The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-10-29
PETITIONS OUT ID
 RECALL HUNT

initiative naV1ng been taken by Mesa citizens headed by H. F. Johnson. Already the petition has been signed, iliberally. It is understood that a con- certed movement has been started to have the same petition circulated broadcast throughout the state. So far rone of the petitions has been fil- eG with the secretary of state.
 The petition is as follows: To Sid ney P. Osborn, Secretary of State, Phoenix, Arizona; We, the qualified electors of the electorial district tom which Geo. W. P. Hunt, Cover nor of the State of Arizona was elect ed, demand his recall
 l "Ihe grounds of the demand for the recall of the said Geo. w. F. Hunt, Governor of Arizona, are as follows:
 ''7'hat the said Geo. w. P. Hunt is utterly incompetent to perform the duties of his office and to conserve the peace and dignity of the common wealth of Arizona.
 That his administration has been wantonly and recklessly extravagant and that the burdens on the taxpay- ers of the state have been increased by reason of his reckless disregard of economy and his creation of uDnec- cessary offices and positions.
 That the said Geo. w. F. Hunt has wantonly and recklessly defied the statute laws of the state and has set himself above the law and the courts, refusing to carry out their plainest mandates.
 That the said Geo. w. P. Hunt has deliberately attempted to foment and encourage class hatreds and div isions. That he has been partisan aud prejudiced in h1s dealings with the most vital interests of the state, and that by a program of unconcealed and deliberate catering to the most radical elements he has created condition approaching anarchy in cer- tain sections of tre state.''
 Hunt Says Recall Local Affair
 Paoenix, Ariz., Oct. 26. -Gov. George W. P. Hunt, upon his return yesterday from the dedication exercises of the Antelope Hill bridge, was asked for a statement bearing on his attitude toward the recall petition, and said:
 q was notified Sunday, while in Yuma, by the newspaper men that such a petition had been started. While I have not thoroughly in- vestigated the matter at this time, yet I can say that I am glad to know that the recall proceedings do mot represent general movement upon the part of the voters of the state to discredit me and my admin istration, but is only the work of few men who have purely personal reasons for. desiring to put ne in a bad light before such portions of the public as do not understand the situ- ation. I would be false to my oath were I to allow such a thing to cause me to waver from the course which my conscience tells me is the besS to pursue. I have never, dur | ing my administration been respon- sible for a single act which I did not think was for the good of the state, and if these men who are backing this recall matter think that they can frighten me into doing their bidding, they are a badly mistaken crowd.
 This petition for recall has been gotten up for the express purpose of dicrediting my efforts to have a federal investigation made of the ! Clifton situation. I understand that the petition charges me with creat- lns state offices, and in other ways dissipating the states funds I want to say that during my term of office there has only been one office ere ated, and that was done by the state Legislature, the only body that can create new office, and even then I did not sign that particular bill, so fail to see where there can be any truth in their charges of me having created any offices.
 ''The charges are all glittering generalities, and contain no specific instances of any alleged misdemean- or. I have in my possession some important documents, which will cast some light on the men who seem to be at the head of this affair, and I am going to make these public-and | I think they will make interesting reading When I have had time to
 more fully investigate the charges embodied in the petition. will have more to say on the subject"