The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-07-28
FARM FRS FAVOR
 CANDIDACY 0F OLNEy
Governor Hunt Refuses Request for Guard to Protect Roosevelt Dam.

PHOENIX, Ariz, July 21.-With about a score of people circulating pe- titions for the nomination of George A. Olney for governor of Arizona, in Maricopa county over 5000 names were secured within a few days and the circulators were called off. This is only one example of the popularity of the candidate in the county where he resides and is also an illustration of the desire of the people here for change in the office of chief exeeu- tive.
 The eagerness with which the peti- tions were signed by the farmers was probably stimulated somewhat when they learned that Governor Hunt had absolutely and curtly refused a re- quest that members of the state national guard be stationed at the Roosevelt dam for it's protection, dur ing the recent excitement over MeXi- can affairs and when war seemed in evitable between the two countries.
 The excuse given for the refusal was that as it belonged to the general government it was up to the reclama- tion service to look after it's protec- tion and safety. This in spite of the fact that farmers of this valley de pend upon it for furnishing water for lraising their crops and are soon to commence paying for the structure it. self, which was built by the general government for them.
 It was built especially for the farm CTS of Salt River valley and while title has not yet passed to the latter, they are just as much interested in
 having it protected as though it was owned by them now, and the action
 of the governor in ignoring their re- quest was not appreciated by them
 When the governors friends, Mover. DeLara and others of like ilk, in-
 augurated a strike among the miners in the Clifton-Morenci district, the na-
 tional guard was ordered there to pro tect the strikers, and maintained at the camp at heavy expense for sey- eral months, but when it comes to protecting the farmers interests in
 the Roosevelt dam from destruction
 they are calmly advised that they will
 have to look to the federal govern
 ment for it.
 As soon as the matter was presented
 to the government at Washington by
 olr congressional representatives a
 guard was ordered to be stationed at
 the dam.
 = Contrary to general reports that the l present governor is backed solidly l by organized labor, there is a very
 considerable portion of this element , in this valley who are giving Olney 1 their earnest support.
 0 This is specially true of the conser- .- vative element of this class-those
 wbo are consistently opposed to giv- ling special privilege to corporations l. and who do not ask for any special f privilege for themselves, but ask only s for a square deal which they feel Can didate Olney will give them.
 The most conservative estimates of T the result in this county at the prf
 mary election gives Olney not less e than 2000 majority while the more en- = thusiastic claim it will run to 5000 or over That he will get the largest ma l. jority in this county than any county t. will give to any candidate at the prf n mary there is no doubt.
 n The following is the way that some l. of Olneys friends, who have made y a pretty thorough canvass of the
 state, either by a personal visit
 or through correspondence size uI l. the general result at the primary; r. Olney Hunt