Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-22
Political Gossip

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 Close scrutiny of the candidates an nOunced to date in the race for nOmi- nation for the governors hip of Arizona leads to the inevitable conclusion that
 of at least five men who are eithe- actual or potential candidates. oniv two will come before the people on the democratic ticket with assurance that they will be first and second choice. Elimination of three candidates from the race by popular decision even be- fore the election is practically certain
 Those who have already annonEced their candidacy are W. A. MOeur. state land commissioner, Sidney P. Osborn. secretary of state. Fred COlter, state senator from Apache county. and Chas. Roberts. state senator from Cochiss county. Among the possible candi- dates are Judge Fred Sutter of Co- chise county, Lamar Cobb. of Marico- pa county, and Judge Frank Duffy, of Santa Cruz county. Several others are awaiting the call of friends and may yet enter the race. It is safe to prophecy that at least five will seek thei nomination.
 By a process of culling the public will decide long before the actual pri- mary election which of the candidates will be in the race for the nomination Geographical location of the cand date their past affiliations and political rec ords. and their party strength and principles will be the dominating fac tors in this culling. The ultimate re- suits will be that of the five or more candidates in the race. only two or at the most three will be seriously con sidered throughout the state
 Taken by and here from present in 6icatiOns the race now between can didates announced is between W. A. MOeur and Fred Colter with the bet ting odds heavily on the land commis- sioner from Maricopa MOeur geogra- phicaIly is from the center of popula- tiOn in the state. MarieOpa county, where he has lived the past fifteen or more years. Golfer is from the sparse ly settled north. Apache county. Moeur has had no past political affiliations which could defect support Colter has frequently been called on to align himself with one or another faction and has been looked on as more or less of Hunt partisan Moeur's rec ord in office has been unblemished. Golfers record has been good. Moeur has demonstrated his party principles and staunchness beyond doubt Col ter has occasionally been questioned
 The MaricOpa county vote of course will be divided. Osborn is a native son of Arizona and a resident of Mari copa- His strength. however, in a race against Moeur, hardly would measure up with his past ability to poll votes. Party affiliations and record will as- sist Moeur in his home district. Os- born cannot claim much strength on this score.
 If friends of Judge Fred Sutter final ly pursuade him to enter the race it is probable that COlter will then be relegated to third choice in the culling operation of the public mind. Judge Sutter comes from another of the more thickly settled populated dis tricts of the state. He has party lines and affiliations on his side and has been one of the strongest party men in the state His record in office has been above criticism, and his ability is unquestioned- Geographically he will have an advantage over the sens- tor from Apache in two particulars his home district casts Q heavier vote than does Golfer $, and he is in closer touch with other thickly populated districts
 With Sutter on the ticket the lineup will then be between Moeur and the COchise judge for first and second choice. and between Colter and Os- born for third and fourth places. Rob erts entrance into the race is consid- cred in the light oI detraction from possible strength of other candidates from the south. and the announce ments of Cobb. Duffy or others will probably have little bearing on the ultimate lineup or outcome as the vote will be scattered.