The herald., 1897-03-09
Territorial Office Holders on the
Anxious seat
SOME KINDS OF ECONOMY
The Capitol Building Measure Passed by
Both Houses
The District Judges May Oct No Salaries.
Utah Commissioners Were Given
No Encouragement

fspecial Correspondence to The Herald)
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 6.-These are
the Ides of March in the year of a new
Caesar. and uneasy rests the crown up
on the heads of Arizona's office holders
Yesterday the nation gained new pres
ident; tomorrow the territory may have
a new governor. l cannot say she may
gain" a new governor-for Arizona has
not always won prize in the guberna-
torial lottery. and there are those who
have been ''honorably mentioned for
the high honor and great responsibility
whose selection would assuredly not be
gain to Arizona.
II is almost too late to speculate upon
the chances of the various gubernatorial
candidates, for the die may be cast be-
fore these lines reach the printer. There
are, however, four men who appear TO
be almost neck ard neck in the race. and
/ give the guess for what 1t may be
worth, that one of these will be the choice
of the man from Canton:
Byron II. McCord.
r. A. Penrose, jr.
Bert Dunlap
DIR. l.. II. Goodrich.
venture no guess as to which of these
would suit the people of Arizona least.
for they are all Republicans. and there
are only three Republicans among Ari-
zonas thirty-sfx legislators.
ANXIOUS OFFICE HOLDERS.
To tell the truth, the people Of Arizona
are not wasting much time in the mat
ter. Only the office holders are anxious.
and these with a good deal of reason. A
man ought TO know how long his job is
going to last eve- il 1t isn't sipecure.
Ir, he Of rhAca ofTlca ho1daru II
last two years and II may last two weeks.
and 1t all depends upon the humor of the
man from Canton. The legislature VIII
adjourn sine die on the 18th of this
month, and the upper house OF this BODY
must endorse the new governoro APP
pointments or else the present terrific
rial officials will hold OVER until the next
legislature can meet in 1899, to concur
in the selection of their successors. The
council keeps its calendar cleared and
is prepared for action at a moments
notice, but just how ten Democrats and
two Republicans are going to agree upon
a choice of fifteen or twenty Republican
officials is a problem in politics that no
one cares to speculate upon at present.
II Mr.. Mckinley wanted to gain undy-
ing fame for himself as a president who
could rise above the needs of partisan
ship he would surprise the entire world
by appointing some good Democrat as
governor of Arizona, whereupon the
doctrine of government by the consent
of the governed would be less ofa mock
cry than ii Is to commonwealth OF cit
liens who must accept an executive and
his staff OF whatever political complex
ion happens to be prevalent in a major
ity of the commonwealths at the time
the selection is made.
A CAPITOL BUILDING.
rIor-a,-er paonIa Of Arfzora are
not fretting much about the matter
Statehood is not very far in the distance,
and though Utah-for the reason that
will be explained later-may not endorse
Arizona's claim to sovereignty with
much enthusiasm, nevertheless. the ter
ritory is advancing with such rapid
strides. both in population ard in COM
mercial importance that the day of her
admission cannot be put OFF much longer
no matter what party holds the whip
hand In congress.
And the new governor, whoever he