Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-11
NO MORE MILL|0NA|REs
The Cry of the Insurgents,
Who Proceeded to Inter
pref Advisory Clause of
Primary Law as With
out Binding Effect.


Works of Los Angeles was electe,
senator by the California legislator,
i'm session here today to succeed Sen
ator Flint. for a six year term. be.
ginning March 4th
Works received 80 votes: a. C
Spalding of San Diego. 2l; John f
Raker 3; Edwin X. Meserve l: vii.
liam Kent l.
The house gave Works CO, Spaldinl
l6. and Meserve l. In the senate
Works received 80. Spalding So Rak-
er 3, and Kent l.
Works is a reform republican. hav-
ing been active in the Good Govern
ment movement of Los Angeles since
the election Of the city council il
that city two years ago.
Spalding while supported by the
insurgent republicans of his OWL
city. San Diego. had the bitter oppo.
sition of the state leaders. Of the re-
form element in his party. who de-
plored the proposed addition of an
other member to the Washington Mil
lionaire's club
The fight hinged on the interpreta-
ton of the provision of the direct
primary law. providing for the cleo
ton of senator's. The clause provid-
ing that a vote of a plurality of SEN
atorial districts constitutes an advi-
sorry vote for senator was construed
by Spalding's supporters as impos-
ing a moral obligation on the legisla-
tors. as at the primary election last
August. Spalding received vote OF
~ districts and Works 2I1s. the lat
ter candidate tieing the vote in one
district with Meserve. Works claim
was based on the fact that Works
received plurality of all the votes
cast and that the advisory vote
clause gave no positive instruction.
The democrats were an unknown
quantity until the vote was east. All
the eleven democrats in the assembly
voted for Works. In the senate. four
voted for Works, three for Raker. and
one for Kent. Kent. who was elected
to congress at the last general cleo
ton. placed in nomination by Senator
Holohan of jacksonville. who gave
him the only vote
The senatorial contest has been the
subject of engrOssing interest i'm the
capitol since the opening of the leg
islature and the supporters of the
two candidates have been in the field
day and night. Lissner of Los An
geles. one of the originators of the
Lincoln Roosevelt movement, and
Chester Rowell. publisher of an in
surgent republican newspaper. led the
fight for Works. Conrad, of San
Diego. and Senator Leroy Wright of
that city, were Spalding's chief lieu
tenants.
The galleries of both houses. and
the corridors Of the state capitol
building were crowded at noon when
the separate sessions were called for
the senatorial vote During the
nominating speeches there were fire.
quent Interruptions by cheers and
applause in the assembly, although
there was no demonstration i'm the
senate
The vote cast for Works was heav-
Ter than his intimate supporters
claimed. Late last night. however. a
report was circulated that the
strength of the San Francisco dele
gates would go to Works and many
felt assured of his election. The
final democratic caucus this morning.
at which the members would not
agree TO vote for Raker. brought the
total assured vote up to point that
surprised nearly everybody. Senator
Leroy Wright of San Diego nominat-
ed Spalding. his fellow townsman.
Works was placed in nomination by
Senator Gates of Los Angeles.
Senator Wolfe, of San Francisco
urged that under the primary law
Spalding should be elected. This. he
predicted. would not happen, but he
added: IT'S the fourth time I've vot-
ed for loser and I'm used to it,
which brought a laugh. Senators
Shanahan and Caminetti. democrats.
offered statements to be printed in
the journal declaring that they felt
bound to vote for Works
Senator Burnett also offered a
statement saying that no legislator
had right to delegate his powers
and that none could be bound morally
by present conditions. Senator Cas-
sidy of San Francisco laconically re-
marked that he felt like Wolfe did"
and Senator Juilliard. democrat of
Santa Rosa proclaimed himself for
Works as the man who received the
plurality vote. and then Secretary
Parrish called the roll amid intense
silence
There was no demonstration when
at the close. Lieutenant Governor
Wallace announced results. E. C.