The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-04-30
HUNT IS TIRED OF. ARIZONA" AND
 WILL QUIT

Says He Will Not Be a Candidate l Either for Reelection or For Ash | -urst's Job in the Senate, Will Take | Trip Around the World
 | PHOENIX, April, 28-The past week has ben a trying one for Governor Hunt. Following closely on the visit of group of angry Salt River valley ranchers who demanded an explana- 1 tion from him concerning his failure to include in his legislative call pro visions for the enactment of land leg islation came visit from W. B. Clea- ry, of Bisbee, with a request that the governor deny the extradition of a Wyoming criminal. The evidence in the case made it difficult for Governor Hunt to accede to the request of his political comrade Cleary, but he weak ened and sent Cleary back to Bisbee satisfied, and the Wyoming sheriff back to Wyoming without his prison CT. Added to his other tribulations and trials, has been the convening of the legislature and the extra amount of work necessary in connection with guiding the destiny of the administra- ton legislative lobby. These are busy days in the Governors office and trying ones too.
 An incident today, however, proved
 
 bear, and eye witnesses to the incl went say the Governor showed signs that he was possessed of a rare tenn per. The incident referred to was an interrogation from a Phoenix newspa- per man as to whether Governor Hunt would be a candidate in the 1916 pri- maries of the Demicratic party in op- position to Henry Ashurst for the, par ty nomination as U S. senator. It was mi ffT17n for fIa<, hf rrI sr1- terviewer to discuss this subject of the governors political future. The newspaper reporter, of course, did not know for he had no way of knowing that many Ashurst supporters in Phoenix have for the past week been asking Governor Hunt and his friends to explain the political activity in Hunts behalf of numerous recent ap- pointees as live stock inspectors made by the live stock sanitary commission.
 If you are not going to run against AshuIst for the senate are you going to again be candidate for Governor" asked the reporter.
 No, I am not going to run for Uni ted States Senator, nor for Governor, nor for anything else" answered Hunt in a rage.
 What are you going to do then. Governor" persisted the reporter.
 T am going to make trip around the world. I am going to get just as far away from politics and this capitol building as travel will take me. I am going to take a good long rest I am tired. I am tired of Phoenix I am tired of Arizona. No, don't say that. Don't say I am tired of Arizona. Don't put that down. No, am goins>to make Arizona my home, ''conculded the Gov ernor.
 The Governor looks tired: the Gov ernor probably is tired, but there Is a recent story going the rounds politi- cally to the effect that he has appoint ed number of live stock sanitary in- spectors, each with a rowing commis- sion, to build up his political fences by means of a house to house campaign against Ashurst for the senatorial to- ga which he plans to undertake next year.
 Joe Mckinney, formerly undersher- if of Pinal county, and who resigned that office to become one of the live stock inspectors on the Hunt staff of political missionaries, let the cat out of the bag recently when he said that he was making a house to house cam vass in the interests of Governor Hunt and would, as soon as his work was concluded in Pinal county, duplicate the work in two other counties of the state. He denied that other appoint ments similar to his own had been made, and a denial that any of the present live stock inspectors are politi- cal missionaries for Governor Hunt has also ben made by the live stock sanitary board. Nevertheless, the rec ords show that there are eighty-two live stock sanitary inspectors on the pay roll in Arizona. Friends of Senator AShurSt are wondering how many of this number are carrying on similar work to that which is being undertak- en by Inspector Mckinney.