The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-02-27
W|NSOR WILL ENTER THE CONTEST F0R,
 GOVERNOR
Former Governor Hunt Is Not A>can- dIdate For The Senate But Will Try To Help Bring His Party
 To Victory.
Especial To Copper Era)

Especial To Copper Era)
 Phoenix, Feb. 26.-The article sent to the Tucson Citizen last week as- serting that ex-Governor George w. F. Hunt was to become a candidate TOT the senate against Mark Smith. the present senator from Arizona. and that Mulford Winsor would be demo- cratic candidate for governor, contain ed little to indicate the true political situation in Arizona and has been pronounced as republican propaganda In intent. The one statement in the Citizen that Senator Winsor would be a candidate for governor is true. MT. Winsor made the positive dec laration that he was candidate for governor last Friday evening to one of his friends in Phoenix. The sem ator feels very confident that he can win the nomination and is rearing to go against Tom Campbell in the November election
 The statement that has several times appeared in the republican propaganda columns of the Citizen and other republican papers of the state that ex-Governor Hunt is behind the gubernatorial candidacy of Win sor is without foundation. It is un- true that Hunt will be a candidate for the senate. This I have from one of the leading democrats of the state, who has means of correct information not enjoyed by many others. The ex. governor has declared that he will not interfere in behalf of any candidate in the primary, will not be candi- date himself, but is anxious to do whatever is in his power to bring his party back again into harmonious action as means of making victory over the republicans certain. He is indicating in many ways that he de- sires that party differences be forgot ten now, and seems not only willing but anxious to eliminate the animosi- ties of the past.
 It Sdh OS odlu CiuphdtiCdlly tnal IL is untrue that there is an alliance be- tween Hunt and Winsor for the pur- pose of nominating Winsor and de- feating Roberts.
 The statement that Nit Simms is already on the shelf as gubernator- ial candidate has no foundation. He has been sick at his home in Saftorf for two weeks. but he has not declin- ed to become candidate for governor yet, and it is known that he has many friends who continue to urge that he announce his candidacy in the prf- mary.
 Seeking the Right Man
 There are many democrats with whom I have talked during the past week who are desirous of bringing other candidates in the race for gov ernor. Charles - Ward of Phoenix, James Douglas, Tony Johns and Hugh Campbell are mentioned by many as desirable candidates and desirable men for governor. There have been many solicitations of MT. Ward to en- | ter the race. He is very popular among those acquainted with him and it is declared that, as the nominee on the democratic ticket, Tom Campbell 1 or any other republican would have ro look outside of Maricopa county for q majority. There are quite a number
 who believe that J. S. Douglas IS the man of the hour and that ms nomina- tion and election would be assured if he would consent to enter the race. However, all the speculation about
 Mr Douglas is in face Of ms positive declaration that. he will not allow his
 name to be considered as the demo- cratic candidate for governor.
 The special session of the 1egisla-
 ture has come and gone and the gath
 ering of the democrats has left the
 political atmosphere no clearer than
 it has been since the beginning of the year. Charlie Roberts, Mulford Win sor and Jesse Boyce are declared can
 didates and the outlook is that others will enter the race, and the prospects
 are that the primary will bring a
 contest for governor that has never
 been equaled in the past or more in
 doubt as to who will be chosen to put
 the big sombrero out of the governors