Arizona republican., 1906-09-24

New York, Sept. 23.-The determina- tion of both of the old political parties in this state to hold their state con yentions on the same date this year is in it's way indicative of the unprece- dented situation in the political affairs of this commonwealth. It is a situa- tiOn which has attracted the interest of the entire country and is looked to to have an effect upon the presidential campaign of two years hence. The sit uatiOn involves men of national polit- teal repute. and President Roosevelt himself has let his influence diplomat icaIly be felt, though ostensibIy keep ing hands off"
 Both republican and democratic par ties are torn with factional disputes With these internal dissensions affiict- ing the old parties a third political party has been launched, under the title of the Independence League This league, which now has completed it's organization in every county of the state, is the outgrowth of the Muni- cipal Ownership league, which made the mayoraIty fight in New York city last November, with William Randolph Hearst, the congressman and newspa- per proprietor, at the head of the ticket. MT. Hearst fell short of election, on the face of the returns. by some 5000 votes. He contested, but the ballot boxes have never been opened. A petition to the supreme court to burn the ballots was recently made by the corporation counsel. MT. Hearst resisted this move and was sustained by the court, with the understanding that MT Hearst would furnish at his own expense the new ballot boxes needed for the local primaries and the regular election in November.
 The republican state convention Is to be held at Saratoga, beginning Tues day, September 25, and will probably continue through Wednesday.
 The democratic state convention is to be held at Buffalo, beginning the same day, and continuing through Wednesday or until a nomination has been agreed upon.
 Former Governor B. B. OdeH Jr, as state chairman, will call the republican assemblage to order. Cord Meyer of New York is the chairman of the demo- ocratic state committee. having been elected to that position for the Parker and Herrick campaign two years ago.
 The democrats were first to choose a convention date. The republicans had apparently been undecided as to wheth- CT they should meet before or after the democrats. Chairman Odell called the state committee together soon after the democrats had announced their deci- sion, and the Gordian knot was cut by q decision to meet simultaneously with the democrats. It was argued that if the democrats met first they would place the republican administration on the defensive, whereas if the repubIi- cans met first the democrats would be in a position to attack the platform in convention and get a good supply of political ammunition before the public through the medium of convention ad- dresses.
 The democratic convention promises to be one of the liveliest ever held in this state. MT. Hearst's name will be placed before it by the delegates who have been instructed to vote for his nomination. MT. Hearst is likely to be attacked by his opponents on the ground that he is the head of an "out- law ticket" and that he cannot be named Or indorsed without turning the democratic party over to the newly or ganized Independence league, which in Cludes both democrats and republicans in its membership. These lines of bat tie have already been laid down. and there is no need for conjecture on the point. Just what effect the naming of a complete ticket by the IndeDendence league will have upon the fusion move ment is problematical, however.
 Another name to go before the demo-