Arizona republican., 1909-03-27

suffered. He said: T have already
 been afforded considerable relief since coming to this mild climate, and am glad to be able to spend some time here at this season of the year." Q.
 After talking for a time about this
 part of the country, MT. Mover was asked some questions concerning the
 affairs of the labor organization which he represents. At the time of
 the trial of the officers of the Fed eration for the alleged murder of the Idaho governor, the opinion was ad-
 vanced that, although the men on trial were found not guilty, the Wes- tern Federation had been shown in such an unfavorable light that its strength and influence would be broken. When asked whether this prophecy had in any degree proved true, President Mover said: "The or ganization of the Western Federation has not suffered in any way as a re-
 suit of the trial The membership is increasing and during the recent fi- nancial depression we held our own better than a number of other labor organizations, having very few with drawals during the period of the panic"
 In the same connection the name of lC. E. Connolly, the correspondent of Golfers magazine which was very severe in its arraignment of the Wes- tern Federation, was mentioned. Mir. Mover said that he had met Mir. Con- molly as a representative of the mag azine and that he had known of him before that time. MT. Connolly was the prosecuting attorney of Silver Bow county in which Butte is located and there he was not held in very high repute for truth and veracity. From his past history, one may judge of the merits of his findings in the Western Federation case" He also said that the writer who covered that case for the leading magazine among the detractors of the Federation, had lately become involved in trouble as a result of the account of the Florida collision which he reported. On the whole. MT. Mover seemed to have a very low estimate of the truthfulness of those who had been considered as his enemies in the. trial.
 Mir Mover had nothing to say on the subject of politics in general, but he mentioned the politics of the state of Idaho when asked as to the prob able fate of Harry Orchard, the self confessed murdered and star witness for the state in the prosecution of the Federation officers. orchards sentence was commuted from the death penalty to one of life imprison- ment." he said. Orchard is now probably enjoying life as much as he ever did. He does not wear stripes. He sits in the warden's office; he eats at the warden's table and occa- sionally goes out for am automobile ride. He is a prisoner only in name, and will probably be free within the next two years" When asked if Orchard would receive a pardon, Mir. Mover said that he thought he would Orchard would have been pardoned last fall had the republican ticket failed of election. Mir. Brady, the present governor, was the chairman of the state committee which con- ducted the GOoding campaigns and the present administration is prac- tically a continuation of the Good ing administrations. l believe that, had the democratic candidate been elected. Governor GoOding would have pardoned Orchard before relinquish- ing the office. To avoid public in dignation longer, the pardon will be withheld as long as governor, friendly to Orchard. is sure to be in the chair"
 When asked as to tine whereabouts of MT. Haywood. one of his fellow of ficials and one of those indicted for.
 arir0n Mir Mover said. "Mr Haywood is no longer connected with the Federation For several months he has been on some lecture circuit and l think that he is now in California in the inter est Of the socialist party
 Tn speaking of the conditions of the local organizations of the Federation in this territory, Mir. Mover said that all were in prosperous condition. He viIl visit Bisbee, Jerome, Globe and NcCabe. He asked about the new camp at Courtland and said that if the new strike at Salome developed into camp a local branch would probably be organized there soon.
 He spoke briefly of the great mines of Arizona and said that rich strike which would focus public attention, would probably cause great in crease in the amount of mining de- veIopment work being done here.
 At the close of the interview MT. Mover expressed his intention of driving out through the irrigated sec tion and further viewing this coun- try which he says is one of the rich est he has ever seen.
 MT. Mover is a man of quiet de- meanor. is rather slow in replying cautious in his utterances and rather inclined to avoid the public gaze. AL though protesting to be in good health. he still somewhat shows the result of the severe strain to which he was subject to during the trying days of his imprisonment.