Arizona republican., 1919-09-09

highway department, out of the 75 per cent that is spent jointly by the state and county.
 Tom did not argue the matter, he simply pulled out all the state road outfits from Cochise and set them to work in Pima, to the edification of the cnlookers.
 So Roberts had another idea, and few days ago a call went out from Co., chise for a meeting of supervisors from all over the state, to be held here in Phoenix on the 22nd.
 Nobody seems to be willing to con- init himself as to just what this meet ing is for, hut it is commonly accepted that it has two objects. One is to de- Tise method of getting at Tom Mad dock in the matter of the road money, and the other is to give more tangible form to the Roberts boomlet. Well, maybe.
 Then thera are possible candidates fol the democratic nomination besides those mentioned in this column last week, Hunt. Roberts, Huffman, Osborn and others, quite a few others.
 For instance. there is Colonel E. Power Conway. Nothing against the genial Colonel Conway that he is the state representative of the asphalt paw ing people, and he might divorce him. self to be a candidate, he is saying nothing along the line of his aspira- tions but it has been noticed that a humber of evidently inspired feelers have appeared over the state in vari- GUS papers
 Then there is Amos A. Betts, chair man of the corporation commission. Betts biggest handicap is that he is poor. He must be honest" said a friend of his the other day. because he stays poor
 Now beng poor is handicap for any man unless his friends create an over whelming demand for his candidacy and make f. financially possible for him 10 run, without tieing any strings to him.
 Dave Johnson might run, too, but Dave is pretty well located as it is, having five years more of his term as corporation commissioner, and his friends doubt if he will make the race just now. He will probably wait d more favorable time.
 Then there is Wiley Jones, the pres ent and perennial attorney general. Wiley is a candidate, beyond a doubt, he has been q candidate time out of miEd. Nos cnly candidate for at torney general, and governor. and United States senator, but a few other things besiues. Jones is considered one of the best little vote getters in the state, at least he always has been, and 8 lot Of folks are seriously talking about him as a possible candidate for chief executive.
 Republicans
 The republican party is not so well heeled with gubernatorial possibilities CT impossibilities in Arizona as are the Democrats. For long time it was almost impossible to get anyone to run in this state, they simply said it was impossible, and flatly refused. Not until the E9lnt split came among the democrats did it look good, and then the present governor, Thomas E. Campbell, became a candidate On two occasions, and according to his party and friends, won both times, though counted out in the first round.
 Campbell. in spite of his detractors has made 9 very fair record so far, and seems to be getting into better form all the while. He is a man of considerable e-Slo1s puC Eltudl IS uaIO 0eddeQ ana practical He has the further ad- vantage of having the front" of look ing the part." and if he is a candidate to succeed himself he will have few 
 Many believe, however, that Camp bell will be 2 candidate for the United States senate. though he has never made any such announcement, and may not do so. He would refuse to be | a rubber stamp" senator in any case. If he should become a candidate and be elected.
 Tom Maddock, state engineer, is per haps the strongest man, speaking from l a republican organization standpoint, | in Arizona Maddock, while in France with the army, helping to make the l world safe for the democrats" made a l much better showing in race for con- gress against Carl Hayden. than even his good friends anticipated
 His chief fauit, his friends say, is l his frankne1s. and his faculty of tszl- 1 ing anyone and everyone just what he happens to think of them, wtaach does nct mako for political popuiarity, l though it indicates a fearfessness that shows good timber. His admdntstra- | ton Of the highway department has been fearless and without favor, and as 8 political organizer he ranks high. |
 Very often there arises a demand fori | candidate for office from the ranks | of successful business men, but all too