Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-18
Wednesday Morning, April Is, 1917.
HIGH FINANCE AND A CONTEST.

HIGH FINANCE AND CONTEST.
 Necessity is the mother of invention" is an old aphor- ism which has its recurrent at stated inter- vals The who propounded the original however. should have gone step further The quoted maxim infer that necessity sometimes breeds invention a cousin artful knavery and just within the law Homer Woods one of George Hunts support has forward with system in financing governorshp contests, if it is rather shady.
 Now be known, Homer Woods has always been progressive. During the first legislature. pany with Mike Cunif he saved the state of Arizona from dire peril time after tme He is big, dark. fine looking and usually peered through the glasses of the then Governor. Yavapa county Woods home It may be now, when he isn't at the public trough.
 Woods failed be the legislatur He had something do in Yavapa county and the Governor-then G. w. P. Hunt-didnt have anything tc Woods liking the It beneath Homers dignity to accept cerkship, regardless his dis position against civilian work. All that George w. F. could find for Homer place the fair mission That job carried per diem with it and afford ed Homer with opportunity to visit Phoenix quite often and confer with the other leaders of the Demo cratic" party.
 Presently state election was held It was very close
 
 enor after considerable milling seated. Then George w P Hunt refused to be beaten He instituted contest. His principal backer that contest has been Homer Woods. Woods has been on the job sine instituted and is of Hunts bondsmen That gubernatorial contest has money; real hon. estogoodness money and that phlanthropic statesman from Globe, who occupied the big white, state automo be terms never did like the idea of putting up
 
 his henchmen should the brunt of such proceed ing. has been remarked suh a proceeding costs money. The henchmen, who have been allowed to re- main in office by Tom Campbell, gathering snews of the expense of the and the political pense of the Republican have gotten tired of thir job. Money must be had and other be found.
 We see light" must have been Homer's Homeric mark. "The supreme court did declare, the pari- mutual machines be against the law We will capital ize the pari-mutual wherewithal, with which put guiding light back his comfortable place in the big, white automobile"
 There is resident of Phoenix by the name of C. T Boyce. Boyce operates pool and cigar He bet his good money Hunt and was the stakeholder of much other money bet in the manner. When the Boyce aided in the tallying of the count and has been regular attendant the house His business presumably has been of secondary importance
 Why shouldn't Boyce be considered the logical per- to handle the gambling privileges in connection with the state fair? Why shouldn't friend supporter of former Hunt and Homer Wood, that apostle of fair play goodness and righteousness Yavapai ty, have the right take a percentage of the bets wagered on horse races in Arizona? Homer Wood and his companion the fair commission reason against the proposition and signed granting Bayce the exclusive privilege of operating betting chnes The money consideration not mentioned. Judging from the lack of information the subject, BOyce must have been given the concession by two fair commissioners work and interest displayed in behalf of the ex-governor the state.
 It may be peculiar conclusion to reach but it is natural to wonder just exactly what Boyce offered the Hunt contest committee for the exclusive right to operate parimutual betting machines the fair grounds Boyce of course is another philanthropist. He is in business for his health on George Hunt for his (Boyce's) health, last fan. He is working for Hunt. the present time his health and he took the exclusive privilege operate betting machines