Arizona republican., 1917-12-27

seven Sldle were 1ouleu Dy Governor George W. P. Hunt yesterday to take places made vacant by as many appointees of former Governor Camp bell who resigned.
 These newly named officials will take possession of their offices on Jan- uary with the exception of O.. N. Cresswell, named as inspector of weights and measures. He will take charge of that office today at the re- quest of Bert Wingar, the retiring of ficial.
 It was announced at the office of the governor that other new officials will be named today as it is the desire of l the new executive to get his new staff complete and the departments with which they are connected in running order as nearly as possible by Jan uary 1.
 To that end, Governor Hunt is giving all of his attention to the selection of these officials. That is, as much of his time as the many visitors will permit him to give to state business, for the callers at the executive offices in the ! state house were numerous yesterday. They were coming and going all day long, none remaining for very long, 1 but the reception room was never emp ty of visitors from o'clock yesterday morning until nearly time for the of l fees to close last night.
 i T don't know when I will get an op- portunity to go through my mail" said l Governor Hunt yesterday afternoon as. with laugh, he pointed to the letters that lay on his desk in the private of flee, personal letters which were in- tended for the governor alone and pre- sumably letters of congratulation. They were in piles, some of them tied up, and covered every inch of the desk and for depth of six or eight inches
 Three more resignations of Campbell appointees were received yesterday by Governor Hunt. They were from o. E. Titcomb of Nogales, as a member of the board of regents of the University of Arizona; Andrew Kimball of That cher as chairman of the Arizona com mission of agriculture and horticul- ture; and S. C. Haywood of Stafford as a member of the state board of educa- tion. Andrew Kimbalrs office was the only one of the three filled yesterday.
 The new commission of state institu- tions, named on Monday afternoon by Governor Hunt as his first official act and composed of Homer Wood, F. C. Struckmeyer and Charles R. Osborn has not yet taken possession of tha, office. Governor Hunt has stated that he will leave the naming of that day tc the incoming and retiring boards who will get together and decide upon the transfer A secretary will be chosen as the first act of the new commission. Lon L. Harmon of Phoenix will prob. ably be chairman of the new state live stock sanitary board named yesterday by the governor. Sam Bradner is rum. ored as the new secretary, although there are one or two others being dis cussed for the place.
 Among the names discussed of thos, mentioned for state engineer are Bay
 ard M. Atwood and J. S. Barlow. At . wood formerly was division enginee
 for Maricopa county under Thomas Maddock. Barlow also was an engin , eer, having charge of the Three G' district under the previous admins
 tration.
 Thomas Maddock, the present engin , ger who has resigned, is very anxiou
 to be relieved of his duties. In lette
 to Governor Hunt yesterday he state
 that the duties of the office deman { that the question of a state enginee n be decided at once, as certain matter |. will not wait without serious loss to tn y state.
 His letter is, as follows:
 T understand unofficially that ther = may be delay in the installment c X the state engineer until January ,. Please permit me to suggest that ther n are many affairs in the highway de ?. partment requiring decision as t e where and how work should be don, n and already have been postponed to
 long in expectation of an earlier coul
 decision. These involve questions tha
 would tie the department to certai
 routes, etc, and which should be de
 cided by prospective constructors onl
 T am in receipt of numerous resig P nations which necessitate new ar pointments in executive positions, an in addition, I have very strong pel sonai desire to be relieved immediatel would therefore request that if it
 impossible to name my successor yo designate someone to whom can tur Y over the office.
 , Assuring you of my desire to COT u form to the instructions of Govern, s' Campbell in that his appointees exter H. to their successors all possible assi l. tance, I am
 Yours truly, 'n THOMAS MADDOCK ls With the retirement of Govern s'i Campbell, the entire staff of the exc utive offices in the state house 'n changed. Anga McCanne is back lu private stenographer to Govern n Hunt. She filled that position befo
 the governorship of Arizona pecan
 engaged in a turmoil that ran the gar
 ut of the courts. Henry W. Allen is
 member of the new staff also one p- the 'old' ones.
 v An extradition hearing was to ha ar ,1, been one of the first duties of the nc , governor yesterday afternoon. Mir. al ~ Mrs. Elmore Nicholson, whose arrest VI Phoenix has provided considerable to cal news through an attempt of t ~ woman to commit suicide, are want ;, ' in Arkansas on charges of having o
 tained money under false pretens
 The matter of their extradition was al, have been argued before the govern - yesterday, but was postponed un
 Saturday at 10 o'clock a. m.