El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-21
ARTICLE IN GLOBE
PAPER ST|RS Up
DELEGATES

/ Phoenix, Ariz. Oct. 21-On the placid
sea through which the constitutional
convention has been sailing for ten
days a storm suddenly broke and ragged
about the head of president Geo. W.
P Hunt and his secretary, A. A Cohn,
/ who is also editor of the Globe Daily
! Globe, when copies of Wednesdays
issue of that paper appeared on the
delegates desks.
Exceptions to an Article.
Eloquent and impassiOned excep-
( tons were taken to an article appear
/ ing therein contributed by COhn,
which spoke of Baker. Franklin and
| Webb as "sOreheatls," by both Baker
and Franklin. The highest pitch Of
J excitement prevailed in the cOnven-
| tion during the episode. Delegates
generally regarded it as intended as a
direct slap at Hunt, though the author
of the article was severely denounced
! for what was called an untruthful
statement.
The members who rose in indigna-
ton took 9he ground that the public
might regard the voice of the presi-
dents secreNry as the voice of the
president himSQf Hunt was visibly
hurt and replied with difficulty, but
disclaimed any knowledge of the ar
ticle in question and promised that
the writer would retract.
President Hunt was undoubtedly
placed in very compromising posi-
ton by the roast administered by his
secretary, the public having come TO
regard the Daily Globe as Hunts
paper" and the delegates at once con-
cluded that the article reflected his
views. The troUbled waters were
quelled by Hunts statement, but it is
apparent to any One that under the
surface there is some bitterness. On
the whole the delegates are divided as
to the wisdom of washing political
linen on the floor of the constitution
al convention.
Judge Baker who aspires to be chief
justice of the new state, was consid-
cred the logical man for chairman Of
the Judiciary committee and the ap-
polntment of Cunningham of Cochise
was destined to act as an irritant on
the wound to Maricopa county which
lost both the presidency and the Sec
retaryship of the convention. Hunt
believes that he dealt fairly with
Maricopa however, when he offered to
make Baker chairman of the rules
committee, which Baker declined, and
in the appointment of Jones, to whom
the railroads were hostile, chairman of
the committee on railroads
nipples are appearing on the surface
of the Democratic majority, not so
much over constitutional provisions as
over division of the spoils. which
predicates the warmest fight in the
first state convention that ever oc-
CURED in the political history of Ari-
iona, not even excepting the wilson
Smith fight for delegateship a few
years ago. Old scores will be counted
and unless some of the fractures are
compounded the party will go, into the
flrSt state campaign in worse shape
than the Republicans. who will be con-
troled harmonious by the progressive
element.
Salaries Instead of Fees.
One of the economies that will be
affected under state government will
be the result of placing sheriffs, con-
stables and otner peace officers on the
salary list, and by providing that all
ices shall be paid into the county treas
ury- Under the present system these
officials are on the fee basis and the
fees collected in nearly all instances
amount to several times sum which
would be considered a reasonable sal
airy.
The first step toward effecting this
change is a proposition before the con-
sttutional convention directing the gen
eral assembly to fix the salaries of
the various peace officers of the state
and county. Attempts to eradicate the
fee system in past legislatures always
failed for political reasons.
A proposition prohibiting courts
from issuing injunctiOns and the pun
isning of persons for the violation
thereof when such persons have done
nothing in conflict with the federal or
state constitution has been fathered !
by Cunniff of Yavapai and is considered
very radical in purpose and effect.
Friction With Secretary Young.
Friction between secretary Geo. U. !
Young and the convention has devel- !
oped, resulting in the convention going
on its own way in the matter of con-
tracing for printing of propositions. (
Secretary Young conveyed information /.
to delegates that the auditor Of the in |
terror department at Washington would |
not endorse for payment bills for print !
ing unless the secretary's office ap- !
proved the contract. Secretary Young |
desires economy in the matter of print |
ing and thinks that $50 copies of eacn /
proposition sufficient for the needs OF I
the convention. Apparently the con- /
vention feels differently, for after I
hearing the report of a special COM |
mittee to confer with secretary Young, /
after several bursts of Oratory over |
"dictation from Washington in which !
oratorical episode exchief justice Baker /
drew the first applause heard in the /
convention so far. it was voted to con- !
tract for printing 500 copies of each (
proposition unless otherwise ordered |
by the convention. The question now /
Is. under the circumstances, can the !
printing committee secure reaSona bic
bids, the question of payment of tne /
bill being somewhat clOuded. Lawyers
in the convention argued that what
ever the convention might contract for
that was necessary will be a legal |
charge against the fund appropria ted /
by congress.
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