Arizona republican., 1912-03-04
Bradner and Lynch Both Say They Are Certain to Win the speaker
 ship Fight.
HERE IS REVIEW
 OF SITUATION
Legislative Program, Com. ing Caucus and Dele gate Fight Are All
 Live Topics.

The contest for speaker of thI lower house of the legislature is the
 most interesting political episode at present coming within range of the camera obscura.
 There are two active candidates m the persons of Samuel Bradner of
 Benson. and A. E. Lynch. of Stafford, and each of these gentlemen have
 let it be known that they expect to
 capture the coveted diadem. In way the womans suffrage
 question is running through the
 struggle for it is now definitely
 known that this measure is to be an issue. and an effort will be made
 to submit the question to d vote of
 the people of the state at the same
 time the judiciary recall is submitted.
 Lynch is said to be not overly en-
 thusiastic for the sufragettes and
 those who are back Of the movement are afraid the bill would be referred to a committee from which it would never see the light of day if the Saf-
 ford man is in the chair.
 | ne tbl elhllfi ipilONtlS stSSfil TUT ther that the Benson candidate is more nearly representative of the progressive wing Of the party than his opponent. and therefore should have the support of the true pro- gressives.
 The Lynch men say that he is progressive" but is not a bomb thrower." using that term to indicate that Lynch does not follow the lead CTS in all of the more radical de- partures which the majority is plan ming
 Lynch is claiming majority in caucus, and boasts that he will have the delegation from Cochise Brad ner's home county The Bradner CO., horts retort that perhaps he will: that they hope he will for if Cochise deserts Bradner that candidate will be free from all home entanglements and can treat with and reward the true blue" friends of progressivism without fear or favor
 It is charged that Bradncr refused to caucus with the CachiSe county party representatives The answer A'' NAilo dllf Stllbii lS liidl IT tDTdALbI did decline to foregather with his home folks it is because he desired to await the general caucus in Phoe- nix before adopting any definite policy and then to act in harmony with the rest of the state
 Lynch is claiming Cochise. Mari copa. Yuma. Yavapai, and the northern counties with enough votes to control the caucus and have q dozen Or more to spare.
 This claim is pooh poohed by the Bradnerites who aver that their can didatc positively has the following votes already tucked away. with more tu come:
 Yavapai I; Maricopa. {: Navajo. |: Mohave. l; Yuma. ?; Pima. l: Santa Cruz, l Gila. 3.
 A little exercise of metal arith- metic will show that here is total of seventeen votes or one more than enough to control the caucus. even Cochise to Lynch which l trey do not
 The Maricopa delegation seems cer- tain to split. It is known that sev- -i di it itpitoflfttiAiNtS iiOlll tillS tOlin- | ty early pledged themselves to | Lynch. and it is also known that | some of them wish that they had | not
 In any event the contest is hold 1 ing the center of the stage at pres | 'nt and the politicians. near poli- | ticians. and others are doing some Df the tallest figuring of their lives. l 'or upon the spcakership depends ! 3hoice committee appointments. and | other perquisites which are not to be | lightly disregarded by the faithful. |
 The administration forces are 'ather firmly seated in the saddle | md the antis will have to stir up , lot of dust to dislodge them from Ee nine points of possession they already have
 Lines have been pretty definitely | irawn by the democrats throughout he state in the national committee nan contest, and it is coming to be 1 recognized that it is not so much the personalities of Eugene Brady O'Neill and Reese Ling in- 'olved as the things for which they stand
 In other words O'Neill represents he radical wing of the party. A commentator has said that O'Neill is or everything beginning with an R" from the recall of farm hands <" regulation of popcorn wagons To his portion of the democracy he is aid to typify the last word in re- crm. and would carry popular gov nearly as far as Colonel Roosevelt himself
 On the other hand Ling is rep