Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-19
CANDIDATES
COME FORTH
Looking For
Council Timber
{. HACKETT FOR MAYOR
Third Ward Councilman
Will be Named by Demo
Gratis at Primaries. Moore
and Connors to Fight for
Marshal's Office.

With only one more day remaining
in which candidates for city offices
may file their petitions and be placed
on the official ballots for the APP
preaching primary election, a condi-
tion closely approaching political
chaos prevails i'm Phoenix. on the
democratic side the atmosphere has
been somewhat cleared by a caucus
held last evening. while the repub
licans have not picked a candidate
for mayor or for the council.
Eugene Hackett will be the candi-
date for mayor on the democratic
ticket. This was finally decided at
last nights caucus. Rumors had been
flying thick and fast all day that Mr.
Hackett had declined to make the
race because of business affairs, but
these rumors were set at rest when
his friends went into the caucus. COM
pletely outnumbering those who may
have had other candidates i'm mind
The name of no one except Council
man Hackett was mentioned i'm the
caucus. All those present were of
the opinion that his record in the
city council during the last two years
had made him as strong a man as
the party could nominate.
During the day il was rumored
about that DIR. r. NJ. Tafel was To be
the democratic candidate. Ii was
authoritatively stated last night that
DR.. Tafel had never consented to the
use of his name. Sam Easterling was
mentioned often during the last week.
In caucus the democrats decided to
nominate Mr.. Easterling for council
man from the First ward. This was
another surprise to those who had
been listening to the gossip floating
so freely around the city. Nearly
everyone thought that Sidney Gold
man, who was a candidate in the
First ward two years ago. would
again be nominated. A number of
leading democrats at one time decided
that the First ward councilmanic
nominee should be from the Goldman
family. but for some reason, perhaps
the objections of the Goldmans, the
plan failed of contamination.
1t was decided to make William
Fickas the party's nominee for the
council from the Third ward. John
L. Irwin and John T. Dunlap had
both been urged by their friends TO
come out for the nomination.
There will be two candidates for
the democratic nomination for city
marshal John Connors and Hiram
II. Linville both had friends in the
caucus, though those of Connors
seemed to outnumber Linville's sup
afor IL
titions and the caucus decided to let
them fight it out at the primaries.
Connors and Linville are among the
old timers of Arizona. Cennors came
to the territory as a soldier more
than thirty years ago. and has lived
in Arizona most of the time since.
except when he re-enlisted in the
army and went to the Philippines.
For three years prior to last week he
was a member of the city police
force, and his record as an officer is
perfect For that reason the demo-
Gratis believe that he will make
good race for marshal, and his
friends confidently expect that he will
be the nominee of the party. Lin
vile is a member of a pioneer fam
lily and has lived at Phoenix and
Cave Creek most of his life.
1t was decided to nominate Franz
DeSouza for city recorder and Charles
Dunlap for treasurer. DeSouZa was
member of the last legislature and
was also an officer of the constitu-
tional convention. He and Dunlap
are the only democrats who have
come out for recorder and treasurer
will endorse c. w Barnett to succeed
himself in the assessors office. Sew
eral democrats were mentioned in
the caucus as possible candidates.
but not one cared to make the race
against Barnett, who is regarded as
practically invincible.
In the republican camp all was I'M
certainty last night in regard to can
didates for mayor and the council II
seemed to be an even bet that Elmer
Warren would be named for council
man from the Third ward, but no
suitable material had been discov-'
cred in the First There was a per-
picking dearth of mayoralty candi-
dates.
Councilman Charles Stauffer flatly
refuses to be a candidate to succeed
himself and the office of mayor does
not tempt him. Stauffer thinks il
time someone else came forward and
served the city for a time.
Warren was first mentioned as a
possible candidate for marshal. but
decided not to make a race for that
office and was later selected for a
councilmanic nomination.
/. 7. Hosey and Roy S. Goodrich
have both been talked of for the
mayoralty nomination. but both have
fatty declined. Mr.. Goodrich last
night told The Republican positively
that he would not be a candidate for
any office in this city campaign. 1t