Arizona silver belt., 1898-10-27
HUNTS GOOD WORK.

The Globe Times, not content with
fulsome praise of certain candidates on
the county republican ticket, s.oops tc
belittle the democratic nominee for the
council, George W. p. Hunt, not tina,
it can truthfully say anything in doro-
cation OF the man who has for three
successive terms ably represented Gils
county in the legislature, but because
the Times political masters demand it,
and the existencs of our Push street
contemporary hangs upon the issue oi
of the election. the Times flippantly
asks:
''Can the people of Gila county
point to any one thing that has been
done for them by the territorial legis-
lature during the time they were repre-
sented in that body by the man who now
stands before the people asking their
suffrage on the democratic ticket that
he may again spend pleasant sixty
days in the capitol city of the territory
at the expense of the government. On
the costrary, the democratic candidate
for councilman has done nothing fol-
his constituency in the past and will dc
nothing in the future"
That is rash and silly charge to
make, because if it were true it would
be a reflection upon the voters of Glla
county who at three successive elec.
tions expressed at the polls their conf
dence in Mr.. Hunts usefulness and in
tegrity In 1892, with three eandi
dates i'll the field, his plurality was
l40. In 1894 his majority WAS 19l in a
total vote OF 535. Two years ago the
republicans put up their strongest man,
Chas. T. Martin, to run against him,
and although opposed by faction ol
his own party, Mr.. Hunt was elected
by majority of 1l2 votes. His con
stituency must evidently have harbored
the opinion that Mr.. Hunt HAD done
something for them at the capitol.
During the eighteenth session Mr..
Hunt introduced in the House fifteer
bills. four of which became laws
The following memorials were in
troduced by Mr.. Hunt, and adopted by
the legislature: Protesting against the
removal of troops from San Carlos :
Protesting against the returning t.,
Arizona of the Chiracahua Indians
Favoripg the free coinage Of silver.
In the nineteenth session Council
man Hunt introduced twelve bills, foul
Of which became laws, and one-Act 4
relating to school moneys--has save(
the schools thousands of dollars; also
Act AZ, regulating the practice of med
icine, good law that is a protection
to the people OF the territory. A mer
itorious bill that passed both house,
but was vetoed by the governor, wal
Hunts budget bill, which required
every territorial officer at the head o.
department or institution to submit
to the board of equalization an estimat
OF expenses for the ensuing year, lay
that is on the statute books Of mar
states, and of our sister territory, New
Mexico.
Mr.. Hunts able and successful fgh
against the circuit court bills, at th'
last session, bad he accomplished 10
thing else in his whole legislative "a
reer, is sufficient to commend him t,
every taxpayer and good citizen in th'
county. The people of Globe yrer'
pronounced in their opposition tc th'
creation of circuit courts, and strong
protest signed by nearly all the larg'
taxpayers, business men and count.
officials, was forwarded to Mr.. Hun
and presented by him to the council.
1t has been charged that Mr.. Hun
introduced and voted for tho bill Il
remove the prison from Yuma. Tha
in the eyes Of Gila county voters is no
. grave offense, but ii has been used t,
bring outside influences to bear to de
feat Mr.. Hunts election. Tho facts il
regard to the bill are these: Council
bill No. IS, an Act to locate the terri
torial prison at Prescott was introduced
by Mr.. Barth. of Apache county. 1
was defeated by the vote of 7 to 5
Our correspondent at Phoenix, wht
was furnishing reports OF Legislative
doings to other papers also, said in ref