Arizona republican., 1908-03-03
MONTHLY MEETING
 BOARD or GOVERNORS
The Matter of School Lands Discussed -Preliminaries Taken For the An nual Election of the Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the board Of governors O. the $. R. V. Water Users association was held yes Ierday afternoon. Aside from the rou- tine business and the passing of res olution of sympathy for Charles Peter son. one of the members, who recently lost his wife. the chief business were the preliminaries for the calling of the annual election and a report from Judge Kibbey, counsel for the aSsocia- JiOn.
 This was in respect of school lands and was a recital of what he had heard on the subject when in Washington recently. As is well known many set tiers are seeking to secure title to school lands they have rented. or some regularly established rights to the use of reservoir water. The substance of Judge Kibbey's report was that bill is in course of preparation that will. if passed. permit the legislatures of the territories to sell the school lands in reservior districts on such terms as they see fit
 The annual election of the associa- ton will be held April and there are lO be filled the offices Of president and vice president. the member of the board os governors from each of the ten districts, and the long term mem ber of the council from each of the ten districts There are no vacancies to fill this year. The present members of the board Of governors are: First district. Ralph Murphy: second dis trict. John P. Orme: third district. P. q. Dismukes; fourth district. Elliott Evans: fifth district Nelson Bradley; sixth district. F.. J. Bennitt; seventh district c. NJ. Hahn: eighth district. C. A. Saylor: ninth district. Charles Peterson: tenth district, W. W. Dob- son.
 The members of the council whose successors are 10 be elected and the districts they represent are: John w. Foss. first; W. H. Wilhy, second; w. H. Mann. third. w. H. Kay, fourth; C. T. Hirst. fifth: C. C. Hurley. sixth; Wm. Creighton. seventh; George A. Dobson. eighth: D. P Jones. ninth: John Anderson. tenth.
 Nothing can be learned officially concerning association politics but the gossip Of the street to date is that it is likely the members of the board of governors will all be reelected except two. one is P. c. Dismulles, who is i'll in Texas. and does not seek re-elec- tion It is understood that H. J. Me Clung will bo a candidate to succeed him in the third district. The other is Nelson Bradley Of the fifth district. He has arranged to dispose of all his realty in that district at an early day and will have to buy in again or go to some other district if he wants to stand for parliament" F. H. Parker has been suggested as probable can- didate 70 succeed him.
 In respect of the offices of president and vice president very little has been heard. It is hardly likely that there will be opposition to the reelection of MT. Fowler. as president, and it has been reported that Captain Christy does not care for a reelection as vice president. The name Of Dr. A. J. Chandler has been suggested m some quarters for this office though it may be thought wise to elect one of the governors as vice president as was done once before. All these things are mere street talk as nobody is yet talk ing serious interest in the election.