. McNamaras Plead Guilty. A summary of the days happenings included the following incidents: James B. McNamara pleaded guilty to having placed a dynamite bomb un under - der under the Los Angeles Times building iq October 1910, causing the deaths of twenty-one persons. John J. McNamara, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Work Workers, - ers, Workers, brother of James B., did not en enter - ter enter aplea at this time to the indict indictment - ment indictment similarly entered against him for the Times explosion, but when he is arraigned next Tuesday it is virtu virtually - ally virtually certain, proceedings against him for this charge will be dismissed, as the state admitts it has no evidence connecting John J., directly with this particular disaster. John J. McNamara, however, plead pleaded - ed pleaded guilty to the charge of having caus caused - ed caused the explosion of the Llewllyn Iron works in which no fatalities occured. Imprisonment Penalties. District Attorney John D. Freder Fredericks - icks Fredericks will recommend life imprison imprisonment - ment imprisonment for James B., and ten years for John J., but Judge Walter Bordwell alone can fix the sentences. Ortie E. McManigal, who confessed having actually blown up the Llew ellyn Iron Works here in December, 1910, at the direction of John J. Mc McNamara, - Namara, McNamara, will be brought to trial, but it is expected the state will recom recommend - mend recommend only a light sentence because he turned states evidence. Bribery charges against Bert H. Franklin, a detective employed by the! McNamara defense, probably wi'l be

remember the time since the cam campaign - paign campaign of '96 when Col. Maher and I have gareed on any political question. I have frequently made the state-""- ment that if the Republicans renomin renominated - ated renominated President and the Democrats nom inated Gov. Harmon for president next year there would be no reason why progressive voters should go to the polls, except to vote for congressman, state and local officers, as I believed both of them to be friendly to the special interests and vstandpattors of the rankest type. However, I decided" to read the ar articles - ticles articles as I am always desirous of get getting - ting getting the facts in every ' case, and be believe - lieve believe in giving every one a square deal. After reading the article through very carefully and then reading it a se cond time, I said to myself, "this is not the private opinion of Col. Maher; but is given as the official record of Gov. Harmon, and if true, certainly places him in the front ranks of the progressive governors. I have since then taken pains to in inquire - quire inquire into Gov. Harmon's record and have procured and read a copy of his speech to the Democratic members of the Ohio legislature delivered April 26, 1911; also his special message de delivered - livered delivered to the senate April 26, in which he urged the passage of many of the laws enumerated in Col. Mail Mailer's - er's Mailer's article. After reading these articles and af after - ter after the most careful and conscientious deliberation, I. have reached the con conclusion - clusion conclusion that as an honest and fair fair-minded - minded fair-minded man, I owe it to myself and to Gov. Harmon to publicly acknow acknowledge - ledge acknowledge that I have misjudged the man, for no honest intelligent person can Tead his speech and message and say other than, "this man is a progressive statesman of the highest type." Here are some of the titles of laws urged by the Governor and passed by the Ohio legislature '.non-partisan Judiciary," "Popular Election of Uni United - ted United States Senators," Non-partisan Constitutional Convention, , Work Work-ingmen's - ingmen's Work-ingmen's Compensation Act," (said to 1 be the most liberal of any state in the -union), "Shorter Hours for Employed Women," "Income Tax Amendment,"' ' "Corrupt Practices Act," "Initiative and Referendum for Cities." These and many others of greater or lesser importance -were passed, largely thru the personal influence of Governor Har raon. I have been a fairly close observer of political conditions in the various states in the past twenty years, and must say that I know of but one oth other - er other governor who has to his credit so many laws in the interest of the peo people - ple people passed under such favorable cir circumstances - cumstances circumstances and that other is Gover Governor - nor Governor La Follette, of Wisconsin. I am now asking myself what gave the Populists and Bryan Democrats of Nebraska the impression that Gov. Harmon was very closely allied with corporate interests of the country. - It was probably because of the fact that he was a member of Grover Cleveland's administration, for since his second administration the very name of Cleveland has been a stench in the nostrils of all political reform reformers - ers reformers in the west. As all my friends know, I am and have been a warm personal friend and admirer of W. J. Bryan, having cam campaigned - paigned campaigned and voted for him three dif different - ferent different times and would rather see him president of the United States than any man living; but as I have had the assurance fram Mr. Bryan's own lips that he is not a candidate, I sup suppose - pose suppose we will have to choose some oth other - er other candidate. The greatest teacher of mankind -in that most wonderful of all books, the Bible, tells us in that matchless sermon on the mount, that " a good

GIRL ENDS LIFE WHEN FOR FORBIDDEN - BIDDEN FORBIDDEN TO MEET YOUNG MAN. PHOENIX, Nov. 29. Forbidden to meet a young man who had been pay paying - ing paying her attention for several months, Grace Marsh, the pretty 19-year-old daughter of Mrs. L. C. Marsh of North Fourth avenue, shot herself three times in the left breast shortly before 11 o'clock Monday night, dying almost in rantly. The tragedy oc-;nr:- il in the sitting room of the Marsh home, fol following - lowing following an evening spent by the young woman in writing letters and in play playing - ing playing upon the piano. That she might have been seated upon the piano stool at the time she fired the shots which ended her life is thought probable, as she was found lying in front of the instrument by her mother, who rush ed into the room upon hearing the re ports of the gun. The girl's father was killed on the Santa Fe in a wreck seven years ago. Her sister, Mary, committed suicide with chloroform and a brother at attempted - tempted attempted suicide a few years ago. The "Model Ten" Linotype THE ERA'S NEW LINOTYPE This week witnessed the installa installation - tion installation in the Era office of a brand new Linotype machine received in Clifton by the Era direct from the Mergan Mergan-thaler - thaler Mergan-thaler Linotype factory in Brooklyn New York. The machine was set up the first part of the week by Mr. G. E. Morford who is an expert machinist operator who came to Olirton from Deadwood, South Dakota for the pur purpose - pose purpose of erecting and operating thy Era Linotype. The linotype repre represents - sents represents perfection in a type setting ma chine and residents of Clifton who have never seen this wonderful in invention - vention invention in operation, are invited to visit the Copper Era office. Commenc ing next week, with this machine in operation, the Era promises its sub scribers more news and a better all around newspaper than has been pos possible - sible possible in the past. ORGANIZED LABOR DOES NOT APPROVE OF VIOLENCE SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. Mayor P. H. McCarthy, who is also president of the state building trades council. made the following statement . con concerning - cerning concerning the McNamara confession. "There seems absolutely no doubt about it. I can't understand it. At first I could not think that it was anything more than a political rnot. I would have taken my Bible oath tnat those men had nothing to do with the destruction of the Los Ange'er, rIi ts building. Things like that never bring good to any one. I cannot tbin -vbat could have made those mei do K.t.y- thing like that." Andrew J. Gallagher, screia y of the San Francisco labor council, de clined to make any detailed -state ment. "I am waiting information from Los Angeles," said Mr. Gallagher, "and un til I hear from there, I prefer not to discuss the subject further than to say as I have said before, that or organized - ganized organized labor in ho way -condones nor approves of violence." STORY OF ARRESTS MADE IN DETROIT DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 1 When James B. McNamara and Ortie Mc- Manigal were raested here on the af afternoon - ternoon afternoon of April 12 last the public gained no knowledge of thee harges that were made against thep risoners and even the Detroit police who as assisted - sisted assisted the Chicago detectives in mak ing the arrests were kept in the dark so far as an' Los Angeles suspicions against the men were concerned. Last Wednesday afternoon James Dundon, the well known Cerbat Mine owner, was instantly killed by falling down the shaft of the Hillside mine, situated between Cerbet and Stock Stockton - ton Stockton Hill, Mohave county.

BY P OGR ESSIVE F Democratic Secretary of State and a Personal Friend of Bryan Looks Up Harmon's Record On His Own Hook. HARMON DESERVES SUPPORT Declared to be a Progressive States Statesman - man Statesman of the Highst Type and a True Blue Democrat. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 27. Hon. W. F. Porter, of Lincoln, Neb. who wrote the following letter to the Lincoln (Nebraska), Daily Star, is a well known citizen of Nebraska. -He left the Republican party in 1SS4 on' ac account - count account of the tariff question. In 1890 he was elected as independent Dem Democrat - ocrat Democrat to the legislature and he gave Nebraska her first Australian ballot. He was re-elected in 1892 and was el elected - ected elected floor laeder by the Fusionists. In 1896 he was. nominated and elected by the Democrats for the office of Secretary of State, and was re-elected in 1898. He has been a most loyal supporter of William Jennings Bryan in every campaign that the Nebraskan made and the two have been warm friends for years. To the editor of The Lincoln Daily Star: In your issue of September 21st you published a two column article en entitled - titled entitled "Judson Harmon Progressive." To me the word "progressive" seemed verv much out of place when applied to Governor Harmon, of Ohio, and when 1 saw that the article was writ ten by my old friend Col. John G. Ma- her, I smiled derisively for I cannot

tree cannot bring forth evil fruit neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit; wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." I know no more just way to judge a man than by this rule, and judged by this stan standard, - dard, standard, truth compels me to admit that should Pres. Taft be re-nominated by his party and Judson Harmon, of Ohio, be his opponent I know of no good reason why every Populist and every progressive Republican and Democrat should not vote for Gover Governor - nor Governor Harmon but also give him their most enthusiastic support. W. J. PORTER, Lincoln, Nebraska.