The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25

was brought out that Tn August last Governor Hunt wrote to some fellow, endorsing Hon. Fred T. Golfers candidacy for governor.
 Now, why all the hulabaloo? Just why should Senator Colter repudiate anyone for voting for him? Is candidate responsible for the character or reputation of one supporting him?
 Editor Dial having refrained, ant for good reason, from throwing any light whatever upon the personality of the man he refers to as "some fel- low" and having called the matter "hulabaloo", the Gazette will supply the omissions. The letter was writ ten by Governor Hunt on stationery of the chief executive of the state on Aug. 16, 1918. to M c. Sullivan, who was then in Butte, Mont, whom the governor addressed in the affection. ate terms of "My Dear Mike" Since Mike received the letter he has been arrested by federal authorities during an I. W. w. raid and it was when searched that the letter from the gov ernor came to light. The letter is herewith reproduced
 Executive Office
 State House
 Phoenix, Arizona
 Geo. w. P. Hunt, Governor
 Louis w. Lowenthal, Secretary
 (Seal of State of Arizona)
 August 16, 1918,
 Fly dear Mike: I was very a glad to get your letter of Aug. 3rd and sorry that you cannot return to Arizona this fall and plan to take part in the cam paign. It is going to be very warm here in that particular and yesterday MT. W. A. Mouer with drew from the gubernatorial race, leaving Fred Colter, Sid ney Osborn, Fred Sutter and La mar Cobb. Of course, living, in Bisbee and being deported from that camp, you can realize how you would feel with Sutter, the abject tool of the corporations, and who, I understand, took part in the deportations, in the gover- D IT. nerve and audacity to come for ward and ask the suffrage of the people of Arizona. Every time 1 think of it I get all ''het up" and then I think MT. Osborn is not much better, because a short time ago, when l was in California, my chauffeur was driving him around and he remarked to another man who was in the car that Mooney ought to hang, and he also does not believe in experimenting; in fact I think he is just as subser- vient a tool as Sutter and l be- lieve the man who really repre- sents progressive democracy is Fred Colter.
 You know the conditions here in Arizona as well as the rest of us. The corporations have the help of the subsidized press, the reptile press, as it is now being called, and they are doing all they can to help seat their tools in office.
 am very glad that the old lady from Ireland is coming here, and hope 1 shall have the pleas ure of hearing her and if I have an opportunity to meet her shall recall the incident when we saw her in Bisbee.
 With assurances of my friend ship, I am
 Very sincerely yours,
 (Signed) GEO. w. P. HUNT,
 Governor of Arizona MT. M. c. Sullivan,
 SIS N. Wyoming St., Butte, Montana.
 In that letter Governor Hunt ties himself and his I. w. w. political as- sociates definitely to Fred T. Colter something which he denied in public during the primary. "My Dear Mike", deported from Bisbee and later taken by federal authorities in an 1. w. w. raid, is regretted because he will not be here to take part in the campaign and help elect Colter. From the letter of the governor it is evi- dent that the governor had previously heard from My Dear Mike" and Mike had promised to have a live sub stitute on hand. The governor ex- presses qualification to learn "that the old lady from Ireland is coming here". "The old lady from Ireland" it was stated at the trial, is Mother Jones'" one of the most infamous characters to occupy the attention of the public in this country, who was here two years ago in the interest of the candidacy of Governor Hunt. It is to be inferred from the governors letter that Mike expects her toireturn for the present campaign. Will her return be in the interest of the gov ernor's candidate, Fred T. Colter? These are the things Golfer will be asked to repudiate. His official or gan, speaking for him, very adroitly avoids answering, but plunges into a