Arizona republican., 1908-07-14
HE ADVANCE GUARD
 RETURNING DEMOCRATS
Sheriff Hayden's Impression of the Democratic Convention.

Sheriff Hayden returned yesterday morning from Denver where he at tended the democratic national con- vention. He is the first of the return ing Phoenicians. Dr. Hughes and Dr. Dameron will arrive tomorrow. Selim Nicholson immediately after the con- vention left for Dallas to attend the grand lodge of the Elks.
 MT. Hayden says that last week was period Of constant excitement at Denver though there was never at any time the slightest doubt as to what would be done in the nomination of a candidate for the presidency or the adoption of the platform. All that was as well known at the beginning of the week as at the end of it.
 There was at all times more or less speculation as to the running mate and all the time also Gray was the choice of the convention. It was be- lieved that with his conservatism he would add greater strength to the ticket than any other man and he would have been nominated even with out his consent if the convention could have been assured that he would not, after it was all over, decline to go on the ticket
 At the last moment, before the nom- ination Of Kern his representatives were visited and asked to give assur- ance that Gray would not throw the party down." They were unable to say that he would run if nominated and then Kern was decided upon.
 Towne was always a foremost cand- idate, but there were two obstacles in his way. One was his radicalism and his former populism and the other was the fact that he could not get his solid delegation Parker and others held out against him and that was regarded as a certain sign that he would not attract any conservative support.
 As to the Guffey episode, the sheriff said that the Guffey delegates had all the appearance of regularity on their side, but the evidence before the com .mittee of credentials left no doubt that the delegates did not represent the majority of the democrats of the six Philadelphia districts which were in contest
 The evidence disclosed a condition .Of things such as exists nowhere else
 
 by the late Senator Quarry under which there is an understanding between one of the democratic factions and one of the republican factions
 There is an arrangement in the state by which the minority party shall be presented on every board or commits sion. Even the minority is entitled to la certain ratio of certain elective of fices such as justice of the peace. Ever since this arrangement was put into effect the democratic holders of these offices and positions, notwith- standing their records as democrats may be all right, are known as Quay democrats.
 They belong to faction of the party which may count on republican help in time of need and in turn they are expected to deliver, help to the friend ly faction when it is needed.
 Tn one of the contested districts in Philadelphia, the normal democratic vote IS about 500. There were cast for the contesting or Bryan delegates more than 500; yet the Guffey dele gates were chosen by vote of $500. No attempt was made to deny these figures before the committee on ere dentials. It was admitted that the vote had been swelled by many re- publicans. or by many who had been republicans, but who had seen the er- TOT of their ways and had come over to the democratic party. The committee could not bring itself to believe that such a sweeping conversion was gen. uine.
 Mir. Hayden, while at Denver, got the impression recently expressed by Chairman Hitchcock of the national republican committee, that the battle ground is to be in the west. that is, in the middle west. On that theory Kern