Arizona silver belt., 1895-07-13
A PROPER ENDORSEMENT

An Associated Press dispatch, of July 6, announced that the Arizona Press Association in session at Pres colt, had passed a resolution endorsing the administration of L. C. Hughes as Governor of Arizona
 There is nothing remarkable in this. Tbe fact that Governor Hughes ad- ministration has been economical, busi- ness.like and ereditable is we'll estab- lished, and it is proper and in keeping with the fraternal spirit that should govern the press of the Territory that they recognize L. C. Hughes worth and efficiency as Chief Executive of Arizona
 Now for the denoulment, which is the only surprising part of the incl dent The Phoenix Republican, of July ', publishes under headlines un- necessarily large and emphatic, that members of the Arizona Press Asso- citation repQdiate the late proceedings at Prescott relative to the administra- ton of Governor Hughes Who are the dissatisfied gentlemen claiming to be members of the Arizona Press As sociatien, and upon what grounds dc they demand a special meeting to re- consider the resolution endorsing the Governor
 They are
 .. J, Wolfey, managing editor of the Arizona Republican, opposed to Governor Hughes on political grounds, and for the further reason that the editors relative Lewis Wolhey, is one of the plaintiffs in a libel shit now pending against the Arizona Star. of which paper L. c. Hughes is owner
 ", T. Smith and J. L. B. Alexan. der, part owners in the Arizona Ga. 2ette, who are not journalists in any sense except that they invested few hundreds dollars, more or less, in the Gazette to further their own political fortunes, and who are among the lead CTS of the faction of Arizona Demo crats, working to oust Governor Hughes from the executive chair II is noteworthy fact that J. o. Dunbar and Jas. H McClintoch, the real edi tors and managers of tho Gazette ar, not with them in their call for specia meeting of the Press Association.
 Chas, W. Pugh, proprietor of thp Southwestern Stockmau and Sulphu. Valley News, who doubtless is az grieyed because the patronage of tht administration has been given to rival paper published in the same conn ty of Cochise-t ths T6mbstons Pros pector.
 Curt W. Miller, of the Tempe News whose membership entities him to vote, when be attends the mee,irgs e the Press Association.
 J. NJ. Burnett, whose obituary a editor of the nov defunct Gils Ben Leader was written some months ago
 And last
 A. s. Mills, of the Saturday Review paper that has been the mouth-piec of the opposition faction.
 These are the individuals who d. mand s special meeting of the Arizou Press Association on the spacious pie that the resolution passed at Presco endorsing Governor Hughes does n, represent the sentiment of the Pre- Association. If they are members wh were they not there to vote when u resolution endorsing Hughes was O fered
 They appear to hsye forgotten thi the Arizona Press Association strongl endorsed l.. C. Hughes for Govern, when he was an applicant fer the plac and there vas no word of protest the nor suggestion that the Association hs gone beyond it's province
 The meeting of the Press Associat,c at Prescott was regularly called, ar every member was duly notified writing of the date of conyening. 1T place and time of meeting were ehos, as offering every iuducement to 9 lar attendance Prescott is accessible, summer climate delightful and tI time chosen was during the progress inc Fourth of July festivities, so tn members of the press might enj, every advantage and opportunity I pleasure.
 Those members who failed to atte- should abide by the action of tho who did and who thereby showed livelier interest in the welfare of t press of Arizona. There is no oxcu whatever for calling special meeti and President J. ". Darlington shor refuse the request
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