The Coconino sun., 1920-03-12
HUNT AND SMITH
 ALIKE ANCERED
 BY INVESTIGATION

George w. F., Hunt may not go to Siam after all. He has just about made up his mind to stay at home and run for United States senate or gov ernor just to prove to his jolitical en- emies that he is in reality the power in Arizona politics which his friends have always claimed him to be-
 "l can give those fellows the awful est wallopings they ever got in their lives. can run for anything and beat 'em hands down. They had better lay off or maybe l will" exclaimed the former governor with considerable ve- hemence. &
 This statement was made in, the course of conversation with press representative relative to the formal charges filed with the foreign rela- tions committee of the senate, charg- ing Hunt with being in sympathy with the l. w. w.
 Hunt branded the charge as being absolutely false, and intimated that it has been trumped up as a political ma neuver by certain persons who were intent on stirring up trouble and to bring embarrassment on his head at this time
 The governors statement is taken to indicate that rather than face the I. w. w. charge and the embarrass- ment of being called in on the car pet of the senate committee to ex- plain, he would prefer to enter active politics again, even at the expense of his old friend Mark Smith, to whom he owes his appointment.
 In the meantime Smith is said to be doing everything possible to fore stall such predicament If Hunt is perturbed, as he seems to be, over re- cent developments in the Siam ap- pointment at Washington, Smith is frothing at the mouth with rage and disappointment.
 Smith Burns Wires.
 To every member of the foreign re- lations committee he is said to have sent sizzling messages burning up the wires. In these he is said to have stated that he considered the filing of charges against Hunt personal in- suit for which he demanded humble apologies. Smith takes the stand that he personally is responsible to the committee for Hunt and resents the insinuation that he would select high ambassador who was an l. w. w., or who had any leaning that way.
 Smiths assumption that there would be no trouble in securing Hunts con- firmation by the senate, and that it was mere matter of routine, in which all would listen to the slightest sug- gestion which he might have to offer as member of the foreign relations committee is reported to have angered the other members of the committee, and they are said to be more determ- ined than ever to conduct an investi- gation into Hunts career as governor before giving their approval of his ap- pointment to so important position as the Siam post.
 Hunts Dilemma.
 Hunt is not feeling especially hap py over Smiths failure to put over the appointment without hitch, so friends declare. Apparently he has adopted a neutral attitude. If Smith gets by without the necessity of Hunt going to Washington, all we'll and good. If, on the other hand, there are any more ifs or ands, Hunt in all probability, will throw down the gauntlet and enter the lists himself in the senatorial combat
 Many of his friends are said to be counseling this course without fur ther delay. Others, including Will Webb, Ben Clark, Nit Simms and w. | R. Wayland, are still hoping that Smith will be able to fix things when he gets to Washington, that they may again join in the paeans of rejoicing that Hunt is no longer in state pol itics, and that they have the field to themselves.