El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26
DEMOCRATS OF ARIZONA CAN GET
YES. BUT WILL THEY?

FORECASTS Of possible Democratic lineup in Arizona
point to desire Of party warehouses to make win
ming in the election there is any war Of doing IT,
Naturally they feel somewhat Inundated everyme they
reflect that overwhelmingly Democratic state has
Republican governor even though they can't deny that
Tom Campbell is good governor
How Campbell happens TO be governor IS well known
by all have kept eye Arizona political oondi-
tons. He elected BY united and enthusiastic Re
publican minority plus large number Of conservative
Democzats who could approve Of Huntism which IS
suspicious Il not hostile attitude toward all employers Of
labor kindly tolerance of the Z ". W., and fondness
freash legislation George ". P Hunt not him
self candidate reelection but his faction dominated
among the Democrats and his policies survived and if
Fred T. Golfer was not a Hunt candidate, many Demo
Gratis believed that he Consequently they lined up
with the Republicans who believed that the state de-
served governor for all the people and for all interests
not governor hostile capital hostile to labor.
Now proposed to draw these two Democratic fac
tons together IN order TO draw all support away from
the Republicans and overwhem them in the next election
That be DONE certainly. It would be possible for
the Hunt faction and the conservatives each to give
ground smooth over their differences and unite on rather
coloress candidates. But if It became known that the
Hunt faction felt kindly toward the mining interests
for instance it would lose much of its radical labor sup
port and it known that the chiefs Of the
vatves flirting with the radicals, they would lose
support also there is TO be any coalition It VIII have
to be managed with diplomacy, hnesse and perhaps
certain amount Of camouflage.
There is something in the wind anyhow. Expressions
from leading party to the effect that there must
be delay TeoOnelng differences that have arisen,
party majority" says message from Phoenix
IF the differences threatening any worse than
they have been IN the past reconciliation between the
conservative and radical Democrats in Arizona viii be eff
fected on the same day that William Howard Taft de-
clares himself L v. ".
Can Hayden is spoken Of for return to congress- he
being the present representative of the state in the lower
house and he win the Democratic nomination because
his record Is satisfactory and because there IS nobody IN
his party who give him real race.
Senator Marx Smith has several rivals, we told
Those already known former Gov Hunt and milford
Winsor former senator from Yuma county and Hunts
private secretary for tine Winsor might well be
dropped szsm consideration He VII not against
Hunt, as things stand
Democratic leaders in Arizona have tagged senator
Smith for the political boneyard. He is old, he IS
vative and his following has dwindled He has made as
good record IN the senate the state Of his health and
his years would allow but he only elected in the first
place reward for the long years Of service when he
went to Washington term after term, the territorial
delegate in congress.
The cards are arranged now for Gov Hunt to get
Smiths toga All Of his supporters want him receive
this higher honor than the goveTnorshp and some Of his
enemies would be glad to pack him off to Washington
where he would be less factor IN state politics
There plenty Of others, however, who are not
anxious &c see Arizona represented in the senate by
Of Gov Hunts type and they Democrats though they
would cast their votes for Gov Campbell where he TO
decide he could be Of service 10 the state elected
senator.
The Democrats have wide array Of aspirants for the
governorshp. They include Fred T. Golfer, Jesse L.