Arizona republican., 1921-03-16
DEMOCRATS LINING
 UP .FOR POSSIBLE
 COMMISSION POST

Although Gov Thomas E. Campbell has not yet signed senate bill S5, the industrial commission and working mems compensation law, Democratic leaders are lining up for appointment of commissioner
 The bill provides that the governor appoint three commissioners, one al Democrat, and despite the result of the November election there appears to be Ia large number of Democrats left The commissioners are appointed for terms of two, four and six years and although it is believed a Democrat would draw the two-year term, there are plenty of them willing to take the short end If there is a commission it is sup posed to be composed of a representa- tive of labor, one of corporations and neutral The Democrat 1t is believed, will represent labor
 One of the reasons why the commits sion is so popular is the fact that it has | a nice S4000 year salary attached to | it, salary in excess of the salary paid to members of the tax or corporation
 commission. Then, too. the commis- sion has almost unlimited power, the only appeal being to the supreme court of the state. It has concurrent juris- diction with the state mine inspector in enforcing mining laws, with the
 sanitary laws of the board of health
 and with the corporation commission
 relative to the rules and regulations
 of public service corporations. It can employ actuaries accountants, inspec-
 tors, examiners, experts, clerks, phy-
 sicians, stenographers and other as
 sistantS.
 And here are a few who it is ru-
 mored want to make the appointments
 draw the big salary. etc.: H. $. Me
 Cluskey organized for the American
 Federation of Labor, who has the en- Il of rI1 to+A Fado ff,, Charles de Sales Wheeler. who ran fol
 secretary of state at the primaries,
 F. C. Phelps of Jordan, Grace X Phelps: Frank Baldwin, a Tempe
 rancher.
 Joe Mcbride, former assistant attor-
 ney general, who assisted in drafting
 the bill, which is said to have many good points, has not come out for the , appointment, although his friends arc . anxious to see him land the job. He , is at present examiner with the corpo- : ration commission.
 ,, It is understood that a delegation from the state federation called on Mir
 endorse McCluskey.
 ' T am not going to endorse anybody, , Mcbride is alleged to have replied It is said that a great many people ], have taken the position that McClus ! key is too radical for the position J and that they believe that McBrid' would be the safer man, although h, has been staunch to labor. Othe
 Democrats are opposing McCluskey ol X the ground that he fought Mari
 Smith.
 There are Democrats too, who ar . not favorable to Wheeler because O Il his bringing contest proceedings whel t Harry & Ross was counted as winne r at the primary in the race for secre II tary of state. Good party men" ar - not strong for Wheeler.
 J. G. Campton of Tucson. who be 5. longs to the order of railroad conduc tors and is a member of the board 0 Il regents of the University of Arizona = was rumored as wanting the office, bu z later denied it.
 = Many and various others have com o forward. and as yet the bill has no g. been signed. Many believe that it wi y not be, in view of Governor Campbell s, professed dislike of commissions.