El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-22
LABOR VOTE MAY
co To WORSLEY
Hunts Friends to Make
Fight at Bisbee Conven-
ton to Prevent En-
dOrSement.

Phoenix. Ariz, Sept. 22.-When the
annual convention of the Arizona
State Federation of Labor meets al
! Bisbee, October Is, a strong effort VIII
be made by friends of governor George
". p. Hunt to prevent the Endorsement
of state senator A A Worsley, of Tue
son, for the gOvernOrship. Present in
dications are that Worsley will re-
ceive that Endorsement in spite of the
Hunt opposition.
Hunt polled thousands upon thous-
ands of labor votes in 1911 The So
sial.st vote showed a decided decrease
and this was laid to the fact that
Hunt was regarded as the friend of the
workingman.
Today senator Worsley occupies the
same position in the affections and
confidence of laborites and Socialists
that Hunt occupied prior to the first
state election. It is not charged that
Hunt has failed his friends of the Ia
boring class. but he has been unfOr-
tunate in having legislature that OPP
posed nearly every one of his ideas.
LabOring men feel that with Hunt and
different legislature, or with the
legislature and a different governor,
they would have been treated much
better.
Urge WOrsIey to Run.
Labor leaders have recently called
on Worsley. at Tucson. and asked him
be a candidate for governor in oppO-
sttion to Hunt and the other Demo-
Gratis who hope to occupy the princi-
pal suite of offices at the state cap
itol. WOrsley has been just foxy"
enough to tell them all that he cannot
think of making the race unless he
is assured that the Iaboring people are
solidly behind him. And how can that
assurance better be given than through
an endorsement by the annual con-
vention of the State Federation of La
Dor?
All this is known to Hunt and his
friends and they are much worried.
That endorsement would be a serious
disaster at this stage of the game and
might prevent Hunt realizing his am
bition to succeed himself.
Sam B. Bradner, speaker OF the
house Of representatives during the
first two sessions and now secretary
of the livestock sanitary board. is the
man who has been detailed to lead
the fight for Hunt at Bisbee. Brad
ner is from Douglas and was one OF
the principal opponents of the rights
of labor in the legislature.
The impending fight between the
Hunt ana Worsley elements at Bisbee
oVershadoWs all other events Of a po-
litical nature in Arizona. The stand
pat element of the party has not, sue
ceeded N finding a man who would
stand any chance against Hunt. or
against WOrsley If the Pima man is
endorsed at Bisbee. Not one Demo-
crat candidate, excepting Worsley and
Hunt has developed any strength
johnson May Enter.
Despite his repeated denials to the
press, 1t Is strongly rumOred that state
treasurer David F. Johnson thinks he
IS the logical compromise candidate
Of the Democratic party for the gov
I'd like to be governor. Of course,
out m not running for anything
now Is the way that Johnson talks.
but a Cochise county Democrat who is
a Suong friend of Johnson is now in /
the northern part of the state. spread !
ing II about that the treasurer is out /
for Hunts place.
WeatherfOrd Announces
There is one new Democratic CUB
ernatorlal candidate who is openly 1
campaigning 1t is J. ". Weathertord'
a son OF the man for whom Weather
Iord, IeXas, was named Weatherford
liVes IN Flagstaff and is man OF con-
siderable wealth. He has started MS
campaign right at home and reports
from Flagstaff are that his friends
are willing to boost to the limit Tor