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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1920
Page
8
A stream of visitors and locals pass through Tombstone from Bisbee Douglas and Willcox, sharing business, campaigning notes and social calls. County affairs include supervisor candidates Adams Cashel in town, with mutual friendly races. Wheat markets and local sightings anchor the day’s activity.
Reports recount visits by E Jones 44, Arizona attorney general candidate, to Tombstone and Bisbee. The tour includes campaigning remarks, a few arrests, and local social calls as he emphasizes minimal campaigning before the primary.
In Tombstone former deputy sheriff THURSDAY AE Parer traveling for Southwest Coca Cola in Douglas interviewed for campaign and sought votes. Also Mit Simms a candidate for governor of the Democratic ticket visited Tombstone and Benson area for outreach before the afternoon stop. A disturbance on upper Bth street involved several Mexican women and girls. Judge Wentworth ordered Dolores Bustamente and her daughter Carmen held for further consideration and confinement in the county jail's women’s cell.
Local coverage highlights three Democratic candidates visiting Tombstone in the past three days, with Mitt Simms Winsor and Roberts meeting voters and trading pleasantries at the Arcade hotel. Postmaster Paul A. Smith returns from a five week tour warning tourists about California coast routes and recounting road conditions faced on the journey.
Reports from Tombstone detail candidates and campaign moves including Jodeph Hansen and J. A Kempton touring the area with family, plus visits by County Assessor EA Hughes and others. Registration figures show Democrat lead with Republicans and misc. Also noted are court actions, school transport, and a Nogales school robbery case with youth suspects in custody.
In the county seat business visitors included J. S. Merrill and H. Tilton Jr. They reportedly boasted about Charleston day whenever the occasion arose, reflecting local event enthusiasm during the visit.
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