The Arizona copper camp., 1916-08-25

conversation occurred in January,
1915, in Phoenix. Yours very truly"
(Signed) I'D. H. CLARIDGE."
State of Arizona,
County of Maricopa.
l., D. H. Claridge, being first duly
sworn, depose and say that the above
statements are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of July, 1916.
(Signed) ADOLPH LAUTZ,
Notary Public.
PAGES Testimony.
In reply to your letter Of July %
asking me what has been George A.
Olney's stand on the mine tax bills
that have been before the various leg
islatures of the state of Arizona for
good many years, kindly allow me to
state that 1 was member of the first
state legislature, which had mine tax
bill before it, and, at that time, talked
with Mr.. Olney about this bill, as l
had done on other measures of partic-
ular Importance to the state. Mr..
Olneys attitude was that it was spec
ial legislation, and if applied to mines,
it should also be applied to other in
dustries.
I'm answering your letter on this
subject, feel that cannot make this
too strong as he has oeen openely and
pronounced against special legislation
for or against any industry, and has,
in his conversations with me, been par
ticularly outspoken and against spec
ial privileges, and contended that every
industry large or small should pay it's
just proportion of the taxes for the
institutions.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed) w. w. PACE"
Subscribed before me July 2Sth, 1916.
(Signed) WIN. McRAE.
My commission expores July 30th,
1915.
Another Canard.
Concerning the charge that Mr.. Oh
ney was appointed member of a COM
mittee to attempt to inuuce the govern
or to include in his call for a special
session of the last legislature, the fol-
lowing correspondence was presented
'Hon w. T. Webb, Phoenix, Arizona.
Meeting of Business Men and Tax
payers Held at Hotel Adams, Phoe-
nix, May 25, 1915, at p. m.
'In answer to your request for in
formation regarding the committee ap-
pointed by the above meeting, beg to
report that two committees were re-
ported, one to organize Taxpayers
League for Maricopa county, and one
to use their efforts to have the gov
ernor include in his call a mine tax
bill.
"The name of George A. Olney was
not included in either committee ap
pointed.
(Signed) HARRY WEIGH,
Acting Secretary of the Meeting"
A Comparison.
AS comparison between the meth
DDS being pursued by tsov. Hunt for his
election to a fourth term and that be-
ing pursued by Mr.. Olney, Gov. Hunts
language used in his signed letter and
published in the Chandler Arizonan of
July 21, 1916 is quoted:
II wonder if you know that my oppo-
nent in the present campaign was
supporter and lobbyist for the mine
tax bill, which would have transferred
approximately $73,OOO,OOO of the assess
ed valuation in the state from the big
mining companies to the farmers, the
stockmen and home, owners"
In contrast, the following incident,
taken from a Globe paper of few
weeks ago, is cited:
Clean Campaign.
George A. Olney,. candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor,
has established a new method Of cam
paining.
Usually a candidate is pleased to
hear the character of his opponent
abused. Not so with Olney. During
his recent visit in Globe he was met
on the street one night by a number of
his supporters and naturally the con-
versation that ensued related to the
campaign and the merits of the differ
ent candidates.
Zone of those present told a story Of
some acts of the present governor
lat was anything but commendable
and calculated to injure him in the
campaign. After listening patiently
to the story, Olney turned quickly to
the narrator and said:
"'My friend, 1 hope you will never
again repeat that story. I happen to
know the circumstances surrounding
the occurrence you have referred to-
and I. know, personally, there is not
one word of truth in it.
Why replied his friend, 1 thought
you were a candidate for governor and
that Gov Hunt was running against
YOU
"'That is correct said Olney, but
1 am not making my campaign by SLAM
dering or misrepresenting my oppon-