Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
But It Is Now Something of a Question Whether Much Boasted Harmony or Harpoons Are Most in Evidence
HUNTS HACKERS
 ARE FRIGHTENED
Talk of Plan to Supplant the Governor and His Friends Has Caused Ac- tivity in the Democratic Camp

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 If you should walk into the office of one-any one-of the leading demo- crats of Arizona one of these fine mornings and should ask him. flows democracy" he would reply without hesitation. We have Harmony with a big II, What fighting is going on is all within the ranks of the re- publicans''
 But if you are discerning sort of citizen It may be you will be inclined 10 take that statement with several large grains of salt; and if you go to the trouble of making diligeat inquiry you will find that that harmony. of which you have been told is more ap- parent than real Furthermore. if you are of q reflective disposition you will recall that there are a good many words other than Harmony that begin with H. For instance there is the word Hanpoon, which is a very useful sort of word on occasiOn-the present occasion. let us say.
 For be il known the free and untram- meled democracy of the imperial com mOnwealrh of Arizona is dealing in harpOons in wholesale quantities these days. Of course the democrats will say they are not. They will scout the idea if vGu ask them about it. liar poons? Nothing doing-positiveIy no thing. Why, we wouldn't know what to do With a harpoon if We had one And. anyhow. there is too much broth 4ar-iv- fgtrr each other and every man is for the success ot the party irrespective of any personal consideration" And a great deal nor to the same general purpose.
 But don't forget that that is maraIy for pubic consumption. The facts are slightly different if. supposing you are a discerning citizen, you will have no trouble in finding out.
 It has happened in these latter days that many great statesmen have been made the object of political intrigue and it has happened further that some of the men so singled out live. move and have their being in the splendid state of Arizona. It is no secret among the well informed that one of these statesmen is our own governor the Honorable George Washington Peter Hunt Also, a few of the men who live closest to MT. Hunt politically find themselves in the same class. It is going t. develop into a battle royal one of these days and the chances are that great day is not far in the future
 One Of the men who stands as close to Hunt as any other and who is marked for the slaughter if the plan H.a 17crt, L a member of the corporation commits sion. And. tell it not in Gath, one of the markers is to say, one of the men identified with the opposition to the Hunt regime, is the chairman of the same corporation cOmmission,-Mr Paul Geary. The man who thinks all is lovely and serene within the four walls that enclose this commission has one large and healthy guess coming to him
 Various other names are associated with thGt of Geary. And these names belong to men who stand well up in the councils of the democratic party To be sure, if you ask any one of them about this little plan he will look at you with bland and innocent stare and say there is nothing-postiVely nothing in it. But in the exigencies of politics it sometimes happens the truth is Mot-Well. is not available
 Now, Justly or unjustly, several of the state officers are accused of hav- ing fixed up plan to get rid of the immacuate governor and his organiza- tion. And the leaders in this move ment arc said to be several of the state officers, as has been said already The names of Osborne Geary. John son, the present treasurer, Callahan, state aucitor and some others have been mixed up with it. It is only fair to say that MT. Osborne has entered denial and has said he is for Hunt for governor; that he has not and will not countenance a scheme looking to the chiei executives overthrow. But the Hunt people have heard the story and they are prepared to meet such an attempt. should it be made
 Just t. show you how seriously the administration forces regard the mat ter it may be stated they have already been casting about for a possible slate to put up against the men named above. And what is more, several names already have been suggested. Here they are:
 Homer R. Wood, now a senator from Yavapai county. for corporation com missioner against Geary.
 Fred Vessel, senator from Yuma county, for state auditor against Cal Iahan
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