Nogales international., 1937-07-24
Stanford Opponents Urging Nogales
Man To Be Candidate For Governor

lot is being said and printed these days about the
- prospect of Governor Stanford having opposition
in his own party should he be candidate for re-
election next YEAR
Much OF this talk originates in Phoenix, always a
hotbed Of politics and place where dsgruntled Dem
ocrats never letup efforts to make things uncon-
Portable for the man in power
The present opposition to Stanford is much like
that faced by George w. P. Hunt during his many
years as governor and by Dr. B. B. Moeur Stanford's
predecessor
If Governor Stanford has made any mistakes since
he took office the first of the year we believe they
were due principally to the ill-advce Of politicians.
Governor Stanford is lovabe and very cOnscienti-
GUS man and one whom the people of Arizona may
count upon striving to do what is right at all times
His term III office is less than months old
and has II more months to The period from now
on until the campaign gets under way next spring
will determine whether he is entitled to a second
term
Until such time as Governor Stanford proves him
self incapable beyond any doubt as chief executive
the Nogaes international will be against any move
ment to have him opposed for second term This pa
per believes governor is entitled to second term if
he makes good in his first.
Should Governor Stanford decide not to seek a Sec
ond term should it be absolutely necessary that
the Democrats run someone against him in the pri-
mares Tor the good OF the party his opponent might
be Nogales man-Wirt G. Bowman who now holds
the post of Democratic National Committeeman for
the state of Arizona
We know that prominent Democrats from through
out the state, including who supported Stanford
last fall, are trying to get Mr. Bowman to become
candidate. Several delegations have called on him re
Gently and assured him he could split the Stanford
vote and could get the support accorded the late Gov
ernors Hunt and Moeur. He promised those delega-
tons nothing.
One delegation told the Nogales man that if he en-
ters the race he should move to Phoenix 'Then you
would be running from Maricopa county, the banner
county of the state he was told. There is thing
sure, and that is Mr. Bowman would run from Santa
Cruz county II he at ALL He will change his
residence to Phoenix for political or other reasons
Naturally he prefers spending the coming years
at his beautiful new home nearing completion in
Nogales which has been his home town since he first
settled here more than forty years ago. Roosevelt
didn't move to Washington when he ran for president
and neither did Hoover
1t is a foregOne conclusion Mr.. Bowman would
make excellent governor A successful business
man, he would give the state strictly business ad-
minisration and he would be no whistling post for
any group faction. A southern Democrat, never
Waver1ng In his support of the Democratic party,
he would be real Democratic governor.
The international feels safe in saying that Mr..
Bowman will not be candidate next year unless the
political situation becomes such that Governor Stan
ford should be opposed in the primaries and maybe
not then We do not believe he would care to be a
party toward defeating Democrat seeking second
term unless that Democrat proved himself unfit in Of
flee. If Mr.. Bowman is not candidate next year we
believe it quite certain he will be in 1910.
Santa Cruz County is small in population but that
would be small item should man as we'll and favor
ably known as Mr. Bowman is over the state seek the
gOvernorshp. He has, and is, playing the political
game fairly and sQuarely Never dcublecrosser, pO-
liticalV or otherwise, and who has host OF
staunch friends he would attract to his support
Democrats in all walks of life and factions He would
undoubtedly be mighty strong candidate A strong
would be hard to find.