Arizona republican., 1911-11-11
Much Vaunted Harmony Among Democrats Could Not be Discovered at This Time With the Aid Of a Microscope.
CHA MAN GETS
 SEVERE SETBACK
Delegates to Democratic Council Ride Rough Shod Over Gubernatorial Can didate in Naming Com mittee Officers.

The Hunt wing of the Arizona de- mocracy was given a severe jolt yes terday in the organization of the state central committee. but the gentleman from Gila and his radical followers. when they recovered from the blow. made pretense of liking it. The jolt can hardly be said to have come in the nature of a surprise. as early m the week it became apparent that the old line democrats had made up their minds that the radicals had had things their own way long enough. and to prevent the absolute turning over of the party to the socialistic element of the state. determined to get together and save it.
 The state central committee was or ganized as follows:
 Chairman-J. J. Birdno of Graham.
 Secretary-GeOrge Nicholson of Yuma
 Treasurer-L F. Wolpe of Maricopa
 The Hunt wing of the party. as soon as the result of the primary election was known. had determined
 
 chinery should be kept by the radicals C. M. Zander. radical of the ex- treme type. who had been Mir. Hunts chief lieutenant in Maricopa county. was slated for the chairmanship. with Mulford Winsor. another radical. as secretary.
 But the slate didn't go through. Graham county democrats. who had been strong for Weedin and who didn't like the treatment accorded Thum. candidate for state auditor. gave mo- tice that they wanted the chairman ship, if they were to be expected to line up for Hunt on election day. and they got it. Yuma county democrats. too. were tired of radicalism as inn personated by Winsor. and demanded and got the secretaryship for George Nicholson, present treasurer of that county
 The committeeman were called to order by J. P. Dillon of Yavapai. chairman of the retiring territorial committee. and Reese NJ. Ling of Yavapai, defeated candidate for Unit ed States senator. was made tempo rary chairman. Lamar Cobb of Green lee. defeated candidate for congress. was made temporary secretary. w. T. Webb of Graham. Morris GoIdwater of Yavapai and T. J. Bowen of Co. chise were named as a committee on credentials. While they were deter mining who's who" in democratic circles. speeches were made by John R. Hampton of Greenlee, who Vigor- Ously denied that the trampling of his aspirations under the big feet of w. IT. Webb and his fellow Grahamites had hurt his feelings; Eugene S Ives Df Pima. late member of the Hunt Big Four" slaughtered at the polls; 1 Reese M. Ling of Yavapai. whose re- cent victory over Mike Cunniff had | put him in a joyous frame of mind. | and others of lesser note, but equally ! of speech as they told of ] what they hope to do before the cam | Daign closes in December
 The credentials committee reported | | quorum present. including Mike l Cunniff. who. having failed of cleo | ion, came armed with a proxy The | natter of permanent organization was | hen taken up, with the result given | lbove.
 A committee on platform was named | md instructed to meet last night in | he office of George Purdy Bullard | O prepare a platform to be adopted | ,y the party council. which will con -ene in the capitol at 10 o'clock this 
 The committee on ply tform was made up as follows:
 Apache. to be chosen later: Co., 'hise, J. R Henderson; Coconino. Geo GilS. J. J. Keegan; Graham. Wiley F.. Jones; Greenlee. l.. F. Iaughn; Maricopa, c. B. Wood; Mo