Arizona republican., 1909-10-01
Miss SharI0t Hall Succeeds
 to that Office Today REPLACING Ms. W|NsOR
The Circumstances Under Which the Latter Was Appointed to the Newly Created Office Miss Hall in the City

It was learned from reliable sources yesterday that Miss Sharlot Hall of : Yavapai county will be appointed by Governor Sloan today to be terri torial historian. Whether Mulford Winsor. the incumbent. has resigned or is to be removed, could not be learned yesterday from anybody hay ing authority to speak on the mat ter, but one of Mir. Winsor's friends stated that he understood that Mir Winsor had declined to accede to a suggestion that he resign, and that he probably would be removed-the governors power being absolute in the matter
 The office of territorial historian was created by the late legislature, and a salary of s2. 400 a year, with travelling expenses. etc. was pro- vided. MT. Winsor has for years been a leader in the democratic poli- tics of the territory, and when he was appointed to the offices of his- torian by Governor Kibbey some sur prise was expressed by people who did not know the circumstances at taching to the appointment, it hay ing been assumed that the governor would appoint a republican. It de- Veloped. however, that the legisla- ture and the governor had been in accord on the proposition that there -hp ha n ip1 of two years. in order that the great mass of historical material yet avail able might be used before it disap- peared through the death of piO- neers IL also developed that the legislature. which was notoriously partisan. had caused it to be made known to the governor that the of flee would not be created unless a democrat-Mr. Winsor, in fact-could be appointed. Governor Kibbey liked MT. Winsor personally, and had con- fidence in his ability to do a good job; and as the governor never per- mitted partisan considerations to inn pair the public service, or stand in the way of needed legislation. he had assented to the legislative hold up.
 Shortly thereafter, his term hay ing expired. Governor Kibbey was succeeded by Governor Sloan. Curi- osity at once became manifest over the territory as to how Governor Sloan would deal with the office of historian. It was everywhere con- ceded that he was under no obliga- tion. moral or political, to retain Mir in ha ratr tory term, as he had not in any way been a party to the arrangement whereby Mir Winsor received the appointment. It was known, also. that he had a strong admiration for Miss Halls talents; it was known, moreover. that Miss Hall had been industriously gathering historical ma terial for some years, with the pur- pose of writing a history of Arizona, and there were many predictions that she would succeed to the Of- flee of historian.
 There is not likely to be any seri- ous criticism of Governor Sloan for making a new appointment. No dis credit of Mir Winsor can be inferred As was said yesterday by friend of both the governor and Mir Win sor: Territorial government is so entirely personal. central authority being lodged with the governor, that nobody can justly find fault with him for making such changes from time to time in the personnel of his administration as will best accord with his own views of the best method of serving the public"
 
 day, having come down from her country home at Dewey. which is some distance east of Prescott. but she declined to discuss in any way the probability of her appointment