Arizona republican., 1912-01-05
There is Quite a Number of Gentlemen in This City Who Would Like
 to Know.
TRIED TO START
 POLITICAL CLUB
But Whole Thing is off Be. cause They Couldn't Decide on Quail
 fications.

If somebody can tell Mir Walter BraWner, MT Isidore Wolpe. Alr. Marf Dunbar. Mir Sidney Osborn, Mir. Yer non Clark, MT. Hightower, and a few other PhoeniN gentlemen Wh, happen to be possessed of an inQuir- ing political tendency. what Is a dem- ocrat he will confer a favor that is certain to be deeply appreciated ani it is hoped. appropriately rewarded For they haven't been able to get the answer" themselves and from present indications they are not like ly to do so.
 All of which is founded upon a little event which came to pass d couple of nights ago.
 Not long since 1t dawned upon one Of these gentlemen that il would b, good thing to organize demo- cratic club in Phoenix Now. there is already a democratic club here. but that one was formed for the purpose. ostensibly. at least. of promoting the cause of democracy in this bailiwick The new club was to be a social af- fair with special reference to the re- venue features. That is to say. it was Co be a sort of adjunct to tho pie dispensary.
 Well. the gentlemen met. and of course one of the first things it tackled was the qualification for membership Mr. Brawncr and Mir. Wolpe were appointed committe, Co settle that little matter
 The committeeman met. it is said by the small fcathered biped that carried the news 10 The Republican. and proceeded to discuss the momen- tous question. It should be d simple matter" MT Brawner said "I am from Kentucky d man is not d dem ocrat unless he votes the democratic ticket. I suggest that we put on the eligible list all men who voted the straight democratic ticket at the last election. And I further suggest that they be required to make affidavit to that fact"
 MT. Wolpe. from some uneNplain- able reason. couldn't quite see it that way. He thought the club should be a little more liberal. but he had no better suggestion and after wasting several reams of conversation the committee of two went back and re- ported that it had nothing to report Then the matter was taken up by the body as a whole
 It should be explained here that MT. osborn is the recently elected secretary Of state: Mir. W6lpe is trea- surer Of the state committee: Mir ( fll fl- fss h.. .T nix. and a true blue democrat of an ultra marine shade; Mir. Brawncr is chairman of the county democratic committee; and the other gentlemen are men supposed to know a demo- orat from demijohn any day in the week. But somehow they didn't seem able to agree
 "I could qualify on any reasonable terms.' one of the men remarked. for I have voted the ticket straight lots of times-I am sure of that. I don't exactly remember about the last election. but 1 know l am a democrat. all right"
 Well. I voted it straight at the last election" said Mir. Brawner" and it's easy for you gentlemen to say whether you did the same thing"
 Then there was a lot of stammer- ng and bluShing and hemming and having from the other gentlemen They were all quite sure. though they iidnt say so. that those who didn't nave plums already were quite able -o assimilate any such fruit that hap Dened to fall into their laps But as o making an affidavit that they had .cted the ticket straight at t... last .'ection-well. that was another mat CT already Vel. 1s Mawrus Perl nutter would say. But Brawner tuck to his Boinr and insisted that
 man must vote the iickot to be ,a!led a democrat. AnI that Was the 'ock on which the social democratic" .h:J (. undered.
 IL was aggravating. irritating. and lisheartening. Also. it was too bad. l it was q shame. And when l he good ship of true-blue democracy | vent down the contingent boarded a | nugwump raft that had been i.as.Ilv 1 'ieced together from some unused | blanks of the democratic platform md padded ashore
 And that was all.
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