El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
FAVORS
OSBORN SIDE
Tells Supporters, However,
They Can Vote as They
Think Best.

Phoenix. ArIz.. Aug 24-Lamar
Cobb, late state engineer, has an
/ nounced his withdrawal from the gov
ernorship race in a letter wherein he
states that he is not financially able
to place his candidacy before the peo-
pie in such manner as would war
rant asking them TO continue their
support He. therefore. withdraws.
that they may lend their assistance
to such candidate as may have a bet
ter chance Of winning tLan T." He
expresses hope "that the fight have
been making may have some small
influence in elevatins the standard Of
political affairs in our great state OF
Arizona" and concludes Believing
that the interest OF the whole state
Of Arizona viii be served best by the
nomination Of sidney P osborn, IN
tend TO cast my vote for him
Cobb at no time has had any large
following. though he has friends in
all parts OF the state whose votes for
him in the primary might have hac
effect in further splitting the conser-
vative strength, now left divided be-
tween Osborn ant Suffer
Right Is Waxing Bitter.
The fight, now triangular. is wax
ing bitter. Suffer is charged with
being the choice Of indefinite inter
ests.' while Golfer is claimed to be
dominated by Hunt influences, par
ticularly represented by Leroy Laid.
chairman Of the commission OF state
institutions. former secretary for the
governor and reputed TO have been
the author Of that part OF the COVER
nor's legislative message that con-
cerned the mining corporations and
the Bisbee deportation
Golfer Not Subservient To Hunt.
Fred Golfer wishes It understood
that he IS not TO be considered mere
Hunt representative in his candidacy
He announces. II deem Gov. Hunt 10
be a good Democrat. but what his fu-
ture policies are I know nothing, not
having sought him out for obtaining
such Information As TO being his
candidate. the term implies to my
mind that I would be subservieut TO
his views and follow his commands
such is not the case / am not be-
holden 10 any man or set OF men IN
my candidacy for the gOvernOrship OF
Arizona, nor Will I, II elected cover
nor, be sub ect 10 the control or dom
nation OF any man OF set OF men"
He states that he is managing his
own campaign, not employing speedy
pen pushers to prepare my articles,
and trusting that his campaign liter
TO his record and policies and person.
aliry. He lately published 1900
word statement Of his policies, but
his opponents point out. he omitted
any mention OF the L ". ". question,
though severely arraigning all forms
OF mob law.
Cassidy To Mango Osborn's Campaign.
Chief clerk H. 3. Cassidy OF the
state engineers office has resigned.
10 take the place Of campaign man
ager for candidate Sidney P Osborn
Bitter complaint IS being made the
police that vandals are cutting the
portraits from hundreds Of posters
and cards tackled up in advertisement
OF candidates Osborn and Suffer.
This year there appears TO be gen
eraI and open complaint among Demo.
cratic candidates over the expense and
trouble created by the direct primary
law. though the elaborarely framed
statute heretofore has had strong de-
fence on the stump, as something in
triusically democratic Several prom
ineut candidates express belief that.
the law has proved a failure and that
IL has led 20 the nomination OF much
poorer official timber than ever be-
fore