El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-20
PLUMS co To
STAND-PAT
DEMOS
Insurgents in Arizona Elect
State Ticket, but Get No
State Jobs.
MULFORD WINDSOR
HUNTS SECRETARY
By Chas. c. Cutchshaw)


Phoneix, Ariz.. Dec. 2O.-Two rather
peculiar circumstances, developed at
the meeting of the Democratic executive
parceling out the appointive plums to
the faithful who helped carry the
state at the recent election. One Of
these things is the fact that the people
who nominauy have the giving of the
plums were not consulted as to the APP
pOintments-in some cases not being
even present at the meeting-and the
other IS the fact that Of all those
named, just one man is an insurgent.
This is Milford WinsOr, Of Yuma, who
becomes private secretary to Gov. Hunt
Hunt didn't attend the meeting ana
had no more TO do with the appoint
ment Of Winsor than had the sultan
of Sulu. He may have picked the 4u-
ma county man and he may not VIM
sor was member OF the constitutional
convention and was beaten by Hunt
for the presidency of that body; also,
he was a candidate for the nomination
for representative in congress and was
again beaten by Carl Hayden Taxing
his party service into considera ton and
the fact that he has always been a good
loser, the committee placed him in the
governors office.
Col. Tom Weedin, Hunts opponent
for the gubernatOrial nomination. has
been selected for warden Of the Flor
ence penitentiary. AS the institution is
located in his home town, IT is under
stood that the job is quite agreeable &c
Weedin.
J. H. Robinson. who ran against
Sidney Osborn for the nomination for
secretary of state, viii be the deputy
secretary The appointment Of Robin
son was made in an upstairs room Of
the Adams hotel while Osborn. who
knew nothing of what was going on.
sat in the lobby.
Other appointments are as follows.
Frank De SOuza (eX-repOrter on The Ell
Paso Herald), secretary OF the county
committee, to be clerk Of the supreme
court; B. F. Thum Will be state eXamin
er Of banks; J. J. Keegan, OF Globe,
will probably be state mining engin-
eer, and T. P. Wolpe, treasurer OF the
state committee, viii likely be named
fair commissioner. Some Of the more
important offices and all of the minor
ones are still under discussion The
state engineer viii be Lamar Cobb. OF
Clifton, who ran against Hayde8 and
Winsor for congress. J. J. BirdnO, the
state chairman of the committed, win
be state printer Of cOurse-and he gets
a fat job.
ire one insurgent Of this crowd is
Winsor. Not one Of the others can be
so classified although recently some Of
them have confessed to leanings in that
direction This Is the peculiarity-th
&
insurgent platform. and the moment
1t is won large share of the plums are
distributed to men who have never been
in sympathy with the movement.
saloon Element Cared For.
Other appointments decided upon in
clude the following:
Adjutant general, Pierre c. Bayne. OF
Yuma; commissioner Of public health,
DR.. George d. Sampson. of WinsIow;
secretary Of state fair commission. J. +.
Wolpe, q Phoenix liquor dealer and
treasurer Of the Democratic state cen
trail committee.
Thus two saloon men get positions
under the new state government,
Keegan, the Globe man, named for state
mining inspector, being the proprietor
Of one of the biggest saloons in ella
county, the home of Gov. Hunt.
J. J. Birdno. who is TO be state
printer has taken an option on the
plant Of the Phoenix sun, sam SmalPs
late paper, and may start Democratic
daily here. The Phoenix Democrat and
the Phoenix Gazette did valiant work
for the Hunt ticket and their owners
feel somewhat peeved, to say the least.
at the selection Of Birdno for state
printer.