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{. | P.'LEADERSP PUT FORTH SLATE FOR
 PRIMARIES
Tom Campbell Has Bsen Decided Upon For Gubernatoral Nomination With Hon. Jos. H. Kibbey For U. c Senate.

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 A dispatch from Phoenix headed Arizona G. o. P. Slate Prepared; Tentative State Ticket Is Selected as Feeler, But Is Subject to Changes" says:
 Here is just about the way the Ari- look this year:
 U. s. Senator, Joseph H. Kibbey, Phoenix.
 Congressman, J. Knox Corbett, Tucson. E
 Governor, Thomas E. Campbell, Prescott.
 Secretary of State, Ralph G. Whit marsh, Phoenix.
 Auditor, Joe V. Prochaska, Miami.
 Treasurer, J .Myron Alfred, Saf- ford.
 Corporation commissioner, Thomas Maddock, Williams.
 Attorney general, E. S. Clark, Pres |cott
 School superintendent, Charles F. Philbrook, Bisbee.
 Tax Commissioner, Rudolph Kuch- Ter, Glendale.
 Supreme judge, Frank O. Smith, Prescott.
 Mine inspector, J. M. Smith, Bis bee.
 This is the slate. It is tentative land several changes are almost sure to be made. But the leaders, in or ganizing the G. O. P. throughout the State, are going on the theory that these men will be candidates at the primaries. They are accepting sug- gestions from no matter what source. They accepted and considered many suggestions before they decided to put forth the above ticket. as a ''feeler. '
 Care Ttaken to Pick Good Ones
 The greatest of care has been exer- cised to select men who are not only popular and good campaigners, ] but who are competent to fill the off ces. A number of disinterested par ties, personally acquainted with prac- tically all the candidates, are of the opinion that it would be hard to put forth a ticket more likely to get the support of voters. Kibbey, Campbell, Prochaska, Philbrook, and the two Smiths are perhaps the strongest men on the suggested ticket but not one is a weak sister"
 One Question Settled
 The leaders debated long and earn estly whether it would be wiser to run Kibbey or Campbell for gov ernor This matter was decided by the men themselves. Kibbey was governor of Arizona in territorial days and would rather go to Wash ington than back to that office. Campbell believes that he would have little opportunity to serve Arizona in the senate and stated positively that he would be a candidate for governor or nothing. So it was settled.
 It is quite possible that Kibbey will not be the only person to go before the Republican voters at the primaries as candidate for senator. Robert E. Morrison, of Prescott, has announced that he would like very much to be senator.
 1 Kibbey is willing. -'We want the strongest candidates we can get and if MT. Morrison can get more votes at the primaries it is likely that he can get more at the election" re- marked Kibbey. 1 :. Campbell Wants Clear Field
 Campbell, on the other hand, in ; sists that he be not opposed at the primaries. He wants to feel sure that there is a general demand for his services in the governors chair. 1 J. Knox Corbett has not figured un- | til recently in the plans of the Re publicans. For a number of years he was postmaster of Tucson and he is strong throughout the southern counties. In the north he is not so well known, but he is good cam paigner and frst-class mixer"