The border vidette., 1932-07-16
sECRETARY OF STATE WILL STAY
ON JOB DURING PRIMARY

Wv OO0 OOnIV\1 pHtMAHY
On the second floor of the
capitol building is located the
busy Office of Secretary of State.
Here is found Scott White every
day 10 the week. during Office
hours. directing the business of
his Office to which be was ele.
vated by the voters of Arizona
in the. 1880 election.
With registrations pouring in
from every county in the state;
with initiative petitions being
filled daily; publicity pamphlets
in process of compilation, to say
nothing OF the regular routine
work Of this department, the Of
tice OF Secretary of State is in
deed q busy place these days
and the work will increase until
the final election returns are
compiled following the Novem.
Der election.
Several weeks ago Scott White
briefly announced that be would
be candidate for q second term
as Secretary Of State believing
that bis record for economical
and efficient administration of
the public's business in his Office
would again command the conf.
dence the voters placed in him
when they gave him a handsome
majority in 1880.
When are you going to start
your. campaign for reelection.
Scott?" asked al old pioneer
friend who dropped in to call on
the secretary last week.
Looking up from q pile of cor
respondence. registration blanks,
and initiative petitions on bis
desk, the Secretary of State
reached for bis pipe, leaned back
in hisschair, and made this laco.
mic reply:
! Well. old timer. as far as 1
am concerned guess there won't
be any cempaign--that is. what
you might call state touring
campaign. You see for yourself
thereis a lot of work going on
in this office. The people of Ari
zona elected me to attend to this
business and this is no time for
me to go gallivanting around the
state electioneering for votes.
No sir. I'm going to stay right
here on the job"
But your name will appear
on the primary ballot in Septem
Der. won't it," persisted his
caller.
1T will be there alright" re-
piled Scott. Many old time
friends. associates of mine in my
early pioneer days in the state,
have volunteered to circulate my
petitions. Some of them are al
ready on file. For their interest
in my behalf I am truly CRATE
full"
"How about legislation in the
interest OF economy. reduced ex
penditures and lower taxes?' the
visitor to the secretary's office
next queried.
Those are problems With
| which the legislative and eXcu.
tive departments must grapple
and bring forth q constructive
program" Scott replied and con
tinuing said: Like all other
citizens and taxpayers I am hop
ing practical way will soon be
found to relieve the excessive
burden OF taxation on property.
We had just as we'll be frank
about it, however. You know
and | know, and every body
knows. that the Secretary of
State has no voice in legislation.
The best contribution can make
to keep expenses down is to
operate my Office economically
and efficiently under the appro
priation allowed this department
by the legislature."
We'll, Scott. I guess that's
about as good a way ss any,"
said the old timer as he made his
way to the exit.
Scott White is a native of La.
Grange, Texas. and was gradu
ated from the Univerity of Vlr
9inia. While a young man be
came to Arizona in 1882 and this
has been his home ever since.
For several years he was resi-
dent of Cochise county serving
that county as sheriff for two
terms and also represented that
county in the territorial council.
BE was Receiver of the land of
fee under president Wilson. He
is a gentleman of the old school