The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-05
HUNT APPO|NTEES
 ARE TURNED DOWN

the State Council of Defense, Ii the appointments made for Greenlee county is considered as indicating his position on the question of people selecting those who would represent them. Without consulting those liv- ing within the confines of the coun- ty he has made two nominations al- ready, both of which have been turn ed down by the Board of SuDefy19ces.
 Last week he nominated MT. G. A. Franz as Greenlee's representative, but the nomination failed of confir- nation.
 Last Monday he sent the name Of P. M. Vargas, of Morenci, to the board, but this appointment was also objected to and was likewise reject ed.
 Relative to the last appointment the Governor says in addressing the Board of Supervisors:
 Subject to your confirmation Fhave the. honor to nominate MT. P. M. Var gas of Clifton, to represent yom' county on the State Council of De- fense.
 T shall be very glad to be advised Of your pleasure concerning this ap- pointment at an early date, since it is highly desirable that the work of the Council be inaugurated with the least possible delay"
 The Board of Supervisors being in session at the time of the receipt of this nomination, it was rejected, and the Clerk of the Board was instruct ed to address the following letter to the Governor, in which the reasons are stated for the Boards rejection of the nomination of MT. Vargas:
 we are in receipt of your favor of Morenci, as member of the Ari- zona Council of Defense, subject to our confirmation.
 While MT. Vargas is in many re- spects eminently qualified for the of flee, we feel there are number ot men in this county who could se- cure a more active cooperation of the people here than MT. Vargas.
 For this reason, realizing as we do. that only by a complete unifica- ton of the people, and their whole
  this position, we do not deem it to the county's or the country's best in- terest that the appointment be con- frmed.''
 ' So here you are. The Governor has made two appointments without con sulting the people of Greenlee coun- ty, and still we have no represents ton on the State Council. Perhaps the Governor only considers that his friends and partisans are qualified to serve on this body, and the fact that they may be objectionable to those whom they are supposed to represent does not enter into his consideration of the matter.
 In advocating the enactment of d law regulating and legalizing the State Council of National Defense Governor Hunt was talking loud about a non-partisan organization All of his appointees are said to be the strongest partisans in the state but they are all Hunt partisans, and therein lies the difference. It seems that there is an effort to convert the organization into a Hunt machine, but it also appears from the action of the Greenlee Board of Supervisrs ' this will not be accomplished with tt consent or aid of this board. This board is determined to have a repre- sentative citizen as a member of the organization, one who can harmon ize and command the cooperation ot all, or remain without representation off hn Stot should and must be composed o1 such men, otherwise it loses it's use fulness and becomes a nulity.
 It is not necessary to take into con sideration the ability or integrity ot either of the appointees the Cover nor has named to represent Greenlee county on the State Council, but the mere fact that both are strongly pal tisan, and could not possibly secure the cooperation of the whole people makes the confirmation of either at iE,possibility. This fact was doubt less known to Governor Hunt at the Htime, but little he cared for tht ! effectiveness of the State Council il turthering the objectives for whicf it was organized, if he could succeed in building Hunt machine, whicf seems his one motive by his recen sppointm ents. It is stated tha boards of supervisors in the severa counties of the state have confirmed his appointees in only one or tw, instances. If all fail to confirn them it is possible that Arizona vii be without State Council. Indica tions TOW point to the fact that will be an abortive body, if dominated by Hunt partisans. Besides Greenle, it is stated that Cochise and Yum; county boards have rejected his an pointees.