Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-07

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 The day was featured by a light ming like change of scenery at the state house ResignatiOns. accept ances and appointments flew thick and fast until the official family at the capitol gave up jn bewilderment trying to keep track of the kaleidOscO- pic activity.
 Following the acceptance Of Mir <Cobh's resignation. it was announced that B. NJ. Atwood. for a number of years employed in the office of the engineer would succeed to his office Then came the news that Homer Wood. chairman of the commission on state institutions, had rendered his resignation. This was accepted by the governor. Coming upon the heels of this resignation came the an nOuncement of the appointment of Leroy A. Ladd, secretary to the gov ernOr. to the office of chairman or the commission to succeed Mir Wood IL is also announced that Louis NJ LOwenthal will take Mir Ladd's place in the governors office NIT LOwen- thai is a resident of Tucson. now in the employ of the United States i'm migration service.
 All of these changes take effect i'm mediately.
 The resignatiOns of MT Cobb and NIT. Wood come as the culminatiOn of the fight between the state engineer ~hn r,F tiOns. precipitated when Cobb insti- tuted a suit in court seeking to re strain the commission from interfer- ing in his official business.
 It is given out officially. O. course, that MT. Wood resigned because Of the stress of business affairs.
 In his letter to MT Cobb, accepting his resignation rendered some time ago. the governor attributes it to the action of the engineer in publishing against the governors expressed wish his famous letter attacking members of the commission and Attorney Gen eral Wiley E. Jones That the gov ernor was really reluctant to dismiss Cobb. a personal friend and loyal sup porter of years standing is indicated by the fact that he gave the engineer the opportunity of -retracting the state ments in his lengthy epistle.
 This Cobb refused to do. replying that his resignation was already in the governors hands to be acted upon at the executive pleasure The letter of acceptance from the governor to the engineer is as follows:
 Gov. Hunt to Mir. Cobb.
 My dear MT Cobb
 regret to advice you that in view of recent events I find it necessary to accept your resignation as state en- gineer. effective immediately In this connection. however. l do not wish you to understand that your resigna- tion is being accepted on the grounds which supported your rendering it on January 12th. for at that time there existed no circumstances which would have led me to pursue the course which I have now adopted My action is based. rather. on the unfortunate and iil-advised publication by you, against my own wishes. of a letter which you addressed to me on Fri day, February 1st. and which appear ed in the republican press of this city on the morning of February 2nd.
 Notwithstanding your previous good record as state engineer, and our past friendly and harmonious working re lationship. I cannot. as governor. justly be made to assume any respon- sibility whatever for your statements. which were, in my judgment. wholly unwarranted. regarding several hon Orable men who hold appointive of fices under my administration. With the personal differences existing be tween you and those gentlemen. I am not officially concerned. further than to deplore the fact that those diff ferences have impaired your useful ness tO the state 10 such an extent as to render my present action neces- sary- 1 am firmly of the opinion that the people of Arizona are primarily concerned with the honest. efficient transaction of public business, and not with any animOsities that may regret tably exist between state officers. In this conclusion. I trust that you will share. and that you will. accordingly, realize that only with a change of per sOnnel in the present organization connected with state highway con struction, the work contemplated by the legislature and the laws which they enacted may go forward without delay.
 To conclude. must earnestly as sure you that I entertain, the friend lies feeling for you personally. and a quick appreciation of your ability as an engineer and as a supervisor of p-blic work I shall be pleased at any time to demonstrate that good will and appreciation by certifying to your efficiency in your profession. on request To bear out my statement herein. ! am proceeding to a great ex- tent with your own good judgment as a foundation in the selection of your successor, who will be MT B. M. At wood. the field engineer who has worked so effectively with you dur ing the past several years I trust that this appointment will meet with your approval, and that your success sOr may have your good will and CO., operation for the public benefit in continuing the work in which you nave heretofore been engaged.
 Very sincerely yours.
 GEO W. P. HUNT.
 Governor of ArlZoa7