Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-06
Morning, February 6, 1918.
Around and Around

Give some people enough rope and they will hang themselves, age-od aphorism which constantly applied again be when considering certain antics ambitions subterfuges the Arizona government This time in the official family; most gratifying to the Republicans state sub versive of good results in its goyernment-
 For nearly year after the creating the commis- institutions had in effect. under Gov ernor Thomas E. Campbell. nothing heard of the board It administered from results and lack of criticism directed itably and word of complaint heard. With the induction of a commission into office comprised of Homer Wood Fred c. Struckmeyer and Charles R. Osborn. things i'm medatey looked up; the capitol reporter breathed sigh of relief something upon and the rufed sea of Hunt politics began to show signs turbance.
 MT Lamar Cobb. against whom, during his tenure of office dating period of four years little justified criticism has been directed decided he bow the imperialistic will Struckmeyer and Mir Wood He threatened muddy the gubernatoraI This argument. however was lost in the dis card when the University broke out The commis- sion CAIr Struckmeyer Mir wood-for credit is given Mir Osborn in the affair." after considerable
 
 cided the University hot proposition handle without gloves. protectors being worn the seems have Iessened to some extent. But the argument between Mir. Cobb and the com mission with third party being the interesting il usve. evasive, reticent taIkative ambitious-he honorable Wiley E. Jones.
 Mir. Cobb been efficient and appointee of He is it might be said the one redeem
 
 pontments concerned He attended to his work of road building He did good job and made enemies That he loyal acknowledged by all people in Arizona who know the official
 Yet Homer Wood of Yavapai county. sometimes cal led the black eagle other distinctive names and Fred c. Struckmeyer under the cover of the comms- sion public institutions sought to take the manage ment of the state roads from Mir Cobbs hands It is more probable that the two-wood and Struckmeyer- sought discourage engineer that he would resign They, apparently. have underestimated Mir Cobbs fighting qualities. For that official has to use the vernacular bowed his neck" In a letter to Gov Hunt he has direct issue with the comms sion with the attorney general and with Hunt insofar as his appOintive power is concerned
 Lamar Cobb does hide his feelings in the contrO versy He calls spade spade and doesn't red He has put the matter squarey before the Governor the attorney general and the people Arizona that something must crack It doesn't appear that it will be the state engineer who will show signs
 Cobb pays his compliments to MT Wood and Mir Struckmeyer:
 Immediately upon your return to office campaign against my reappOintment as state engineer was started by Homer Wood aided and abetted by F. C. struckmeyer. chairman respectively your commission Of institutions holding office at your pleasure Dictatoral and vicious devoid of high ideals. Homer Wood will. without scruple purpose His conception of honesty measured by dol lars and cents establish his own dollar mark honesty he impugns that of others throwing cloud of suspicion all who do bow his imperiOus will His sole ambition appears to play the role power behind the throne. NIT. Struckmeyer is a mere tool and furnishes the subtle diplomacy exemped by the advice of Luxburg to his home government. to sink without a trace"
 The Attorney General Wiley E. Jones' is next in line for the attention of Mir. Cobb who says:
 Having failed defeat my appointment anticipated the next move of the reichstag and from your office directly the auditor. He informed me that Wiley Jones had the Jay before given him an opinion that commission os state institutions had jursdic day of my appointment. singular coincidence The auditor inquired any influence with the at