Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-02-10
PLAN ID DUST
 THE GOVERNOR
Republican Coterie in Arizona Fails m Attempt to Have Kibbey Removed Wanted Dad sturgis Put in the Gov ernor' s Chair.

Ridiculous' as it may seem to some of the Republicans and their inspired morning organ, most of the people m Arizona, outside of the city limits of Phoenix, have been aware that for the past two weeks well defined plan to oust Governor Kibbey and put Colonel Sturgis in his shoes is under way and that George Mauk is at the head
 For the next few months Phoenix readers of Phoenix papers may expect to have dianed into their ears the ale gation that every time this paper pub fishes story that rubs the fur the wrong way "animus' is behind it.
 Tucson and Bisbee politicians, who are at, all close to the inside, have known for some time that Sturgis as pires to the governors 's chair, and that C. A. Overlook at Douglas believes he would make better United States mar shal for Arizona than Ben Daniels.
 The morning paper, published here in Phoenix, stamps as "ridiculous the story that Mauk was on Kibbey's trail, and that he has the backing of Harry S. New, but the morning paper knew this was in the air.
 Ridiculous" is a good word. Just shout "ridieulous and that is all that need be said in denying story. It is so much better than an emphatic denial that some newspapers can never say anything else.
 Nobody believes that Mauk and his followers will get either Governor Kib- bey's or United States Marshal Dan iels scalp, but Mauk and his cohorts have been trying to accomplish that very thing, and it is notorious fact.
 Mauk is not only credited with hay ing seen Harry New, but to have lunched with him, and there threshed out the Arizona situation to such an extent that the hide was taken off sev' eral Arizona Republicans who have heretofore been at the Republican pie counter or within speaking distance of their friends who occupy stools.
 Nobody ever accused the morning paper of publishing anything until sev- eral days after it happened, but it always has that stock in trade howl ridiculOus,' and animus,' to shout whenever the occasion demands.
 Since the incipieney of the Repub- liean fight in Marieopa county, which began several months ago when dele gates were being selected to the Bis bee convention that nominated w. F. Cooper, the morning papers attitude has been one that has east discredit on Governor Kibbey.
 While Governor Kibbey never said as far>a is publicly known, that he wanted any certain man or men sent to Bisbee, it is of record that he re fused to take a stand against two who were leaders in the faction fought by the morning Republican. organ.
 This same morning Republican or gan set about and largely assisted ir the defeat of men whom Governor Kib bey refused to damn, and who were then his friends and fighting his battles Failure to send these men to BisbeC has always been considered by those who have no mental infrmity as blow at Governor Kibbey.
 ''Holiness" has become the watch word of the morning organ. Its mo tives are and always have been of tho purest, to hear it shout. The driver snow is ebony-hued when compared witl its cOdelo of moral ethics. From this oI when people do things that fail to gel it's virtuous approval, they are ''ridieu lous" or prompted by 'animus."
 Watch and see if they are not Phoenix Democrat.