Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-05
Political Gossip

Little politics was contemplated
 :ast Saturday evening when the Bis
 ee lodee. Nc 67I. B ? o. Elks, held
 their annual celebration of tine found
 ation Of the organization But be
 fore the evening closed al least one
 political rally and argument had arisen, and one of the candidates for
 governor On the democratic ticket
 had been led by local politicians to
 disclosing his hand. making more or
 less frank statements, and alignins
 himself with tho more radical ele-
 ments of the state.
 Fred CO-ter. state senator from Apache county. and candidate for the democratic nomination, was the only state candidate who took advantage of the Elks annual celebration to do
 politics in Bisbee. He had carried here on the even proceeding the com memoration exercises, and remained over to be among those attending He was introduced by friends to many l-csl Elks and visiting Bills from Tombstone. Douglas. Naco, Huachuca and other points. He remained at the celebration during most of the night.
 Late in the evening Golfer and Bis lee residents became engaged in ar guments including several phases of the past administration of this state Inder the present governor. Colter expressed himself freely due O: course to the excitement and other contributing factors with which he ku knarr frrrnTuha1 rrrh4aln tho Hunt administration, admitted that he
 s relying to 2 large extent on the friends of the governor for his sup port, and in other manners indicated that he will go before the people on platform of radicalism. Ese did not, however, state on what measures
 r blanks he will make his campaign
 Reports from Phoenix of the past two days indicate that it is very prob able a woman will be among those seeking the nomination in the demo cratic primaries for secretary of state to succeed Sidney P Osborn, incum- bent. who has announced himself as candidate for the gubeTnatorial nomi- aetiCl. Polly Oliver. for the past two NS1lH A Ol NAt clerical force, for the past ten years an active worker for the democratic party, and known to every democrat in the state, is mentioned as this pos sihie candidate.
 Miss Oliver is a native of this state. She was reared at Fort Whipple. Va vepai county. near Prescott and spent her girlhOod days in the pine clad hills of Arizona's most beautiful dis trict. She attended the schools at Prescott, and later worked in several essl offices in the Mile High city.
 For several years Miss Oliver has been active in affairs political in the state. She was among the workers for woman's suffrage, and assisted in large measure in securing this law for Arizona. She has been.an attache of the state constitutional convention and of each succeeding legislature since that date. Prior to statehood she was an attache in several of the territorial legislative sessions.
 Polly" is well known to the pOliti- clans of the state Not a democrat who has been active in the party serv- ice but has been accorded the privi- lege of meeting this woman from Ia- vapai She is astute, clever in polite al management. and faithful to the party and party members. She is | recognized as one of the most valuable women to the party and as one of the best and most thorough workers the party has ever had.
 Women of the state will rally to the cause of Miss Oliver strongly. It is reported from Phoenix that they are already urging her to enter the race, and that they will swing their full force to her banner. Men of the
 tate will support her freely and will lingly, since they have seen her in party affairs and know where she stands and how she works. It is pos sible that if she enters the race men for the honors will have an even harder battle than were the contest left to male entrants alone.
 Others who have been mentioned In connection with the office are Nit Simms, of Graham county, and Dick McGillen. of Maricopa county. Both are well known, constructive demo nrafS