The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-05
WILSON WANTS TIME. He Is Not Prepared to Face the AppOintee for Governor.

The following special from Washing
 to the Phoenix Gazette is the latest in
 regard to Colonel Wilson and his efforts
 to set the present republican national
 admins tration right in regard to the
 proposition to make M. H. McCord gov
 ernor of this territory:
 WASHINGTON, May 29,-when Senator shoup, ! of Idaho. chairman of the senate committee on
 territories was ready to call the comh-ittee to-
 gether to-day for he purpose of considering the confirmation of NJ. H. MeCord as governor of
 Arizona, a written request was handed him by
 member of the committee, signed by the ate
 tor4ey general of Arizona stating that it was
 impossible for him to brief and present his
 charges against McCord for four or five days,
 and asking the in1 lgence of the committee till
 some day next week Senator Shoup was con-
 sidersbly annoyed at this further delay, but at
 the urgent request of MT. McCord's friends he
 concluded to postpone the matter till Thursday,
 June B. But" said the senatOr T want it dis
 tinctly understood that no further delays will be | tolerated" ."
 Senator Steve White, of California, was also
 annoyed at the delay, and insisted on consider ing the matter
 The last charge filed by Attorney General Will
 son against MeCord is a water contract entered into by the board of control of Arizona, bearing date of July g, 1895 The contract is for water to supply the reform school at Flagstaff the parties being James A. Fleming (who agrees to put in a pipe line) and the board of control and runs twenty years. Following are the conditions of the contract:
 For the furnishing and supplying of said WA ter, to be used for fire purposes only. the party Of the second part agrees to pa fifty (S5O) dollars per year. for each fire plug used, in said build- ing. or two hundred ($2O0l per year for the four fire plugs mentioned. Payment to be made by said party of the second part quarterly or at the ing on the day and date that the party of the first part shall have theIr pipe or pipes con constructed to Ghe outside wall of said building, and are prepared and able to furnish water for said fire purpo- es
 And it is herebs further agreed by the parties hereto that the said party of the first part shall building for all other purposes through their own pipe that terminates outside of the build ing for which the said party of the second part agrees to pay to the said party of the first part at the rate of twenty cents l2Oc) for each one 000) gallons so used by the said par ty of the second part said payments to be made quarterly. commencing with the day and date water is used by said party of the second part
 ''It is hereby further agreed by the parties hereto, that this agreement Sn all be in full force holding and binding on both parties, for the term of twenty years commencing on the 9th day Of July, 1895. and terminating on the 9th day of July, 1915. Provided. however, that the said party of the first part have constructed and laid the pipe line heretofore mentioned
 Parties who have examined the contract say ltis absurd in the nature of a charge, as the price charged is reasonable and the document contains no unjus or unfair conditions against the territory The friends of McCord are satis- fled to wait as they are absolutely sure of an easy victory, and some sharp and dsagreesble questions will be submitted to the attorney gen. eral before he gets out of the committee room.