El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-31

bill relating TO public service corpora
tions and the work to be done by the
corporation commission with reference
to them.
There was one feature of this bill,
however. Of which Mr.. Hunt strongly
disapproved, according to his language
That was the feature allowing the cor
poration commission to keep in conf
dence the affairs of business men
which might become known to the
commission. Mr.. Hunt said the essen
tfal element Of this matter is publci-
tv and he hoped the legislature would
correct the defect
most part. the general appropriation
bill The part he turned down IS tnat
appropriating $3.50 for clerk nlre 1or
extra work
The bill providing for a state inspec-
tor of weights and measures was also
anDroved The message Of approval
however contained a direction tnat
the legislature pass law proNlolhs
Tor inspection of gas, water and cleo
Democratic HarpOOning.
The free and untrammeled Democ-
racy of the imperial commonwealth OF
Arizona is dealing in harpoons N
wholesale quantities these. days Of
course, the Democrats Will say they
are not They will scout the idea II
YOU ask them about it. -Harpoons :
Nothing doing, positively nothing. WY,
we wouldn't know what to DO Win
1'arnoo1 If we had one. And anyhow,
there is too much brotnerly Ieellas
among US. We are an IOs eaCn C'.s-
and every man is for the success OF the
party. Irrespective Of any personal con-
Sheraton" And a great deal more 10
the same general purpose.
But don't forget that tnal Is LueIeLy
for public consumption The facts are
It mas happened in these latter DAYS
that many great statesmen nave Deen
made the object OF ponce ~. .-1=S ~
and it has happened further Jnat some
of the men so singled out i've, move
and have their be1nG IN TINS splenulu
state of Arizona 1t is no secret among
the well informed that one OF tusse
statesmen is the governor, the honof-
able George Washington Peter (some
saw PauD Hunt Also, a few Of the
men who live closest to Mr. Hunt pollt-
ically find themselves IA lhe SAM
class. 1t is going to develop INTO
battle royal one Of these days ana ne
chances are that great day is not Tar
distant.
One of the men who stands as close
to Hunt as any other and VINO IS
marked for the slaughter, II the plan
can be put through, is T. A Jones,
member of the corporation commission
And tell il not in Gath, one OF the
'markers''-which is to say, one or the
men Identified with the OpposlJloh 70
the Hunt regime-ls the clalI man OF
Geary. The man who thinks all IS
IcVely 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 that OF Geary. And these names
belong to men who stand well up In
the councils Of the Democratic party.
10 be sure, If you ask any one OF them
ABOUT this little plan, he viii put on a
rIahd and innocent stare ana say Jnere
Is nothing-pOsitiyely nothing In It.
But IN the exigencies Of politics, 1t
sometimes happens the truth is mol
wen, is not available.
To Get Rid of Hunt.
now justly or unjustly. several Of
me state officers are accused OF nav
lllg liked up a plan to get rid of the
80 etnor and his organization And
ne readers in this movement are said
- De several Of the state officers, as
D DdS Deen said already. The names OF
, CsDOIhe Geary, Johnson, the present
o.eSsurer' Callahan, the state auditor,
aIlu some Others have been mixed up
Win II 1t is only fair to say that
81 osDOrne has entered a denial and
Has salu he is for Hunt, for governor,
eLaL ne mas not and will not cOunten-
allC tS d scneme looking to the chief eX-
eSuttEe s overthrow. But the Hunt peo-
~ nav heard the story and they are
PLepdIeu 10 meet such an attempt,
should it be made.
Possible New Slate.
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