Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-23
GOV. VIII JAN, OF N. Y,
 ENTERTAINS JUDGE SMITH
(From Saturdays Daily)

Governor Charles S. Whitman of
 the State of New York last Tuesday
 entertained Judge F. O. Smith and
 a party of local men consisting of
 Richard Cookinham, engineer of the
 Hassayampa Alfalfa Farms company,
 Herbert E. Wells, manager of Nancy
 Brothers Construction company and
 George Thayer. The entertaining
 was not done in the State of New
 York, it was right in the best state
 of them all, Arizona, and on the
 special train carrying the governor
 home to Albany after he had paid
 visit to the two great expositions.
 The special train which is being
 paid for by the State of New York
 through an appropriation of $18,OOO
 for the governor to see the fairs, consisted of five cars, one for the executive, his wife, daughter and secretary and the others for his aides. One of the men on Whitman's per sonal staff is Major H. J. Cookin- ham, prominent attorney of Utica, New York, and brother of Richard Cookinham. The staff consists of 30 men.
 It had been arranged for Judge Smith and the party to meet the governors special at Ash Fork last Tuesday. On arrival, the governor insisted that the party accompany him to the Grand Canyon and the invitation was accepted, the governor entertaining the guests royalty. Whitman was very much interested in Arizona and sees a great future for this state. He declared that he was well pleased with everything he had seen and the excellent treat ment he had received.
 Whitman Is 47 years old and one of the leading men of the republican party He arose to nationwide prom thence while district attorney of Kings county, New York, through his wonderful and strenuous efforts to stamp out vice and rid the county of gunmen and thugs. The appear ance of his face shows the stress of the strain which he has gone through in his task Whitman has received letters by the thousands containing threats to kill him, his whole family and kidnap his daughter. He grew famous through his prosecution and conviction of Lieutenant Becker of the New York police force and the four gunmen or gangsters who killed Herman Rosenthal. The four men have already been electrocuted and Becker is at Sing Sing now awaiting the same fate.
 Whitman was nominated on the re- publican ticket for governor last fall and carried the state with a majority of 6O00O despite the fact that Presi- dent Wilson few years before had carried the state for president by a small democratic plurality
 Whitman while talking to Judge Smith refrained from expressing any personal opinion in regard to the coming presidential campaign, neith- CT did he make any reference to him self as a possible candidate. He in timated, though, that he was deeply in procuring proper plat form at the next election for he feels confident that the republican party has an excellent chance to win. At present he IS very busy with New Y York government affairs and has not lad great deal of time to take any great amount of interest in nation wide politics. He has good square, ,lean jaw and looks every man in the eye without fear of any, for his trials nave been many since his undertaking IS district attorney of Kings county. He has no great financial means, un- ike many of his predecessors who went into the same district attorneys office practically broke and came out liter their terms as millionaires. Whitman is modestly well off. His itaff appeared to be very muck i'm pressed with him and all were loyal o the highest degree. After seeing he Grand Canyon which interested jim greatly the executive continued ,n his journey to the East.