Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-22
The Message of Governor Nbbey Will Be
Heard This Morning
An Early Morning Development Left Assemblyman
Bailey the Only Candidate In the Field for the
Speakership

before the announcement OF u Ar.
Weedin desired 10 make a few re-
marks. He said he was not acting
according TO any precedent he had ever
heard Of. but he was moved by re-
OgnitiOn OF the personal worth -
Colonel Doran. whom he had known
( intimately for twenty-eighr years. %
ask the council TO make his slectioa
unanimous. That was done and after
a brief speech Of acceptance by the
president the council proceeded With
the organization.
George \ Mauk was chosen chier
clerk. but his appointment vas uot
charged up against Ma-icopa county.
though Mr. Mauk is a resident of this
county. but he was given the Office
because in the opinion OF the repubh-
can majority. it belonged 70 him Thss
appointment OF the assistant chief
clerk had not been reached in It's res
ular order for this is one Of the otdccs
for which the o. ganic act makes n
provision That viii have 70 Be a.
ranged later. M Ward how
ever. took of his coat and went
on the job. Joe Campbell was ap-
pointed assistant sergeant
THAT Office. too. is outside or the pro-
visions Of the organic act. bur in the
absence Of Mr.. BiIby. Mr. Campbei-
who had been destined for the Office -
assistant, was set al work The 0lh-r
clerkships. pages. messengers and other
attaches viii probably be announcei
today.
Messrs. Dickerman. LoCkett and
Weedin were appointed 10 a committee
to notify the governor that the council
was ready for business. Il was later
! recalled that this i usually done -
a joint committee. which was appoint
ed. Messrs- Blakely and Roeme- 0n
the part Of the council This COM
mittee returned with the governors
message. which viii be read IN joint
session at 10 o'clock this morning
THE HOUSE GOT TO WORK
Promptly at noon the house was
called to order by c. W. Hull the oid-
! est member. and Rev. L. u. Hedgepeth
petitioned heaven for the guidance %
the assembly. John Robinson of Yav-
apai was appointed chief clerk pro tenn
a committee on credentials consisting
Of Messrs. Crenshaw. Williams and
KroOk was appointed The report %
ship Of twenty. four elected members
not being present. r Hampton of
Graham and Adolf Bail David Morgan
and \. V. GrOsetta Of Pima The oath
was administered 10 the members BY
Chief Justice Kent. who had just per-
formed a similar order in the. council
The election OF Mr.. Bailey as speaker
followed :. E Day Of Apache having
been nominated by J. d. Martin of
Yuma on the part Of the republicans.
This nomination was seconded BY r
Y Davidson Of Yavapai Il vas By "a
mere scratch that the republicans had
a chance to make their presence known
at all W. D. Bell whose mind has
been running on speakership matters
for some time and who has been such
an inhammatory partisan 0f ".
Bailey that he has been unwilling %
give anybody else a chance. moved as
soon as Mr.. Bailey had been placed IN
nomination that the nominations b.
closed. When he was told that there
were some republicans present who
ought TO have a look in he Withdrew
ceedings did not materially aite- the
result of the election The regular
appointment of Mr Robinson as chief
clerk was then made
No other appointments were an
nOunced but sam F. Webb took ~
destined place at the assistant desk
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