The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-28
ARIZONA'S POLITICAL STREAMS ARE
PLUGGED BY BOULDER Dam ISSUES
This is the tenth of a series of
stories on the political situation
in the various states.)

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 2s.-CR-
The muddy Colorado river rolls over
national and state politics in Arizona
and penetrates to the smallest chink
in every public question here.
Across the state boundary in
southern California the proposed
Boulder Canyon dam on the Colo
RADIO is hot political topic, but in
Arizona-and from an entirely diff
ferent angle-it is the very breath
Of political life. The Colorado river
question affects, besides these two,
five other western states, but it
reaches its maximum heat in Ari-
iona.
This state, standing alone, de-
mands recognition of certain rights
she feels she Las in the river waters
before a move is made to dam and
distribute them. So far she asserts,
she has not received that recogni-
ton.
Arizona separates her state from
her national politics, but she tints
both literally with Colorado river
brown. She preferred q democratic
president in 1915, but elected q re-
publican governor. In 1920 the state
gave both president and governor q
republican majority, but in 1924 her
governor was Democratic and her
presidential choice republican.
Her democratic delegation to the
Houston convention started with
Smith and finished with him. Her
republican delegation to Kansas
City fought Hoover's nomination
and stood by Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois until Lowden left the race.
Republicans from this state want
ed Lowden as G. o. p. candidate for
two reasons: First, because he has
farm in Arizona, spends several
months Of tn wear there and was
assumed to know the problems Of q
state whose farm interests are
growing by leaps and bounds; Sec
ond, they favored LoWden over
Hoover because the latter is . Cali
fornian by residence, and that point
dragged in the Colorado river DOGGY,
because to be Z Californian in much
OF Arizona is to be in the camp Of
the enemy in the battle Of Boulder
dam.
When Lowden dropped from the
race the Arizona G. o. p. delegates
at Kansas City turned with Is much
i grace as possible to the support OF
the secretary Of commerce, but they
frankly said that the same strong
campaign could not be waged in
their state for the Californian 20
could have been staged for the form
er Illinois executive, their farmer
neighbor and close friend.
In their Governor, George w. P.
Hunt, seeking denomination, the
democrats have 4 colorful leader u
state affairs who is as uncompro.
missing on the Colorado river matter
as he il emphatic in voicing his
| views.
Known a. Hell No" Hunt since
. river conference ct Denver, where
he met virtually every counter pro-
position with those two words. the
man who climbed from bus boy ID
. mining town restaurant to the
gubernatorial chair faces the pres.
ent campaign with the firm convic.
ton that he will win. He has done
50 before, but in some instances 81
almost hsir-line margins.
One other democrat, James H
kerby, secretary Of state, seeks thu
nomination. He is the only one oi
five candidates FOR governor who
does not profess 70 have Z solution
for the Colorado river problem.
There are three republican can
didates for the nomination. J. C
Phillips, prominent lawyer; Celora
u. Stoddard, well known IA MINING
circles: John H. Udall. attorney an
FORMER deputy prohibition enforce
ment agent 3,r Arisom.
| Farm interests rank next TO th,
Colorado river question In impor
tance from both the national an
stste viewpoints. With hundreds 81
thousands Of it, acres reclaimed
from the desert and irrigated. Ar
| ions, once known. mainly Tor &,
| great mineral deposits, II fast add
ing bulk to it, permanent agricul
tural resources. HencG the exist
enee hsre q ; farm pFpblem IN