Arizona republican., 1912-03-18
Opposition to Sam Bradner, Administration Candidate for Speaker, Crumbles When Hunt Cracks the Official Whip
LYNCH HAS MADE
 STUBBORN FIGHT
Much Hard Feeling Has Developed and the Last Semblance of Harmony Disappears From Ranks of the Party

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 In addition to agreeing upon N. G Cunniff as president of the senate. thr Democratic senatorial caucus has de- cjded upon Judge McCullom. of Globe as secretary. anu Rev. Seaborn Crutchncld as chaplain. Crutchficlj fs the man who acted as chaplain of 5hc constitutional convention and who also gaineJ considerable notoriety by his spectacular appeal to the throne of grace on the occasion of the inaug- uratiOn
 The caucus also chose committee {" confer with like committee of thu house to arrange the details of legis- lative action. The senators compos ing this committee are Wood. or Mari copa. chairman; Pace. of Graham. and Morley. of Pima. The representatives are Kerr. of Yuma; Buchanan. of Pima, and Hall. of Yavapai.
 The senate has decided upon a total of eighteen attaches. seven of whom must be expert S,enoSraph"rs Tenn porary doorkeepers and scrgeant-at- arms it Is understood. nclule Wiley. oi Pima. Gamble, Of Greenec. and COntreras. of Yuma.
 No appointments have vet been made by the house the only agreement to which it has come so far aeing the selection of BraJncr as speaker.
 ArlZDn4 f..f.. str b" called lr order at II o'clock tl1s morning
 Sam Bradncr. of Benson. will be elected speaker of the lower house. and Michael G. Cunniff. of Prescott. president of the senate.
 After a bitter factional fight which lasted through Saturday night and all day Sunday the administration applied tn" steam roller and A. R Lynch of Stafford. went down to defeat.
 Lynch followers are bitterly dis appointed. and the session opens with two distinct factions warning against each other
 The Hunt administration forces are in the saddle. having applied the third degree yesterday. The Lynch
 
 any faVOrs at the hands of the Brad her crowd.
 \ caucus or the Dradner section Of the party was held last evening. sev- cral of the Lynch supporters refus- ing To take any part in the proceed ing
 At this caucus it was decided that ihe clerical and other legislative ap- pointmcntS should go in d fair meas urc to the counties not already having received largess from the governor. Thus where there has already been 2ubernatorial appointments to luc- rative offices that county will not get 50 much at the hands of the speaker.
 During the evening q confirmatory vote favoring Bradner for speaker was taken. and general legislation dis cusscd rather listlesslv for the mem bers were all tired with their strenu- ous eNertions of the day
 There is every indication that the session which begins this morning will be turbulent throughout.
 Immediately after effecting a tenn pOrary organization this morning the governors message will probably be presented. The message is long and deals with many phases of popular government of the kind for which the governor stands
 It was day of excitement. of in triguc. Of bickerings and dickerings: of promises to do this if you will do that: in short a day devoted to the playing of practical politics.
 Early Sunday morning the last of the legislators reached the city and before the sun had travelled very far upon its westward journey the mem bers of the majority party had re- solved themselves into groups until every nook and corner of the lobby of the Ford was filled. while the rooms of the Democratic club teemed with excited statesmen.
 Up to Saturday night it looked like q very even race for the speakership between A. R Lynch and sam Brad ner. but during the evening there was an appreciable break in the Lynch line up. and yesterday morning The Republican forecasted the almost cer- tain election of Bradner
 Sunday morning things were on edge. IL had been whispered about that there were Assertions from the Lynch ranks, but the more ardent of that gentleman's supporters insisted that it was all over but the shouting and that they were not to be jobbed into giving up the speakership.
 IL had been planned to caucus at 10 o'clock. but at 10 o'clock there was no caucus for it was evident that meeting of the entire democratic membership al that time would have precipitated chaos. and possibly con-