El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-27
WHO WILL BE
THE ARIZONA
COAT? WHO?
Wanted, Somebody to At
tack the Election Law.
Nobody Willing to Do It.
HUNT APPROVES
BUNCH OF LAWS

VerSatlon with the FL PaSO Herald cor
I respondent he was discussing the re-
port that he might take the initial
move in the threatened legal action
/ against the constitutionality of the law
passed by the special session of the
legislature providing for an election
this fall.
Il think did my whole duty when
I consented to run for state treasurer"
Mr.. Johnson continued. I made race
for an office in which the incumbent,
under the constitution, cannot succeed
himself And now there is a law on
the books which says we must all va
cate at the end of the year. Some Of
the other fellows think ii is pretty bad,
because they viii have to make a new
campaign; but I can't even do that.
I can't run again and I couldn't serve
If did And now some of them think
1 should be the one to test out the
law.
But I know when I have had
enough If they want to pass law of
that sort, that is their business, but
they needn't expect me to play the goat
or to pull the chestnuts out of the fire
for the benefit of the other fellows. I
am not in that kind of business just
now. I would not under any consider
alton take the initial move to test the
validity of that law. never consid-
cred doing such a thing and I shall not
consider it. AS I have said, think
have done my whole duty"
Out of Politics.
Mr.. Johnson was asked if in the
event the law is declared valid and an
election is held this fall, he would be
candidate for any other office To
this query he replied in the negative.
No more for me-" he said I know
when 1 have had enough. When I get
through with this job l am done for
good I made real fight for my cleo
tiOn and as treasurer 1 had to put up
the largest bond of any state officer.
Then with a proposition TO cut the
term down to ten months, think it is
enough for any man. 1 have some bust
vote my attention If this scheme TO
end the terms of office the first of
next January goes through"
Developments Of the last day or two
indicate that there is just a little trou-
bic among the Democrats over finding
what Mr. Johnson calls the official
goat And no wonder. for the propO-
sition viii be like this: The man who
makes this move will be an office
holder. At least it is practically GER
tain he will be-in fact that is prob
ably a requirement of the law. And
being an office holder he will also be
a candidate for reelection in the event
the move does not succeed. The cam
palRn WOulu come on Just AFTER the
conclusion of the suit while its events
were still fresh in the minds of the
electorate And there is no knowing
what the said electorate might decide
to do to such a man.
1t is the claim of the leading office
holders that the law will be over
thrown. 1t is also their claim that
there is real public sentiment against
an electiOn-that a large majority of
the people do not want it Then, it
81, h.
Guilty to find some office holder willing
and anxious to start an Injunction pro-
ceeding. Most office holders are look
ing for popularity and If their theory
IS correct this would seem TO be an
excellent chance to attain IL in quanti
ties.
But somehow they are strongly
averse to taking the decisive step. They |
not only are not anxious to act, but |
every one of them shows a strong in l
TO wait for the other fellow /
to move. Wherefore, there is a pretty /
well defined belief that they are not |
so certain as they profess to be that !
the public at large is averse to an
election
Night Waterman Bill Killed.
Since the adjournment Of the legisla-
ture, one more bill has been disap- |
proved by governor Hunt This is the
bill providing for the appointment OF a
nightwatchman at the capitol building.
The governor states that his objection !
to the measure lies in the fact that the |
appointment of a nightwatchman is al
ready authorized-that it is in the
hands of the board of control, and that
he cannot therefore see the necessity |
Of making the appointment the subject
Of special legislative enactment. There
was but one other bill passed at the |
special session which the governor We
toed and that was the prize fight bill
introduced by senator Henry Lovin.
All the other bills left in his hands J
when the legislature adjourned have
been approved by the governor They
are as follows:
A bill extending the law OF eminent
domain.
A bill providing for the publication
Of the journals of the two houses and
4 the session laws.
A bill providing an appropriation for
the payment of the clerks Of the can
vassing board which will do duty at
the next general election
A Dill providing for the registration
and tahulation of vital tatistics and
making an appropriation to pay for the
work
The registration bill.
t. primary bill.
A bill providing for the issuing Of
-eSistration certificates whose posses
sion shall entitle the holders to vote
n counties other than those Of their
'esIdence.
y Oil pEOFlulnS an appropriation Tor |
he state department.
The bill providing for disseminating !
he monthly publication of auditors
warrants.
A bill providing for the publication
# initiative and referendum petitions
md proposed amendments to the con- !
titution-
The Chase fish and game law.
saxon for EIectOr.
Within the past couple of DAYS n !
Doom has been started for Harry ]. | I
saxon for presidential elector on the
Democratic ticket. Saxon is the rep
'esentative from Santa Cruz county
md during the two sessions of the
legislature made something of a rec
I'd
I do not believe Mr.. Saxon will en-
er this race" said Sam Bradner of
;Ochise county, speaker of the house Of
representatives., and the reason say
hat is because do not believe he can |
fford to make it. Saxon was a good