Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-01
PHONE NO. ss.
Tuesday Morning, August !, 1916.
4ARlzoNA's POLITICAL MoLocH"


 The Prescott Journal-Mner, a staunch Democratic organ and of the oldest and most influential news papers in Arizona, publishes the following:
 Governor Hunt is beginning to sacrifice his friends
 "Apprehensive of his own political welfare; begin hing to realize that he has the fight of hi se his ming to realize that he has fight of his life his own shoulders burdens of other candidates the ernor has issued the edict for all aspirants immure themselves on he altar of his ambitions in order that he may attain his ends.
 "As long ago as May, 1915 Sam Proctor, of Winsow announced himself as a candidate for the corporation commission Proctor a Hunt man, pure and simple; he was the mouthp of the governor in the lower house of the legislature obeyed the Hunt program to the letter and his fidelity admired all tho State by even his political opponents. Proctor con sdered as thoroughbred He stood the gaff throughOu the period of the first legislature and the succeeding two extra sessions While people may have differed iron MT Proctor politically no one denied him the credit O. being loyal to his chief. It generally understood throughout the State that Proctor be the ad ministration candidate for corporation commissioner He deserved that He entitled to receive the entire strength of Mir. Hunts support
 But Mir Proctor so the JournalAIiner is reliably in formed has been ignominiously turned down He ha' been given to understand credibly informed that he retire the and MT Proctor, thor oughbred he is and accustomed to obey orders vii not become candidate MT. Hunt knows that his poll in the balance He not afford to carr MT Proctor upon his shoulders. Therefore he deems political expedency place him in the discard The ad ministration has decided that achieve it's ends best by supporting A. A Betts for the corporation mission.
 This is the lineup-pure and simple It is case of rank ngraude the most notable example that ha' ever occurred the political annals of Arizona For MT Proctor was the unswervng and faithful exponen of the Hunt policies in the lower house of the legislature
 There is also another in which Governor Hun is sacrificing friend for his advancement The ol ney gaining tremendous strength throughout tho State and the Governor sees the handwriting the wal -"MENE, MENE, TEKcL, UPHARsIN." Not only it necessary that be sacrificed in the nteres of the governors ambitions but also Frank J. Duffy, whc Heretofore has candidate for the nomination associate judge of the Supreme Court About ag the Supreme Court of Arizona recognized according law the validity of the initiative act of establishing th' board of and pardons, by which the governor wa shorn of his pardonng powers Mir. Hunt thereupor swore vengeance upon the two members of the Suprem' who concurred in the decision One of these mel was the Hon. H. D. Ross, who is a candidate to ceed himself upon bench In order to reaiate upor MT Ross the governor induced and influenced Frank Duffy, of Santa Cruz county to become candidate il order to defeat MT Ross. Within the last thirty day Governor Hunt has realized that MT Ross has a host friends throughout the It dawned upon hin that friends of Mir Ross the action of Cover nor Hunt in inducing Frank J Duffy to become candi date and that this resentment will upon his political ambitions. Therefore according to reliable ad received by the JournalMner the governor has in dictated MT Duffy that it would be advisable for hin his candidacy, and the public will according y surprised if they within the that MT Duffy has ceased to become a candidate.
 This is how Governor Hunt is playing the politica gamehe is determined to win at any thougl he the friends who by him loyal, and steadfastly throughout the past
 What vii lthe result be-the primaries in septem ber will indicate what the people of Arizona think who practices such methods and the general tion November will place the deathsea upon all wh, do not play the game the square"