Arizona republican., 1910-10-21

termined heart to act for the best
interests of the people of this terri
tory in this convention without any
mere honors from the convention.
realize l was sent to this convention,
not to grasp at personal aggrandiZe-
ment at the hands of my brother
members, but simply as a hardwork-
ing member of the convention, and
hope when the end of this conven-
ton shall come 1 shall be able to bear
away the good feelings of my fellow
members.
Il say sorehead is a political term.
But l want to say, Mr.. President, that
if the presidents private secretary
sees fit to use this kind of language
without any cause in any shape or
form, that that man Is a great draw
back in the democratic party.
'I have been informed that this
man was the high chief bottle washer
for Hoval Smith in a recent cam
paign.
81 accord Mr.. President the privi-
lege and right to appoint any one
his private secretary. but / assert that
when the private Secretary of the
president will use terms to members
in this sort of way, without anything
to support it, IL is unseemly, uncalled
for and unjustifiable."
"Atroeious Insinuation."
At the conclusion of this protest,
President Hunt rose from his chair.
but at the same time another protest.
ant, Alfred Franklin, was on the floor,
having also risen to a question OF
personal privilege. He described the
application of the word "sorehead" to
him and the other gentlemen who had
been decorated as an "atrocious and
unfounded insinuation." 1t was true,
he said, that he had aspired to the
presidency of the convention, but his
defeat had not been followed by sore
ness and he had entered upon the
work of assisting in formulating a
constitution which would bring the
greatest benefit to the people of Ari-
Zona-
Addressing the chair. Mr.. Franklin
said: you, sir have been placed in
a compromising position" adding that
on account of the relation between
the president and Mr.. Cohn, the peo-
pie might believe that the communi-
cation under discussion had received
the sanction of the president.
Mr.. Franklin avowed, though, that
he did not share that belief, and he
deplored, on account of the president,
that the Objectionable article had been
given publicity.
Mr. Webb, the third gentleman who
had been described as "sorehead.'
looked as if he had SO much to say
that the task was discouragingly vast,
and he did not take the floor.
Then President Hunt rose. He
said that he deplored the appear
ance of the objectionable article. He
had not been aware of its intended
publication and he did not share the
sentiments contained in it. The gen.
tlemen named, he said, had his con-
fidence, and he believed, as they had
stated. they had no cause for sore
ness. They had all been consulted IN
the distribution of committee appoint
ments and had been given what they
desired.
AS to Mr.. Cohn, he said that gen.
tleman had been appointed his prl-
vate secretary on account of his we'll
known efficiency, and as a reward Tor
his valuable political services in the
late campaign. The president trusted
that the article complained OF would
be followed by a graceful apology.
The incident was ended for the
present. and possibly nothing more
will be heard of it. Mr.. Conn later
said that he had not intended the
article as a criticism of any member.
of the convention mentioned by him.
To him his article was nothing more
than series of personal sketches.