Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-26
"GALAHAD" HUNT SHOULD
 WEAR A NICE HALO
(From Fridays DaiIyl


 PHOENIX, Ariz.. April 20-Ari- zona editors are waxing bitterly sar- castle over the publication in q recent issue of Golfers Weekly Of an article by Peter Clark MacFarlane o1 Gov ernor Hunt, the "Galahad of Ali zona." The Phoenix Republican (progressive) in a leading editorial says that it has been shamed ana humilated by the writer, who in a brief trip through the State has learn ed more of our foremost citizen than we had suspected. notwithstanding we have kept an almost unblinki1g gaze upon him for the last score of years.
 The picture of Governor Hunt as painted by AIacFarlane, says the Re publican, is an unreal one Tt pre- sents the governor as no one in Ari- zona knows him. It is a distorted picture. the distortion being in the comments and conclusions with which the interstices among the stated facts are filled. The story is a work oi art. of Cubist art, strange to us, yet in 1t appears the ample and not easi- ly disguised outlines of the governor Even the facts stated, the Republi- can says, are many of them unknown 10 the governors oldest and most i1- innate acquaintances.
 'AlcFarlane has adroitly twisted facts-or mad them twisted for him." declares the Globe, Arizona Record. which is published in the governors lomc town. Numerous episodes in he governors political career that should cause their perpetrator honest shame. if he is capable of it. appear n the Collier story to rebound to he greatest credit of the executive" says the Record, which thinks Pete- lark McFarlane's reputation for ac- ,uracy must necessarily suffer a sad blow as the result of the gulf and oiffle' he has spread about the gover- nor. Hunts press agents. the Record believes, are behind the article, and !. ieplores the fact that writer of Me Farlane's standing would allow him self to be made their catspaw.
 "Mr. McFarlane has told part O he story" says the Record. but he as cleverly omitted some salient ;acts. For instance he tells how Hunt released a prisoner with supposed in Fentive genius in order that he might perfect some patents, but not a word loes he say about the same prisoner being arrested in the south after bc- 1g turned loose here with license to prey on a public made credulous hrougn the widespread publicity and endorsement given him by the gov ,rnor of this state. Mir. McFarlane loen't say anything about how Hurt boosted Old Dominion Commercial stock from Sl00 to $l,OO0 a share by working his employees long hours for short pay-Hunt. the laboring mans friend; An. yesl''
 Under the title Hunts Latest Publicity Stunt" the Tucson Citizen ndulgcs in some caustic comments on the article: The writer features Ill the wonders the governor has wrought" says the Citizen, but 1t loes not mention how he organized he militia as a political unit, bought supplies from his own store. estab ished a big political machine, sent political emissaries to the University of Arizona to organize that institu ion. ignored half the laws on the statute books. threw open the doors of the State prison and loaded the capitol with taxeaters. It is quite ev- ident that the governor escorted Mir. McFarlane through the State i1 the pig white car at the expense of the axpayers."
 Friends of the governor admit that le is greatly pleased over the article. although he professes ignorance as 70 who gave NIT. McFarlane all the information contained therein He has bought up as many copies of the issue of Golfers as he can obtain and is having them mailed broad