The Coolidge examiner., 1942-09-04

PHOENIX, Sept. 4-Some politi.
cal dopesters raised their sights
this week and pegged the estima-
ted total vote in the Democratic
primary next Tuesday al from 90 =
000 10 100. 600. Previous estimates
usually kept the figure below 90
000.
The raise is due primarily to an
apparent increase Of interest In
the races for governor. congress.
supreme court and tax commission.
Democratic party registrations
shrunk 1902 this year from the
all-time high of I5SI64 in 1870.
This shrinkage surprised some
observers in view of the high.
pressure drive put on by some
unions which refused to take in
members. or issue new cards on
payment of monthly dues unless
men could show they were regis
tered.
Although it's possible 10 still get
an argument from rabid pro- ad-
ministration supporters. most of
the sage observers. who usually
call their shots with a high degree
OF accuracy. are forecasting the
victory OF Bob Jones in the Demo
cratic gubernatorial contest.
They point out that only 5000
votes separated Jones and Osborn
IN 1870. Since that time. Gov
Osborn has alienated many OF his
old supporters. He has antagonized
large blocs of voters like the
small mine operators. doctors.
cattlemen. bankers. and others. In
accepting dictation from c. p.
Flynn. who is scheduled for GUST
ing by the State Federation of
Labor at this months annual con
vention. the governor lost much
support from the higher type la
Dor officials and the rank and file
Of membership
on the other hand. II is pointed
out. Bob Jones is perhaps more
popular today than he was two
years ago. Certainly he hasn't
done anything 10 ALLEVIATE a single
vote than was cast for him in 1910.
Dan Mckinney. Osborns 1910
campaign manager. is expected to
cut deeply into the az aPsninistration
vote becap ~--sioKin.
ney Who cation
which IS ted Os.
born in 10 mt gov
ernOr usuah minis sev-
eral previous TO win the
Democratic nomination.
Osborn's treatment OF his cam.
paign manager was one OF the big
gest surprises OF his trouble max
ing" tenure. The governors only
reward 10 Mckinney was a $1S5-a-
month job as a deputy registrar of
contractors After serving for a
number OF months at that mediocre
wage. Mr. Mckinney resigned and
released n letter to the state
press In which he excorciated the
man he helped TO make governor
The most serious indictment of
the present chief executive by his
former political pal was that Mr.
Osborn repudiated the Democratic
platform in which he was cleo
ted. The fact he failed TO make
good on his promises TO give Jobs
TO so many deserving Democrats
is regarded as considerably
smaller matter
Just when state administration
lists thought everything had been
patched up for the final days of
the campaign between the govern
or and officials of the Salt River
Valley Water Users Association,
a bombshell burst this week.
For two years the governor has
been potshooting at officials of
the powerful farm bloc. He at
tempted TO convince farm-mem-
bers the association was being
mismanaged. Then. he made a
visible attempt to convince Phoe
nix residents they We're paying
high prices for electricity because
the farmers were collecting too
much for generating the power
Administrationists chortled with
glee over having caused a rift be-
tween Water Users officials and
their membership and between
the farmers and Phoenix residents.
Then. the bombshell exploded.
Ii was revealed that the govern
or and his campaign manager, Joe
Morgan. a Prescott lawyer. met
with two ranking officials OF the
Water Users in the Westward Ho
Hotel in Phoenix and offered to
make a political deal. The deal,
according to reliable sources, was
that Osborn would let the Water
Users officials "in" on his water
and power authority II they would
help him get the association s
power system included in his
grandiose socialized power scheme.
In the course of the conversa-
ton. it is learned. Gov Osborn
stated definitely he planned to
seek the Democratic nomination
for L. S. Senator in 1914. Sen.
Carl Hayden will be up for reelec.
tion that year.
The congressional derby has
most political prognosticators
stumped. However. it is generally
believed that only six of the Is
candidates for the Democratic