Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-02
Tuesday Morning, January 2, 1917.
HUNT uNMASKED.


 Anarchy reigns in the high Arizona but fer brief space only. A whilom political boss using un- scrupulous means employment of which furnishes self-convicon of dishonor which happily will ac- complish his swift enacemen has temporarily thrown the administration of affairs into confusion, and dragged the fair name of Arizona in the mre.
 Enraged by his inability to hout the laws made to gov ern all men, George w P Hunt destroyed himself by an act impotent fury which childish in its un- reasonabeness and degrading in its effect upon tke author
 Hunt has accomplished that which his critics had strven hard to attan-his unmaskng He haa posed as a respecter He has proved himself lawless He had uttered as shbboleth the need of lowing humbly-sto the will of the people" He says, in effect: "The people be damned" As between fair means of determining the result of the gubernaoria election foul he deliberately chooses the foul His oense against every woman and child State of Arizona thereby including those who formerly put faith in his integrity.
 Heretofore incapacity for the high office which form ery he held principle indictment brought against him. Suspicious also cast on his sincerity His in capacity established and his aithessness to Ar zona to party espoused openly at least and to those precepts which make disclose hiIc as utterly insncere and wholly untrustworthy.
 The action of the Democratic party of Arizona in pudating Hut-as announced by George E. Stoneman Chairman of the State Democratic Committee and pub lshed elsewhere in odays Review-releves the party of some of the humiliation which otherwise would have clung through the renegadism of former advocate The enormity of Hunts ohensiveness when consideration is had of the fact that by reasoning his locking of the doors of the Executive his insult Governor Campbell be logically with the gubernatoria contest The situation would have been different had certificate of election been issued to Hunt either wrongfully rightfuly In the absence of certificate of election his taking of oath of office before notary public sheer bumcombs The issuance of certificate mandatory before tEe step could be taken and the oath of office adminst In acting he did Hunt necessarily proclaimed his contempt for Arizona law and set example of lawess to the dsorderly elements in this State.
 Section 7S of the Arizona code makes it msdemeanor any public officer attempt exercise the duties of the office after his has been elected and quail fled Mir. Campbell duly proclaimed elected, by the proper officials, duly qualified take office following the issuance him of certificate of election by the Secretary Hunt, the other hand proclaimed elected by the proper officials and failed to qualify for office because he possessed tifcate of election.
 Hunts advocacy lawlessness and disorder through endorsement suggests that his program be more charged with menace to Arizona than appears the surface. There may be than the playing of "baby act in his attempted usurpaton of office. E the disgust felt by overwhelming majority Arino- for "a poor loser" who shows the yellow streak not preparation for real danger.
 The Commonwealth looks confidently, however to the take prompt positive action Section 70 of Arizona makes it an ofense punishable by imprisonment states prison for one ten years for public officer to withhold from duly elected and qualified successor the records of his office.