The Winslow mail., 1926-06-25
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Some Interesting
Political Gossip
From the Capitol
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(By Special Correspondence)

AAOCN1A, June Z0.-I10 ldtGSC
move on the state political board
came with the beginning of this
week when Hon. Elias Clark. of
this city, announced his candidacy
for governor, subject to the Repub-
lican primaries. Others mentioned
in connection with the Republican
nomination for governor are Hoval
A. Smith, of Bisbee; Judge White.
OF Tucson, and Thomas Maddox.
of Phoenix. Clark and Maddox
were candidates in the 1920 Repub~
lican primaries for United States
senator, both being defeated by
Hon. Ralph Cameron, who was sue
cessful in the general election.
Clark is pioneer of Arizona and
was prominent as attorney general
under Governor Kibbey, prior to
the time Arizona became a state.
1t is quite likely that Mr.. Clark
will have an opponent before the
date arrives for holding the pri-
maries this year.
Democratic state candidates were
prominent at Hannigan Meadows
on the occasion of the big road cell
ebratlon last Saturday and Sunday,
They included Governor Geo. w. p,
Hunt and Hon. j. ]. Cox, candidates
for governor. Gov. Hunt has made
no public announcement of his in
tent1on to re-enter the gubernator-
lal contest, but those very near to
him are confident that he will do
so. He feels very keenly the charg-
es made against him and the poll
cies of his administration by Hon.
E. E. Ellinwood in his recent an
nouncement for governor.
Hon. Frank J. Duffy, of Nogales,
and Amos A. Belts, of Phoenix,
candidates for congress, were at
the celebration. M. G. Hankins, of
Tombstone, candidate for state
treasurer; Ralph Murphy, candi.
date for state tax commissioner:
Mrs. Anna Frohmiller, of Flagstaff,
candidate for state auditor and Ar
thur LaPrade, of Phoenix, candi-
date for attorney general, all were
striving to increase their acquain-
tance and popularity among the
more than five thousand who are
said to have attended the ceIebra-
tion.
On his trip through Northern Ar.
izona, after attending the Hannigan
Meadows road celebration, Govern
or Hunt paid visit to Navajo
Springs, the spot where the first
Arizona government was born, on
December 20, 1853, when John N.
Goodwin, first territorial governor,
issued his message declaring in ex-
istence territorial government for
Arizona Goodwin was accompan-
ieid by all the first territorial Off
GERS. The party only remained at
Navajo Springs one or two days
when, accompanied by the military
escort it proceeded to Fort Whip
pie, then located in the Chino VAL
ley, near the present site of Pres
colt where the government pro-
claimed at Navajo Springs became
operative, remaining there until it
was removed to Prescott, along
with the military post. It is the
of the governor to place
a monument to mark the birthplace
of the government of Arizona.
At the last meeting of the Ari-
zona Good Roads association held
at Yuma, a committee was appoint
ed to prepare comprehensive law
for governing road building activi-
ty in the future in this state. This
state road association Is meeting
again on Friday and Saturday OF
this week at Flagstaff, where it is
expected that the committee will
report. If the committee report
meets with the favor of the associa-
tion the expectation is that the pro-
posed law will be offered as an ini-
lated measure this fall Hon Peter
+. Robertson, of Yuma, is president
Of the association and the meeting
at Flagstaff is expected to be well
attended.
Hon. Thomas E. Campbell, ex-
governor of Arizona, and the only
ever elected to that Of
lice, was among those who attend
ed the Clifton-Springerville road
in the White Mountains
last Saturday. Governor Campbell
is now the Arizona member of the
National Republican Committee ant
unless he should resign from thai
position the great burden of re
Ralph Cameron to tbs
United States senate will rest upol
him. The Honorable Tom may ball
rather than undertake such a.
enormous task.
The best political guess now |
to the governorship
that Governor Hunt will announc
his return to the contest for tha
office within the limits of nes
week. On his trip through Nortl
ern Arizona this week he is said I
have met many Democrats VII
urged him to return to the race.
AT WORK ON
cECTI0N ONE SWIFT TRAI