El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-19
ARIZONA PRIMARY
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Work Of Legislature Draw
ing to a Close: May Ad-
iourn TONIGHT.

the primary bills providing for a
most elaborate system of registering
and holding of primary elections. 1t IS
extremely doubtful if the bills viii be
accepted by the senate BIS proVld-
ing for the registration OF corporations,
for an appropriation for the support and
maintenance of a land commission and
providing for an inspection of all gas,
water and electric meters passed ths
senate finally.
The two houses failed to agree and
the lobbying bill has no chance to pass
this session
The bill providing for a 90 year lease
of school lands was killed finally. The
legislature probably will adjourn this
evening or tonight
The Legislatures Work.
With the end of ArizOnas first state
legislature there is a tendency to cast
up accounts, both IS 70 the records or
the various members. and as TO the ac-
tuaI work accomplished and its prob
able effect on the future of the new
state and on the political fortunes of
the men who are responsible for It
This work has been of a varied charac-
ter, and while some of it will look
rather radical to people on the out
Side-men who are not accustomed TO
thinking along the SOcialistic channels
in which the Democratic majority OF
this state is travelling, there is one
thing to be said: The Legislature has
done at least as well as was expected
Wherefore, one gets accustomed to
hearing this remark: Wv ell, am glad
1t was no worse
And it might nave been much worse.
That the lawmaking body got through
with as few extremely radical meas
ures as it has to its credit is due to
the fact that in the later days of the
session a strong feeling of antagonism
developed between the Two bodies. This
antagOnism developed to such an eX
tent that recently il was enough that
the senate strongly desired any par
ion a mo 81 n "a IA rr1aQ ire
4 sWatted in the house. But in the SEN
ate, while there was also considerable
resentment toward the lower branch.
this was not so pronounced a s the feel
ing of antagOnism among some Of the
leading senator's
AbOIishing the, Senate.
The most talked of proposition, as a
matter OF course, IS the attempt Of
senator ROrSley, Of Pima county, and
senator Roberts, Of Cochise county, to
secure an amendment to the constitu-
ton abolishing the senate This at
| tempt brought out a great deal OF ar
gument and considerable ridicule. 1t
was pointed out that the proposition is
Socialistic, pure and simple, and that
! the mere attempt to put in through the
senate. even II it never went any far
/ Their, would put the members of that
/ body In a most embarrassin position
/ should they ever seek a reelection as
! il is quite certain the larger number
! of them viii do. However, a dozen of
/ the senators voted for the measure and
! seem earnest enough in their desire
| that Arizona should adopt the policy
] Of doing business with a single legisla-
/ tive body.
WorsIey's sociaIistic Efforts.
It Will also be recalled that the pro-
! posed amendment which went through
/ the first legislature. designed 20 per-
| nit the state to engaged in all sorts
/ OF industrial pursuits, was fathered by
/ W orsley- This senator, while denying
| that he is a Socialist, has supported eV-
! cry SCcialistic proposition that came
| Getore the legislature at either session
! and has been directly responsible for
( many of them And as showing the
! hold which these ideas have upon the
| public mind in this state it may be
ntentoned here that the talk of run
! nlng Worsley for governor is still
| heard frequently. and it is the belief in
! many quarters that he is the one man
| VINO would be able to wrest control of
! ernOr Hunt
! Worsley's strength is not matter of
| q lew weeks work, however He has
/ Gcen aSSiduously cultivatinc the DOpu-
lar good will for years; and has en-
| Draced every occasion to get before the
! PUBIC. he IS most likable man. a
| good speaker. and with all his ingen-
| tician.
! Woman Suffrage.
/ Just now he is deyOting a good deal
/ OF attention to the woman suffrage
/ propaganda, which many regard as a
] certain factor in Arizona politics in the
! near future, despite the fact that the
| proposition for a suffrage amendment
| Was defeated in the regular session.
I WorsIey addressed quite a large suf-
rage meeting in this city the other
/ night and was received with enthusf-
asm- The suffrage cause lately has
| activity, one small initiative petition
| having been filed in the office % the
! secretary OF state. The state associa-
non IS DONG considerable work and it
n IL al fr-a.ra 49,
tentiOn of the national suffrage or
| ganlzation, and if this be true a con
/ test for the annexing of a suffrage
amendment to the constitution is like
| ~ 10 oe on almost any time.
No Evidence of Reaction.
II remains 10 be seen whether the
advocacy by senator WOrsley of the
| extreme radicalism that has come to
I be recognized as the principal mart of
! his political creed is the sort of uolicv
/ mat viii win. On the other hand, there
I Is no evidence of the reaction that has
! been confidently expected in this state
DeInOcratlc primary, when Woodrow
/ W lSon was badly showed under and
the extremists among the Democratic
I candidates shared like fate.
OF all the men who served in the leg
lslature Just closed there was no one
probably, who made a better record
Than senator John 7. Hughes, also of
flma county. Hughes supported some
o. the radical measures, but there were
many that he turned down. The hest
lhlng in his favor, however is the fact
that his work all the way through was
perfectly consistent. He has been a
IreIess worker and held himself aIoof
from much of the petty politics and
! maneuvering that distinguished SO
| many members of the majority PARTY
u IS the general impression that
hughes, who for years has been n
newspaper man, is in line for advance
ment and that his record as a law
maker will be of vast aid to him in
the future. 80
Important to Future Politics.
There are quite a number of things
which happened at the two IegisiatiVe
sessions that will play important parts
IN the politics of the future. For one
Ihlng, the Democrats will hardly again
as they did last winter, ATTEMPT to
make a campaign with the constitution
as their platform. And the reason is
that they have so loaded the constitu-
Ilon down with amendments, or at least
nave tried so to do, that such a course
would require more explanation than
any political party could afford to at
Tempt. As an illustration it may be
saIu there have been attempts to amend
me constitution as to elections, as to
taxation. as to school lands, as to Ia
DOT as to the powers of the state. and
d number of other things Just how