Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-12
HUNT WILL NUT MAKE
 CAMPAIGN
States Is Not Seriously Contem-
 plating Trip Fixing Fences but Does Much Political Work in Bisbee While Here Yesterday
Commits Self Only of Capital Punishment Bill- Will Not
 Make Statements Regarding the Eighty Percent Measure


 Governor c. W. P. Hunt, candidate Co succeed himself at the fall primar- ies, is SO confident of his reelection that he is not considering seriously a campaign of the state. At the same time be Is fixing his fences in Cochise county and boosting his bill which will this fall bring the abolition of capital punishment before the people of the state. He speaks conhdenually Of both his election and the passage of the bill Yesterday he said:
 "The only initiative bill which is coming before the people at the fall election on which l will commit my self is the capital punishment bill. Of that l am heartily in favor. l am its author and consequently should be-"
 At the same time the governor eyaded such popular bills with the la bor people as the eighty percent bill. and the five million bond issue bill. On these he would make no statement which would place him one way of the other Eyasiye in the extreme were all his answers to questions on such measures.
 In regard 10 his campaign for re-elec- ton the governor was more than con fident in his expressions. 'I have not given the matter much thought" he said "The present outlook for my reelection is fine and do not believe that ] will have to do much campaign ing. However. l expect to return to this county later" He would not state if he would address the citizens of Bisbee on his return on state prison policies or if he would confine his re- marks to attacks on the press. How ever. he did say that he would dispute most vigorously some of the state. ments which were made here by Dr. Hughes, his opponent, and which seem to have stuck in his craw like thorns In bare feet.
 An informal banquet was rendered to the governor and his party last night at the Edelweiss cafe by State Fair Commissioner James R. Tender son. John J. Bowen, l.. A. Brown, E A. Tovrea, W. B. Kelly of Clifton, J. C. Ryan, Oscar Cole. Colonel LeRoy Brown, Engineer T. F. Nichols and Harry Shea.
 After the banquet, the governor made a short address on prison re- form and the economic conduct of the affairs of the state during the admin istration.
 His defense of his administration from an economic standpoint was praC ucaly a repiution Of his Tucson was terpiece when he emulated his Bull Moose friend SO far as to say that the statements of his opponent should be characterized by a shorter and ug Her word He declared that the facts which Mir. Hughes deduced before the Bisbee people showing that his travel ing expenses inside the state for the first year were greater than those OI several other governors for theil whole terms were fabrics of sheeres make. However, he did not produce facts with his statements probably leaving them to this fall when he vii make another visit on a campaign pro per.
 The governor used as a preteXt fol his political sojoun here an inspec ton Of the state highway between thi city and Tombstone. The opportunitl to make the political inspection tril of the roads was offered in his en forced trip as far south as Gardel canyon where he came as commander in-chief of the Arizona National Guar now in encampment In speaking O the showing made by the guard th governor said
 "It is the largest encampment of th state maliua that was ever held here am proud of the showing made b the officers Of the state regiment bot as to the number of men enrolled a well as in the manner in which the control their men"
 After leaving Garden canyon. tn governor and his party went to Doul las where a meeting was arranged b Harry B. Calisher. the governors al pointee as a commissioner of the Sal
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