Arizona republican., 1918-05-22
ISSUE TAKEN WITH
 GOVERNOR $ CHARGE
 COUNCIL PARTISAN

Chairman Dwight E. Heard of the Arizona state council of defense last evening sent to the governor the fol- lowing letter with regard to state ment made by Governor Hunt in his address to the legislature yesterday: Governor Geo. W. P. Hunt,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 My Dear Governor:
 I notice in your message to the legislature in reference to the Arizona council of defense, you make the fol- lowing statement:
 Ut is my impression that the
 Arizona council of defense, while
 ccomplishing much good, has
 somehow failed to convince all
 the public of its non partisan ship,
 probably for the sufficient reason
 that the executive committee,
 which is it's governing body, con
 ssts of members of a single po-
 liticaI party in the ratio of about
 three to one"
 I do not wish to appear to be captious in this matter but for the purpose of making the record per fectly clear, will call your attention to the fact that the present member ship of the executive committee of the state council of defense is composed as follows:
 Governor Geo. w. P. Hunt. tex
 offcio); Dwight B. Heard, pr. D.
 T. McDougal, T. A. Riordan, D.
 r. Claridge, C. E. Mills, pr. R.
 B. Won KIeinSmid, Thomas E. Campbell, Mrs. Pauline B. O'NeiIl,
 Lindley B.. orme. pr. J. c. Nor ton, Thomas J. Croaff, Col. Epes
 Randolph.
 understand that the political af- filiations of the above named com mittee are as follows: Seven demo- crats, four republicans, with Dr. Me- Dougal and Dr. Non KleinSmid classed as independents.
 Changes in Committee When the original executive com mittee was formed on April IS, 1917 it consisted of the following members Thomas E. Campbell. eX-officio; Dwight B. Heard, pr. D. T. McDougal John L. Donnelly, T. A. Riordan, Johr C. Greenway, D. H. Claridge, c. E Mills, l.. H. Manning-which mem bership you will observe was about equally divided between the two dom- inant political parties.
 1 On May 25, 1917, at my suggestion 1 the executive committee requested the appointment as a member of tho committee, of Mrs. Pauline O'Neil democrat; and the appointment wa made by Ex- governor Thomas E Campbell.
 On October 15. 1917, Captain Johr ! C. Greenway resigned from the exc cutive committee as he enlisted in thu army and was leaving for France. i On November 15, 1917, the executive committee confirmed my suggestion i that Lindley B. Orme and Dr. Johr | C. Norton, one a democrat and tho other a republican, be added to tn, committee.
 1 On November 2, 1917, John L. Don. nelly of the original committee re signed and his place was filled b! i Thomas J. Croaff, at the time presi dent elect of the State Federation O Labor.
 On December 27, 1917, on my rec l ommendation, the executive commit l tee requested you to appoint Ex-gov ernor Thomas E. Campbell, who hat formerly served eX-officio on the com mittee, to a place on the enlarged executive committee, and in compli ance with their request you mad the appointment of EX-goyerno Campbell.
 On January 10, 1918. General L. H Manning resigned from membershiI on the executive committee and ol the same date Dr. R. B. Won Klein Smid, chairman of the committee ol production of the council of defense and Colonel Epes Randolph. chairma of the transportation committee, wer added to the membership of tn executive committee.
 Report Handicaps Work
 While it is a fact that the commit tee has been seriously handicappe in the efwiciency of it's work by re ports which have been circulate through the state that the Arizon council of defense was a republica organization, it is equally a fact tha these reports have been made withou justification. These malicious report have recently increased in number and I have reached the conclusio that those who circulated them hay become thoroughly ashamed of thei unfair methods; and I am of the opin ion that the democratic members ( dhe executive committee who hay served upon it since it's inception, wi agree with me in the statement tha the committee has conducted it's wor solely from the standpoint of non partisan service.
 In my opinion it is only. as a strictl non- partisan organization that as yo say, a council of defense, can hol the confidence and support of all tf people of the state; and l feel ths it is but just to the members of tn present executive committee that tf foregoing facts be promptly brougl to your attention.
 Yours sincerely, DWIGHT B. HEARD.