Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-01-26
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
A Dark Horse Secures the Speakers
 Chair.

A Dark Horse Secures the Speakers Chair.
 | Speaker, J. H. Carpenter, Yuma.
 Chief Clerk, 0. D. Reppy, Yavapai. Enrolling Clerk, L. B. Hayes, Pixs. Serg't-st-Arms, M. fl. Calderwood, Maricopa.
 Chaplain Rev G. l.. Pearson, Maricopa Watchmsn. l.. s. Ayres, Msricopa.
 Page, Roy Street, Maricopa. Although the oldest in years, MT. Herrick, of Cochiss county, appeared as vigorous as any colleague. By req son of his seniority the temporary chair msnship fell to his lot and at F c'clcck high noon, he rapped the assembly to order with vigor commendable in juvenile Hercules.
 Thomas B. Brown, of Yavapai, re- ceived the unanimous selection for tenn porary secretary.
 Nominations for speaker brought the main contest to the day fully before the | house. A republican caucus had been held the night before in J. N. Benham's office and the following members indi- cated their preference for A. c. Wright of CochIse: Baker, Barnes, Brown, Che noweth, Cummings, Gaddis, Greenlaw, ! Herrick, Martin and Wright, total ee 10. Perry Wildman could only muster followers, to-wIt: Carpenter, Crosby, Fisb, Hinton, Marshall, Moore and Wildman. The caucus adjourned to 9 a. m. yesterday in Kibby & Israeps office but the Wildman men did not banker after any more medicine of that kind SO the matter remained in abeyance until | the noon recess.
 During tn at interval the Wildman men arranged a surprise for their | Wright opponents. Some inkling of it appeared when Barnes, at the afternoon session, asked for an adjournment of one hour. Carpenter and Wildman both urged that the agony be settled at onoe. The proposition to adjourn met vote of 9 to F. This showed that one of the 10 Wright republicans had abandoned the caucus programme. Greenlaw was the man. He had agreed to support Wright as against Tempe's candidate, with mental reservation, however, in favor of Carpenter, should the latter
  bly, arena. Yums's stalwart representa- tive pranced accordingly with decorous promptness, being placed in nomination by Baker as soon as Brosby had asked his colleagues to honor Wright.
 Perry Wildmsn indicated his retire ment from the contest by warmly sec- onding Carpenters nomination.
 Gree nlews defection proved fatal to Wrignts chances, as the vote which immediately followed demonstrated. The tally put Carpenter in the chair by a return of 12 to II, in this fashion:
 Carpenter D; Crosby, R Finley, D: Fish, D; Greenlaw, R; Hinton R; Marshall, R; Moore, R; Peterson, ID; Ssmaniego, D; Wildman, R; Wright, R.
 Wrigbt-Bsker, R; Barnes, R; Car penter, R; Chenoweth, R; Cummings, R; Gaddis. R; Herrick, K; Hunt, D; Martin, R; Skinner, ID.
 At D. m. the republicans once more ventured to monkey with the deadly caucus. Many ballots resulted over the chief clerkship, J. 0. Perry, of Tue con, and W. l.. Vanhorn, of Tempe holding the issue evenly by tie. Even tually O. D. Reppy received the nomination. l.. B. Hayes, of Tucson, was slated as enrolling and expressing clerk; Captain M. H. Calderwood for sergeant-at-Arms; Rev. G. l.. Pearson, for chaplain; Roy Street, for page, and l. s. Ayres, colored, night watchman.
 When 2 o'clock rolled around the as- sembly chamber shone brilliantly with electric arc lights and asbestos gas burners. The lobby showed throng of spectators eagerly expecting some ssn- sation on the floor. Rut DO performance came of that evening. They adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. Thus ended the nrst day.