El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-24
DEM0CRATSTO
HAVE ARIZONA
PRIMARY
Will Settle on Delegates to
National Convention by
This Method.
REPUBLICANS ARE
YET UNDECIDED

Phoenix, ArlZ-. FeD- -4--11 the plans
Of the Democratic state committee do
not miscarry, delegates to the national
convention of that party viii be chosen
by the presidential preference primary
plan The primary viii not be held by
the sanction Of any statute, as Such
law could not be enacted by the Iegis-
lature in time to be effective this
year. but the committee, which has
just held a session IN PhoeniX. IS ar
ranging to hold such primary IN ac-
cOTdance with the rule adopted by the
national committee at It's late meeting
I'm Washington
It IS proposed to divide the state into
six districts, with one delegate and one
alternate from each district The dis
tricts are as follows
Priscilla, Graham and Greenlee
Secord-Cochise county.
Third-Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz
counties
FTfth-Maricopa county.
Sixth-Yavapai, Coconino, Apache
and Navajo counties.
This Is, so far as possible. an equal
division as to population and it is be-
lieved Il viii be satisfactory gener-
It is early. Of course, to predict. but
unless there Is decided ehange, II
seems certain that Champ Clark VIII
be endorsed either as first or second
choice Of the Arizona delegation The
chances are he viii be first choice.
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with the insurgent element here. but
JudsOn Harmon, the Ohio governor. has
many strong friends in Arizona and the
influence OF those friends may make
itself felt by the time the date OF the
primary has arrived
Republicans on the Fence
On the Republican side It is a case
Of waiting TO see which way the cat
jumps. The Roosevelt movement start
ed with a great deal Of noise some
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clubs with considerable memberships
were organized. But there is no evi-
dence that these organizations have
made a great deal Of headWay- and the
recent setbaclSs which the Roosevelt
supporters have received In various
sections OF the country have gone far
to strengthen the Taft adherents. It IS
at least an even bet that part OF the
delegation from this state viii vote
for the denomination Of the present
Incumbent, this statement being made,
Of course. on the theory that Arizona
VIII send an uninstructed delegation,
which the state is almost certain to do
spenkershfp Fight.
Interest IN local politics centers IN
the fight between Sam BTadner, Of Ben
son, and A. r Lynch, Of Stafford. for
the house speakership in the legisla-
ture. Some difficulties have recently
appeared in the pathway OF the Benson
man. but at that it still looks as though
he viii land a winner
This difficulty has arisen over the
Distribution or patronage A week ago
II was conceded that Bradner would
have at least four OF the Yavapai
county delegation and probably all OF
them. But this week the supreme
court appointed J. P. Dillon, Of Yava-
pal county, TO the position Of clerk OF
the supreme court, a position which,
It had been thought, would 20 to a
Graham county man Since that ap-
pointment was made. Yavapai county
has been watering in its support Of
Bradner. for If ne is elected to the
speakership It removes Graham cOun-
tvs last chance Of getting any sort OF
recognition And Graham is one OF
the strongest Democratic counties IN
the state.
However. with the moral support OF
governor Hunt and the state admin
istratiOn, Bradner IS still the favo-ite
and IT is better than an even bet that
he VIII land the Job.
Supreme Court Located
The state supreme court has been
having all sorts Of trouble lately IN
finding quarters in which to conduct
its business. The difficulty, however
viii be removed by a change in the ar
rooms at the capitol building. The
court viii probably occupy the room
now used for library purposes and some
OF the hooks will be moved to another
part Of the building More room IS
badly needed at the caDltoI. but the
state IS not IN financial condition to
supply it at the present