Arizona republican., 1916-09-09
Interesting Though Not important

The question uppermost in the Arizona mind just now, among republicans as well as democrats IS strangely upon whose answer little or nothing depends will affect Arizona little the result of the White prize fight, and that served noth- ing except satisfy public curiosity in that part of the population which happened to be interested in prize fighting. The question is will Hunt or Olney capture the nomination for governor?
 We think it will make the slightest difference which shall be nominated Nothing in the future seems more certain than Campbell will be elected governor That is predicted by both Hunt and olney adherents only openly but in private conversation when they say what they mean. Yet, as have said. the fate of these two men next Tuesday is just of the most immediate interest
 There is at present little betting of real money the result Gentlemen of a speculative turn Of mind regard the result entirely doubtful. Con- fcting reports from all parts of the state The Hunt campaign for the last two weeks has centered Maricopa county, which is regarded the prin- cipal Olney stronghold The friends of the latter claim him here a majority ranging from 2,5OO to 5000 We have always believed that these figures high. and with the light county registration and with the large partisan registration feel sure that majority will approach the lowest of these estimates Beside it is claimed by the Hunt followers, observed by the bystander and conceded by the less optimistic of the anti-Hunt men, that the governor has made progress in this county within the last two weeks.
 What however, he has gained here, according to reports that from other parts of the state he has lost elsewhere. In the early part of the paign Olney people conceded the Cochse county by figures ranging from 800 to 1900 and majority of. perhaps. 800 each in the counties of Yavapai and Ga. These seemed to be the time extremely liberal concessions, especially the Gila here he have to depend upon the labor vote of Miami Recent apparently reliable reports from Miami however, the effect that there is division of the labor vote which will leave the governor a small margin if any at all.
 The Olney people claiming that the gov figures in his stronghold, the Warren district of Cochse county. will be down that there will be a very small margin for either of these can didates in that county That view shared by resi- dents of Cochise who have choice between the candidates.
 From disnterested in Yavapai county comes the prediction that the governors majority there will be reduced and that there may be jority. Mohave has been regarded a Hunt strong hold and long ago Hunt conceded not less than 400 majority in that not very populous county. He may it. but 1t is stated now, since the sweep of Campbell through the north that strange apathy regarding the Hunt -Olney has ceeded
 Greenlee Santa Cruz and Yuma expected to give the governor substantial majorities which the olney people claim will be offset by the Oney figures in Graham, Pima and Pinal counties. The counties of Coconino, Navajo and Apache generally regarded by the moderate Oney workers as well as by dsinterested democrats and republicans as a "standoff"
 The chances, though, to be that the gov will have greater majority in Cochise county than the Olney people have conceded him. With the figures that have been allowed in Mohave he will probably to Maricopa with majority of not less than 120O It may be doubted whether that can be overcome in this county.