Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-18
POLITICAL NEWS AS SEEN IN THE
 STATE CAPITOL
CONSIDERABLE STIR CAUSED BY THE GOLFER sITUATIoN-oP- POSITION IS STRONG AGAINST LADD M VARIOUS QUARTERS OF POLITICAL PERMANENT

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept IA terri
 ble tempest has been stirred up by the
 disclosure that Fred T. Colter is in eligible for the office of governor by reason of his having voted to increase
 the salary of that office while state senator.
 Although requested in an open let ter by George Stoneman, chairman of the democratic state committee, to call a meeting to consider the situa- tiOn and perhaps fill the "vacancyf-- for Golfers enemies in the party con tend that there is a vacancy - the Apache senator and his sponsor, Gov ernOr Hunt, are standing pat. COlter will refuse to withdraw. but will probably stand on the contention that the law increasing the governors sal ary is unconstitutional and is there fore no law at all Under such a can struction Colter would not be disquali- fled.
 The danger to the Hunt machine | lies in the possibility that, should Col | ter withdraw, it might not be able to pick as strong a Hunt man. Of course | there remains the possibility that Os- born will refuse to put Golfers name on the ballot, and everybody is won | dering what tack he is going to take. ! If an opinion Of Wiley Jones is needed | by the machine it will be Forthcoming, but Osborn never did pay much atten- ton to Jones. There will be an awful mess if the case ever gets into the courts. Judge Franklin is feeling none too good over his defeat. If the matter gets tied up in the courts, there is no telling where the party will land.
 Franklin's Defeat
 One of the surprises of the primary was the defeat of Alfred Franklin for renomination as judge of the supreme court by A. C. Baker. It is generally recognized that the Hunt-Campbeli de- cision was responsible for this and that it is a protest by the people against the action of the court in setting aside the verdict at the polls It has been generally believed that Franklin would be renominated as the Hunt machine was behind him. but it now develops that the machine cen tered its forces on Colter and that Franklin had to shift for himself in a large measure.
 Will Ladd Lead?
 Callers supporters say that Leroy A. Ladd, chairman of the commission of state institutions and former secre- tary to Hunt is the logical man on the Colter side for chairman of the.l state committee. Of course George Ctnpar,ov xrril1 ha ,ron,,4I-r 1ftobad He has thrown a wrench in the Hunt machine at every opportunity. There is a bitter fight on Ladd, however, ana it has gone so far that some of Col i ter's supporters tried u pledge the nominee not to reappoint Ladd if he is | elected, or give him any job whatever. | MulfCTd WinsoT will be a factor ill the l picking of state chairman. While | this is generally considered a preroga- ] tive Of the nominee for governor, lot | of consolidating will have to be done. | and Golfer is not very good at iron | ing out the wrinkles. It will be up to | Hunt to turn the trick and put over | Ladd
 Party Organization
 County committees will meet next | Monday to perfect their organizations and elect county chairmen and mem bers of the state committee. The state party councils will meet at Phoenix on the 30th to elect a state chairman and promulgate party plat forms. It is regarded as probable that Judge Albert NJ. Sames of Douglas, present republican state chairman, will be continued, although he was re- luctant to accept that office last July, when he was selected to succeed Tom Maddock. The candidates will have six weeks to stump the state. Tom Campbell will make the trip in his automobile, as he did in 1916 and en- deavOr to visit every section of Ari- Zona. The itinerary will be announced following the party council. Lieuten- ant Maddock, republican nominee for congress, is in France, and his cam paign will have to be conducted by his friends, but some splendid speakers will tell the people of Arizona why they should send Lieutenant Maddock to congress to succeed Major Carl Hayden.
 Tom Msddock Old Resident
 Splendid posters of Lieutenant Tom MaddOck are being put up all over the state. Lieutenant MaddOck has been a resident of Arizona for twenty years. He started as a call boy on the Santa Fe, and rose to be assistant construction engineer for that rail road. He made a success as a con tractor. As a member of the legisla- ture, he was an able representative Of COconino county. He conducted the Campbell campaign in 1916 and won a victory when many people thought that Campbell did not have a chance.
 Camels Are Here
 The camel button, everywhere prom inent in the 1916 campaign is begin ming to appear again this year. and thousands of Arizona men are already wearing the buttons. and thOusands Of women are wearing the pins. The demand has been so great that it has been impossible Go meet it, but an ad- ditional supply is on the way, and there will be a camel for every loyal supporter CT the republican nominee for governor
 Fight for Control
 AntfHunt democrats are making a kfer ffobt f,,. tI,, control ,F fhn Hauta T