Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-02-25
MEET AND CUT
POLITICAL PIE

PHOENIX, Feb. A.-To persuade
A. A. Worsley to run for the
United States senate and to induce
Senator c. n. Roberts of Cochise
county to become candidate for
the corporation commission are ap-
parently two present aims of Gov
ernor Hunt and his friends.
After last Mondays meeting OF
the State central committee num-
Der OF the governors friends, in
Guiding Roberts and Senator VI. G.
Cunniff OF Yavapai county fingered
in the capital TO talk over the stu
alton with their chief. Several con-
ferences were held in the governors
private office. Once nearly all the
officials who have been appointed
by Hunt were called into the sane
tum to talk with Roberts and Cum
niff. Among the appointees who
took part in the little confab were
the tax commissioners, Chairman
milford Winsor, of the land COM
mission; Mine Inspector G. H. Bo-
lin and o. n. Creswell. Inspector of
weights and measures.
The governor would like to see
+. A. Jones. Roberts and Cunniff
make up the next corporation COM
mission. The present tax commits
sion is quite satisfactory to him.
1t was when he appointed it.
Jones is the only administration
man on the corporation commission
and he will probably be a candi-
late for reelection. The present
outlook is that the Hunt crowd will
have Roberts out in opposition 10
4. w. Cole, the present commits
sioner from Cochise county, and
hat w. p. Geary, who halls from
Winslow, will be opposed up in his
own country by Cunniff. Cole is GER
tain to be a candidate for re-elec-
ton and the chances are that Geary
Will also DC III llC race.
Neither Roberts nor Cunniff came
to Phoenix with any definite idea OF
running for the corporation com-
mission. When the matter was first
suggested to him, Roberts replied
that he could not spare time from
his private business to make the
campaign. But the governor and
several other persons gave him
| heart-to-heart talks and he is be-
ginning to show signs OF changing
his mind.
There has been much talk OF
Cunniff running for the United
States senate but he realizes that il
would not do for Yavapai county
% try to grab both of Arizona's seats
n that body. Henry +. Ashur5t,
Who still has several years to serve,
is from Prescott. Cunniff has been
undecided whether to run for the
State senate once more and oppose
Ashurst when his term expires, or
20 go after a place on the corpora
ion commission. At present his
leanings are rather toward the COM
mission.
The Hunt people are bringing
pressure OF one kind and another
o bear on Senator Worsley with
view to persuading him TO run
or the Senate, in opposition to
Mark Smith and Reese Ling. instead
If for the governorship. Worsley
las had the gubernatorial bee buzz
ing in his bonnet for many months
)ut there is no reason to believe
hat he would refuse to 60 to the
senate were he offered the chance.
4 he remains in the race for the
yovcrnorship. Worslcy will draw
;ome of the votes from the pro-
Tessivc element OF the party which
Inder other circumstances will go
Hunt. Hence Hunts anxiety 20
have Worsley run for the senate in
stead of Hunts present Office. Just
what promises are being made
Worsley is not known but word
comes from Tucson that the sen
ltor has about made up his mind 10
'ccept the advice 50 generously Of
fercd.
With Worslcy out of the way. the
light for the Democratic nomination
FOR governor will be squarely be-
wecn Hunt, the radical. and Geo
A. Olncy, the conservative.
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