Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-01
NJ BASIS FOR 4 PUBLIC HEARING FOR DR. bLOME
 GnU HINT
GOV. HUNT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN SISTS THAT CONSIDERA- TON OF CASE OF EDU- GATOR SHOULD TAKE PLACE AT PHOENIX.

PHOENIX, April 24-A letter not altogether devoid of facetiouSness was addressed yesterday by Cover nor Hunt to M. ]. Riordan of Flag staff relative to the Dr. Blomc hear ing in which the governor reiterates one reason why the hearing should not take place at Flagstaff. Those who are familiar with the rapierlike style of Mir. Riordan are hopeful that they may have opportunity to peruse his reply.
 The governor wrote:
 My dear Mr. Riordan:
 "I am taking the liberty of address ing a few words 10 you on the sub jcct .of the hearing for Doctor Blomc, as. while ! know you were in favor of retaining Dr. Blome al the Normal school. I have complete confidence in your sense of fair play and one hun drcd per cent AmcricaniSm.
 There was never real basis for any hearing. No charges whatever were filed against Doctor Blome: the board merely failed to renew its con tract with him for the coming year. That was quite within its province. In fact, former boards of the Normal school, and presumably with the ap- proval of the president, have dropped members of the faculty in mid-tcrm. No hearing ever resulted. Ncverthc- less. | was and still am perfectly will ing that Doctor Blome have an op- portuni,y to show why, for the best interests of the school and State, he should have been retained aS president.
 "On questions of local policy, par ticularly Tn these times, l must accept the views of officials elected by the people. The opinion of the sovereign peace officer in your county and of my representatives who have visited Flagstaff is that for the good of your community no hearing should be held in Flagstaff That. and that only, iS my reason for fixing the hearing at Phoenix. The implication that I am afraid to come to Flagstaff IS so far as my knowledge goes the first time any charge of personal cowardiCc has been made against me. am not afraid to go 10 Flagstaff or any place in Arizona or anywhere at any time. ' hope to be in the Arizona dclcga- ton when the American flag iS raised in Berlin. Aside from the bitterness that has arisen in Flagstaff. there k no tcnable reason why any hearing should be had there. If l am to act as judge of last resort. reviewing the tindings oi tine board of education, the place for such review Is unGucs- tiouably at Phoenix, the capital oi the State. ] have never heard oi the Supreme court of Arizona going OF junkctirg trips to review the decisions of lower courts.
 "I have written to Doctor Blomc requesting him to name a date for a hearing in Phoenix. He has not aC- corded me the courtesy Of a reply, but has made some far-fctchcd state ment 10 the press, dragging in King George, who might be well over looked in view of our present right eous alliance with the English pco- Dlc. His attitude and that Of his ad- viscrs places a very grave light on the sincerity oi their desire for hear ing. The fiat refusal to come to Phoenix. coupled with the insistcnce that the hearing must be held on 2 Saturday. would make t seem that Il is not a legitimate hearing that is de sired but a chance. as has happened in the past in Flagstaff, to turn the meeting into hullabaloo, personal demonstration, under the teutonicized efficient leadership of one of the mem bers of the faculty, whose services have also been dispensed with for the coming year.
 r'I believe that upon careful re- ilcction you will agree with me that the place for any hearing is at Phoe- nix. IT Doctor Blome still persists in his refusal to come here for such a hearing. I shall, nevertheless, feel it my duty to review the action of the board of education of the North ern Arizona Normal school, since 1t has been so bitterly aSsailcd by a number of men. including yourself. in whose judgment, as l reilcratc, I have confidence.
 "Very sincerely yours,
 GEORGE w. P. HUNT,
 Governor of Arizona"