Arizona state miner., 1926-04-24

The Los Angeles Examiner of last
Sunday published a two-column story
under a two-coIumn head, entitled
Arizona Urges Heard to Run for
overnor-Boulder Dam Wins Big
Following in State" The story is
here produced in full:
Basing his candidacy on the conten-
ton that he alone is best fitted to
protect Arizona's rights in the Colo
RADIO river from spoliation by Califor-
MIA. George w. 2. Hunt, who will this
year. conclude his sixth term as gov
ernor Of Arizona, viii seek again to
succeed himself as chief executive of
this state next November. Although
formal announcement Of Governor
Hunts candidacy for reelection is yet
to be made, it is known to be in
course of preparation and may be
forthcoming any day In the mean
time the decision of Mr.. Hunt, who
has actually occupied the governors
chair for eleven years, is well known
to his friends to whom he has fre-
uuently communicated his determina-
ton once more to "save" Arizona
from her powerful and designing sis
ter on the west.
That Governor Hunt will be op-
posed by Dwight B. Heard, owner of
the Phoenix Republican" seems prac-
tically certain at this time. Mr..
Heard, who recently returned from
tour through Africa and Europe, is
being importuned daily by Republi-
cans and anti-Hunt Democrats again
to make the race for governor. AS
yet he has given no indications as to
his plans, but it is understood he will
declare his intentions within the next
week.
Race Close
The fact that Heard gave Hunt an
exceedingly close race in 1924, losing
by only few hundred votes, is cited
in support of the declaration that he
is the logical man to dislodge Hunt
and carry the Republican banner to
success in the coming contest. The
consideration that change of but
one vote in each precinct of the state
would have seated him in the gov
ernor's chair two years ago is expect
ed to result in Heard's making an
other attempt to win the Arizona
governorship.
Anti-Hunt Democrats, sufficiently
numerous in the past to have three
times thrown the governOrship to the
Republicans, are emphatic in their
assertion that Hunt will be over
whelmingly defeated if he is his
party's nominee next fall. They point
to increased costs of government,
"dog-in-the-manger policy as regards
DEVELOPMENT of the Colorado river,
and bank failures as evidence of the
unftness of the present administra-
ton. The governors supporters, on
the other hand, assert that reports
from all sections of the state show
that Hunt is stronger than ever be-
fore. His unwavering championship
of the rights of Arizona in the Colo
RADIO river and his refusal to be trap
ped" into any agreement with Cali
fornia which might rob this state of
his "birthright'' is said to have solid
flied public sentiment behind Hunt as
never before.
'Factiona Fights
Complicating the political situation
are factional fights in both parties
which bid fair to develop into a de-
Unite cross-ticket alignment in the
coming campaign. Carl Hayden, Ari-
zona's lone congressman since state
hood, is out for United States SEN
ator and will be without opposition
in the Democratic primary. Hayden
came out originally for the Colorado
river compact, a stand more or less
consistently maintained by him
throughout the bitter controversy
which has RACED over the seven
state treaty. and one particularly OBJ
noxious to Governor Hunt. Then. too
it it rumored, Hunt has been contem-
plating a seat in the United States
senate as an appropriate rounding out
of his political career, but decided to
abandon or postpone the idea when
HAYDEN announced his candidacy
The GOODNESS existing between Hunt
and Hayden is love feast when
COMPARED to the situation exis+iro IN
Pepublican ranks Ralnh Cameron
Tinted States senator FROM Arszona
and an announced candidate for re-