Graham guardian., 1913-03-07
WAS LAW VIOLATED
Is 1t Possible His ExceIlency
is Making Hay While
the Sun Shines
Says the Tucson Citizen:

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entire meaning of his oath. which
he took upon entering Office, to sup
port the constitution and the laws
of the state of Arizona, is the opin-
ion which it is asserted some of his
constituents have reached upon a
careful perusal of the constitution
and the statutes governing the
board of control and comparing
them with the actions of the board
of control in the matter of purchases
for the various penal, reformatory
and charitable institutions of the
state.
The matter has been brought to
light particularly by the investiga-
ton into the prison management at
the hands of the legislature and also
after reading the annual report of
of the state auditor, j. C. Callaghan.
In the auditors report, and the
minutes of the board of control
substantiate his assertions, it is said
that in matters Of Importance in
the state over which the board of
control has power to act, he was not
consulted. The governor, the audi
tor and citizen member. who is
appointed by the governor. consti-
tute the board of control. 1t is
easily seen who could dominate such
a board and in view of the recent
rebellion of the auditor, who really
had dictated its every act of any
consequence. In view of these facts
it can be further understood who
has made the purchases for the
board of control.
In the first place few quotations
from the statutes of the state of
Arizona might illuminate the subject
to some extent.
Chapter XVI of the revised stat
utes of 1901, section ZIG, reads that
members Of the legislature, ter
ritorial, county or city and precinct
officers must not be interested in
any contract made by them in their
official capacity or by any board or
body Of which they are members"
In describing and defining the du-
ties of the board of control, Title
Sc, chapter l. paragraph 1864. sec.
tion 2. says that Said board shall
formulate the rules for the govern
ing of said institutions and shall
purchase all supplies for the same,
and all purchases exceeding one
hundred dollars in amount shall be
advertised for and let to the lowest
responsible bidder; provided, that
in cases Of emergency private pur-
chases made not exceeding one hum
dred dollars in amount for any eas
institution"
Paragraph 1865, of the state
statutes prescribe the method for
advertising and bidding for supplies
Ia the following terms; Hereafter
when the board of control of the
penal, reformatory and charitable
institutions and Of the several boards
forsthe government of the educa-
tional institutions of this territory,
she'll advertise for bids for supplies
for the several institutions under their
control. they shall mako out list
of the spplies required, stating in
such list the quantity and quality
desired and the prices then paid for
the supplies furnished and shall
place such list on file in their Office
and open for inspection and that
bids will be RECEIVED for the sams;
said notice shall also contain the
terms upon which bids will be re-
ceived. and the time for which suR-
plies are required.
II should be added here that a
subsequent act of the legislature
raised the emergency clause of the
state prison to $3.50, but left the
clause at the same amount. as form
erly for the insane asylum and the
industrial school.
George w. P. Hunt Is president
of the Old Dominion Commercial
company of Globe, and controls
either by weight of stock interest
or otherwise the entire business.
Hunt Is also known to be heavily
in the Globe Hardware
George w. p. Hunt is
also governor of Arizona and as such
is alleged to dominate the board of
control which is supposed to make
all of the purchases for the penal,
reformatory and charitable institu-
tions of the state and to pay for
them. In these several preliminary
facts, or rather in the circumvention
Of them, lies the tale.
Without advertising, as is required
by law or receiving bids, it is de-
clared the board Of control, which
for brevity's sake may be called
Governor Hunt, bought supplies for
The Globe Ray construction camp
from the Old Dominion Commercial
in the month of July last
to the extent of $3.50 Is; during the
month of August $31658; during
September $800.34; during October
;1440; November $763. So; December T,
'9l.50. making total of $366l .25 q
bought by the governor from the
}. d. store George w. P. Hunts I