Arizona republican., 1918-10-25
The Next Governor

Tn the event that Fred T. Colter should receive greater number of for governor the election week from next Tuesday than Thomas F. Campbell, Governor George w. F. Hunt will continue in office r he next years That is the opinion of the best qualified attorneys of the state who feel absolutely certain that Mir. Golfer is ineligible notwithstanding his willingness to assume the responsibility" and notwithstanding the dictum in lieu of a written legal opinion Of the attorney general regarding his elis- hlity In The opinion of these attorneys for Mr. Colter is a vote for Governor Hunt for whom there would be no legally elected and qualified sue ,cssor.
 This brings us to another matter, a discussion uot of the character of Governor Hunt, but of the needs of Arizona. The Republican has never partci- ratcd in the personal violent assaults upon the governor. IL has questioned his sincerity honesty or loyalty. but has very thoroughly questioned his misguided zeal has felt that the influence exer- cised over him by radical and sinister advisors has made of the governor decidedly dangerous force in developing class hatred and misunderstanding.
 We believe a large majority of the fair minded clear thinking people this state are tired of the program for which Governor Hunt stands and are anxious for a era in Arizona of industrial CO., operation between the laboring group the employ ing group. based enlightened. just and progressive pocie that Governor Hunt largely responsible for
 
 Because of the governors manifest efforts to drive 'hcse two groups apart we believe that he has lost thc confidence of the citizens of Arizona and that thc state is suffering today from that loss of con- Gdcncc
 Within the last week, whether not through any fault of his own the governor has lost ground. The developments of the libel suit in which he ihc complaining witness brought directly before the people damaging facts which many had hitherto re- sarded as baseess rumors set afoat for political pur poses. regarding the governors intimate association with persons of criminal and disoyal character. All this is a part of the record.
 lt may be said in behalf of the governor that he did not then believe that his associates criminal and that at the time of his association with them, di~'oyay was vaguer thing than it has since be- come.
 l:ut thc established fact is that the governor sur roundcd himself with people of that class, and who preached class hatred and whose interest it was to keep class set against class. Thus there srcw mp in Arizona something that has been called Iuntism which has held the growth of the state in check Its influence during the past year has been less pernicous than it would have been but for the war and the consequent exercise of federal control over industries and conditions that otherwise would have come under the local government.
 The men who with the mistaken sympathy of the would have maintained industrial disturbance and political disorder have been held down by federal authority; some of them in federal prisons and others arc fusitivcs from justice.
 But within the next two years federal control of our industries will be released and will again be left to devices. We should prepare against that time by the erection of a government in which large majority of the people will have confidence
 It is not enough to say believe, that MT. Coter .nffd rye Ariz may be the result of the election one thing seems manifest that Mir Colter will not be governor and tho voter now might well clearly make up his mind hat either Mir. Campbell Governor Hunt will sit in tho governors chair for the two years from the first Monday Of next January