Nogales international., 1936-03-28
Bowman's Refusal To Run For Congress

Having many friends throughout the state, and
standing ace high with practically all leaders of the
Democratic party in Arizona, and having at all times
been staunch supporter of the Roosevelt admins
tration Nogaes man. in opinion, could easily be
elected to Congress.
That man is the honorable Writ G. Bowman,
pioneer Democrat and businessman, and at the pre-
sent time Democratic National Committeeman for
the state of Arizona and in 1892 contributor of
$4,000 to the Democratic national campaign fund
AS soon as word got out Monday that Mrs. 1sa-
bella Greenway would not be candidate for reelec-
ton, Mr. Bowman was besieged with kilograms and
phone calls from friends throughout the state urging
him to become candidate and assuring him of
whoehearted support.
The Nogaian quickly put stop to the boom in
his behalf principally for the he feels that if
he should aspire to public office he could do more
for Arizona by remaining in the state Should he be
elected to Congress he would have to live in Wash
ingtOn most Of the time and battle the bZzards and
an army Of politicians back there. He loves Arzonas
sunshine and dislkes climatic conditions in Washing
ton The cactus and sage brush appeal to him far
than the green covered hills along the Potomac Being
at home among many close friends in Arizona means
lot more to him than being "a cog in the wheel" in
busy Washington.
loyal AriZonan, he prefers to spend his time
among his friends and home folks in the state where
he got his start in very successful business
We believe he would much rather represent Santa
Cruz county in the State Senate than Arizona in the
national Congress, should he aspire to any political
Off1ce. And tOO seat IN the State Senate, would be
stepping stone perhaps two years from now, to the
governOrship
If Mr. Bowman had consented to run for Con-
gress there doubt but what he could have been
nominated and elected hands down. He is the strongest
in a field of about twenty men and women mentioned
as probable candidates.
s~ It is very seldom that you find man flatly
fusing such high honor - refusing what almost
amounted in Mr. BoWman's case to having seat in
Congress handed him a silver platter Others, as
sured of such support was rendered MIR. Bowman
would have jumped at the chance to be Arizona's
sole representative in the lower house of Congress-
Arizona needs such men as Writ G. Bowman -
serving the baby state AT HOME = and it's FORUM
ate for Arizona that he turned down the chance to be
Congressman for he can be of more service here -
and right at time when there is much trading and
ate too for the Roosevelt administration that our
zona looking after his interests and strivin0
that Arizona sends Roosevelt instructed delegation
to the coming Democratic national convention.
Mr.. Bowman's refusal to run for the Congress-
iona post reminds us of somewhat similar incident
IA years ago when Frank J. Duffy of Nogales turned
thumbs down on chance to be governor Duffy in
1922 was chairman of a state Democratic convention
in Tucson. Anti-Hunt forces didn't want to endorse
Charles B. Ward for governor, and wanted Duffy.
Duffy walked out the convention floor and plead
ed for the convention to endorse his friend Ward.
That done and Ward that year was defeated by
the Republican candidate, Tom Campbell Had Duffy
allowed himself to be endorsed the Hunt and Anti
Hunt people would have gotten together and be would
have been nominated and elected