Arizona republican., 1912-12-05

 TORN APART
Politics Soothing In Ranks of Free and UnteIrifieu Which Are Divided Woe fully Over Spoils and Such.

DelnocFdlS were NlclOrlOuS m the re- cent election and still more because of the impending meeting of the legislature with it's consequent fights between the progressive and react ionary democratic factions. Arizona has suddenly come to the fore with crop of candidates for every fed eral office likely to become vacant and with almost every downgoing sun this crop is increased by one or two. Offices that have lain dormant for some years are being resurrccted in order that they may be filled, at least in mind by some aspiring Arizonian.
 At present the reactionary demo- crats-the name applied to them by the fellows who are not on top at present-are in the band wagon hay ing obtained control of the state machine after the primaries before presidential election. There is some strife in this camp because of the numbers of candidates who have appeared. The most notable fuss at present being between Hon. Wiley E Jones and Hon w r Webb both chosen as presidential electors each of whom is anxious to carry the vote of Arizona to Washington as of ficial messenger. Hon. Wiley Jones says the office belongs to him by reason of having obtained the great est number of votes in the election.
 he cast one hundred more than his
 nearest competitor Hon. w. T. Webb
 says the office belongs to him because
 in, A~iz of h, .fl
 toral college he can get the most
 votes Each gentleman denies that
 he is going to vote for the other,
 while John R. Hampton the other
 clector says he does not want it,
 he already had to resign form the di-
 rectorship in d bank or two in order
 to be elected eIcctor. This is far
 enough. Whoever Mir. Hampton votes
 flor according to Mir Webb gets the
 plum with its consequent payment of
 25 cents per mile stipend. MT Webb
 contends Hampton is for him. Keith
 CT Mir. Jones or MT. Hampton have
 been heard from.
 The other fuss is about the or
 ganization of the legislature. There
 are two candidates. Hon. sam B.
 Bradner who was speaker of the house during the first and special session. and Hon. II. H. Linney, chairman of several important com mittees and q prominent member of the Yavapai delegation in the house Some of the democrats claim that they will nominate Linney in the democrat caucus as they claim to have twenty two votes pledged to | n of the other fellows Linney can have but thirteen votes in the caucus, Then wise democrat comes along and says: There need not be any house organization. It is not neces- sary. The coming session of the house and senate will be d special session and the organization of the regular session by all parliamentary rules holds over until the new legis- lature is elected. Sam E. Bradner was elected speaker of the first state house of representatives and the first state house of representatives will be l in special session when they come 1 together Hon Sam B. Bradner can therefore if he wants to walk into the house of representatives call 1t together and preside. He will be in the chair and q two thirds majority 1 is necessary to remove him. 1 cant see where H H Linney comes in on
 this arrangement to save my life. l According to this arrangement the
 same thing holds true for the Senate. Senator Cunliff who is incidently l from Yavapai county and who was l bv choice one of the original Wilson 1 men in the state is president Qi the Senate. Unless some active oppoSlt- 1 ition developes to him will be re elected to his position unless pres
 ent signs fail There was a good deal
 of talk shortly after the party coun-
 cils of getting Judge Hecthman Of 1 GiIa to run for it himself. Now comes up the Yavapai county bug aboo again.
 | From the time since whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary there has been rivalry ot anything but q friendly nature be- tween Cochise and Yavapai Last 1 fall it developed again over the party council control, when Maricopa aided ] by Yavapai hung the crepe on the ICochise delegation. Following this l episode an attempt at cancellation
 Was made by YaVapai in order to |Obtain support for Linney in the !'house speakership fight to be. but E.that dear Cochise" refused to be Itconcialated Now since Cunniff is a Iprogressive an so is Bradner, Cochise Fhas lined up solidly behind these two I linen and has challenged Yavapai to | change the lineup
 The best that can be gotten out of
 the leaders now. when approached
 on the question is, Well we'll see
 what we shall sec" in which there is lots. of truth, no poetry, and vol
 umnes of consolation to the bunch that petS beat