The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
A ROTTEN DEAL"
 PLAYED GOV. HUNT
SUPERVISOR MOON KEEPS THE RECORD STRAIGHT" AND GIVES HISTORY OF REJEC- TON OF HUNTS APPOINTEE.

II0N UT HUN GG. Last weeks Labor Journal and Dunbar's Weekly, contained what may be termed protest against the action of the Board of Supervisors of Greenlee county. The story was evidently written in Clifton, by the use of the word ''we."
 The only criticism of the story. which was doubtless intended as a"depth bomb" to all who would have the temerity to fail to bow at the feet of the big ,chief, and whose will, not the peoples, must be obey ed, comes from Supervisor W. H. Moon. Mr. Moon denies the state ment that he ever gave his promise to MT. Franz or any other person, that he would confirm his appoint ment. Just to keep the record straight MT. Moon gives a full his- try of the case.
 The riginal story, as it appeared in the above mentioned journals, fol- lowed by the statement of MT. Moon, is given below:
 "A Rotten Deai."
 On June 20th Governor Hunt for warded the appointment of G. A. Franz, of Clifton, to the Board of Supervisors for their confirmation as member of the State Council of De feuse. On June 22nd the Board of Supervisors wrote the Governor that in their opinion it would not be to the best interests of either the county or the country for MT. Franz to serve on the State Council of Defense.
 Prior to the action of the Board of Supervisors. MT. Franz interviewed the three members as to their atti- tude towards him, and Messrs. Moon port. MT. Witt, the chairman of the board. was frank enough to tell him that he would not support him. It is very evident from this that pres- sure from t'higher up' was brought to bear upon Messrs. Moon and Dut- ton between the time of their prom. ise and the board meeting.
 On June 24th the following tele- gram was sent to the Governor:
 Clifton, Ariz., 4:30 p. m.
 June A, 1918. Hon. Geo. W. P. Hunt,
 Governor, State of Arizona, Phoe- nix, Arizona.
 We desire to protest against the appointment of G. A. Franz of Cliff ton, Arizona, as member of State Council of Defense from Greenlee county, believing his appointment to be a menace to the peace of the community and an insult to the res probability of our citizenship:
 J. R. Farahay, Thos. W. Broom, E. M. Williams, A. A. Anderson, c. E.. Collins, B. c. Sturges, H. K. Martin, R. H. Pringle, W. W. Der ault, Andrew W. Liddell, W. S. Bradield, J. C.. Gaines, O. J. Cotey M. E. Crawford, J. L. Await, W. R. Davis, P. Riley, c. W. Beck, J. H. Bryan"
 It might be well to note the posi- tions occupied by the nineteen sign CTS:
 E. M. Williams, store manager, Ari zona Copper Company, Ltd.
 
 partment, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd. Thos. W. Broom, head bookkeeper, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd. store. A. A. Anderson, clerk, store de- partment, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd.
 c. E. Collins, clerk, store depart ment, Arizona Copper Go. Ltd.
 B. c. Sturges, formerly private sec retary to E. M. Williams, manager store department, Arizona Copper Co. Ltd, afterwards deputy sheriff, now clerk of town of Clifton.
 H. K. Martin, clerk, store depart ment, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd.
 R. H. Pringle, assistant store man. ager, Arizona Copper Go. Ltd.
 W. W. Berault, clerk store depart ment, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd.
 Andrew W. Liddel1, assistant cashier, general office. Arizona Cop per Co.,, Ltd.
 w. S. Bradfield, manager Gila Val ley Bank & Trust Co.,, Clifton, (sub- sidiary of the Phelps Dodge Corpor- ation.)
 J. c. Gaines, printer.
 O. J. Cotey, town councilman, part ner of Cotey-Black & Co.,, of Globe Miami road fame.
 M. B. Crawford and W. R. Davis of the Clifton Water & Imp. Co.,, (sub- sidiary of the Phelps Dodge corpora tion.)
 J. L. Await, surveyors helper
 P. Riley, owner of pool hall.
 c. w. Beck, bookkeeper, store de- partment. Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd. J. H. Bryan, manager hardware de- partment, Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd.
 This makes total of eleven em- ployes of the Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd three employees of subsidiaries of the Phelps Dodge corporation-a total of
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