Weekly journal-miner., 1919-11-05
THINK BABBITT IS
 SERIOUSLY IN CAMPAIGN
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Special to the Journal-Miner)
 PHOENIE. Oct. 30.-The the en- try of George Rabbit of Flagstaff into the campaign for the democratic nomination for governor is bona fide is now the belief of political observ- CTS at the capital, who rather scout ed the idea when the announcement was first made last week. The third big man in the fight adds much to the compleXity of the situation, al though the unrolling of the scroll will reveal many things not yet con sidered seriously in connection with the aspirations of the other demo- cratic seekers.
 Mr. Rabbit is one of the wealth jest merchants in the state He is firmly in the capitalistic class as far as his bank-roll and real assets are concerned. Yet, as chairman of the state central committee, he has con sistently played with the so-called common peoples wing, and has dealt with former Governor Hunt on much the same basis as has Fredw T. Col ter Golfers candidacy last time pre- scented a similar anamoly-a rich em- ployer, reaching for and receiving in measure, the support of the radical labor element i'll 7 the democratic party.
 Some persons believe that Rabbit has been induced to run by politicians who desire to hatchet the hopes of Mulford Winsor. The following written for a newspaper that follows state politics closely, gives one ob- servers idea of the situation:
 Having a big barrel, his candidacy is bound to be very popular His de- cision to make the race was made following the visit to Flagstaff of the Honorable Tom brennan, secretary of the state committee, and to him belongs the credit of putting Rabbit over as a candidate.
 Following the decision of Mr Rabbit to make the race, he and brennan called a meeting of the state committee at Phoenix for Thursday of fair week and the or ganization will on that occasion be lined up back of the Rabbit candi- dacy as far as possible.
 With the Capital Harmony club formed to support the claims of Aitt Simms, the Hunt machine lined ur solid behind Mulford Winsor and the state committee boosting the candidacy of its chairman, George Babbitt, the democrats of Arizona have a great fight on and one which will undoubtedly be waged hercely until next September.
 It is no secret that the Babbitt candidacy was launched in au effort to head off Mulford WinSor, who has said that he would not make the race unless he became convinced that there was a real demand for him in the state. But those who know Winsor do not believe that he will be scared by MT. Drennan's move He will be on hand at the meeting of the state committee and it is not certain at all that MT Babbitt will receive anything like an unanimous endorsement from that organization.
 The theory of the Babbitt candi- daCy is that Arizona needs a busi- lCSS ildl dS SONCINOl- II lS all al tempt to put up a compromise nom inee, a man satisfactory to the Hunt forces ard one who can at the same time secure the support of the con servatives and business interests. MT. Babbitt has been chairman of the state committee in two campaigns and has been closely identified with the Hunt administration. At the same time he is one of the most successful business men in the state.
 MT. Babbitt is an estimable gen tleman but he would be entirely at sea in the hands of bunch of poli- ticians like Tom brennan. When it comes to doing politics, Winsor will run circles around the Babbitt forces. And as for AIitt Simms, his Capitol Harmony club shows what an anna tcur he is in the game.