The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-28

ambassador, JoSephus Daniels, re-
signs. They are Writ G. Bowman,
former Democratic national com
mitteeman for Arizona; DR.. j. N.
Harber, Phoenix; Sen. William
Coxon, Casa Grande, and the most
recently mentioned possibility,
former U. S. Sen. Henry F. Ash
urst.
1t appears at this time that
should an Arizonan win the post it
will be Mr. Bowman as both of
this states U. S. senators have
asked President Roosevelt to ap-
point him.
An attempt was made, this
column lears, to use that incident
against Mr.. Bowman. Instead,
however, it was turned to his ad-
vantage when General Rodriguez
personally went to President Man
uel Avila Comacho with a boost
for Mr.. Bowman.
Governors in Arizona usually
stand or fall on public reaction
following a regular session of the
state legislature at the beginning
of chief executives term.
Former Gov. Geo. w. P. Hunt
usually was able to take the play
away from tfN solons by his bristl
ing militancy, tempered with
high degree of political acumen.
His formula worked like charm
for seven terms.
Ex-Gov. B. B. Moeur emerged
unscathed from one session but
stubbed his political toe in his
second term when he adopted the
legislative-enacted sales tax and,
embracing it, said: THE sales tax
is my baby!"
Former Gov. R. c. Stanford be-
came bewildered over the dizzy
whirl of fast-moving events and
diisappointments during the legis-
lature session. He tossed in the
sponge and declined to again be
candidate.
However, Governor Stanford
parted with the legislature and
the office of chief executive on
friendly terms with everyone with
no bitterness in his heart although
his friends suspect he must have
suffered a vexation of spirit.
Bob Jones had the political mis-
fortune to acquire the active
enmity of the professional politi-
clans when he persuaded the legis-
lature to revamp the State High
way commission. Evidence that
| former Governor Jones acted
wisely is supplied by one of Gov
ernOr Osborn's staunchest support
ers, Isaac Barth, publisher of the
st. Johns Herald-Observer, who
recently wrote "To make any
change in the present setup o.
the highway commission would be
unjustifiable and inexcusable an
contrary to the best interests of
the state"
Notwithstanding public approval
of Mr.. Jones act, horde of pro-
fessional politicians swarmed the
state stinging him from every
direction and contributed largely
! to his failure to win a second
term.
Political commenta o~s. includ-
/ ing such oh5el~ers "a C0l William
Turnbow of the Ph0o tx Gazette
and O. A. Ooc) Tyler of the
Prescott Courier, express the
opinion that Governor Osborn to-
day is in a weaker political posi-
ton at adjournment of the legisla
ture than were his immediate pre-
| decessors.
Colonel Turbow recently wrote:
"The governor made no move to
alleviate the taxpayers burden by
asking for revaluation program
of the states taxable wealth; he
made no recommendation to re-
duce the states basic budget; h.
failed to introduce tax program
as he had promised.
"The governor made innumerable
moves to get control of state de-
partments, either by seeking resi-
gnations, custer proceedings or
submission of bills to the legis-
lature. He badgered the solons
with threats on the program and
lost support even among his own
folk"
doc" Tyler writing in the
Courier, asserts: Last fall in the
! primary election S.P.O. (Mr. Os-
born) led into battle the most
motley and ragtag host ever as
sembled under one banner. They
comprised every radical, pink and
red, the Arizona Unity league, to
which belong all the off color
unions, faddists and fakirs. Every
agricultural failure and frustrated
men of all types fell into line. Add
to these all the disgruntled poll
ticians who failed to get jobs un-
der the Jones administration, and
their name was legion, and you
have an idea of what is called the