Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-16
C[EARY IS OUT WITH AK FOR
 ASHURST
ACTION OF SENATOR'S APPOINTEES SUPPORT ING OLNEY FOR GOV NOR IRRITATES HIM.

IlOENlA, august IT. II "Hi probably not make any difference to President Wilson who the senators from Arizona will be after the 4th of March next, but probably he thinks it will make some difference. In that case, unless he wants to see William B. Cleary, whom the irrevcrent call Windy Bill'' of Bisbee, dressed up in toga, he will heed a communication that Mir. Cleary has just addressed to him.
 Mir. Clcary is a hot advocate of Governor Hunt. He has heard that some of the Federal appointees, not ably Postmaster Bailey of Douglas, and Receiver Birdno of the United States land office, have conspired for the nomination of George A. Olney for governor. These and other Fed eral appointees, Mir. Cleary informs the president, owe their appointments 10 United States Senator Ashurst and unless Mir. Ashurst is able to call them off, Mir. Cleary announces that he will come out against Mir. Ashurst on an independent ticket for United States senator. He may not be elect ed, he says, but he can keep Mir. Ash urst from being elected.
 Mir. Ashurst is only jointly respon siblc with Senator Smith for the ap- pointment of the officials of whom Mir. Cleary complains. but Mir. Smith is out of reach of the schemes of Mir. Cleary's vengeance for the next four years. It is the opinion of politicians that unless Mir. Cleary receives from Washington assurances of satisfac- ton of his demands, he will be in the race. It is not like him not to do as he says. It is remembered that ones he made hopeless race for congress man and made fair showing.
 Mir. Cleary is at Venice, whence he issued his proclamation to the presi- dent, warning him of his designs against Senator Ashurst. He said of it: T am demanding that Presiden. Wilson use his influence to compel Federal appointees of Senator Ask urst in Arizona to support Governor Hunt. Ashurst's appointees, as well as the appointees of Senator Smith and Congressman Hayden, have been active in the organization of Olney clubs throughout the State of Ari- zona. Unless they now draw in their horns and support George w. F. Hunt for the Democratic nomination, shall cause the defeat of Ashurst for the United States senate by running against him as an independent Demo- crat, nominated by petition, after the primary election.
 Without the labor vote, AshurSt cannot possibly be reelected. and un- less President Wilson and the nation al organization acccdcs 10 my de mands, l shall give the laboring men q place to vote. That will mean ] complete split of the Democratic vote for United States senator and the election of a Republican senator from Arizona. This fact l am calling to the attention of President Wilson, not be- cause l want to sec the Democratic representation in congress diminished but because of the pcrnicious activity of Ashurst's appointees in favor of Olncy. who is opposing Governor Hunt for rcnomination.
 Former Governor Joseph II. kib- Jcy, who will unquestionably be the Republican candidate for United States senator, has an excellent rec ord, l admit, said Clcary, but he will not get the votes of the laboring mel in Arizona. Neither will they vote for a man whose appointecs are op- posing with every possible means, the reelection of their champion, Gov crnor Hunt. Stripped of the labor vote, Ashurst will go down in defeat through the machinations of his ap- pointces, unless he immediately calls them to time.
 The labor vote, call it Socialist, union or Western Federation, O. whatever you care to, will have Hunt and must have the support of Ashurst and his appointees.or we'll send Kip Ley to the senate. l have made one campaign over Arizona, and can make another one, and I'll do it as sure as the tide ebbs and flows