Arizona republican., 1912-10-03
SMILING, SORE,
 SATISFIED
Wonderful Combination of Feeling That Pervadcs Ranks of Free and Un- terrified After the State Meeting

Still somewhat sore but at the same time claiming that a distinct victory had been won for the pro gressive principles the leaders of that wing of the free and unterrified party. most of whom singularly enough live in parts of the state other than Maricopa county, left Phoenix yester- day for their homes. Likewise many of the leaders of the faction of the party that manned the steam roller and assisted in greasing the wheels of that awkward but effective juga- naut of blight to political prospects, also departed to their respective homes to tell their brethern back in the country districts how it was all done
 Contrary to the general impression, the rolling that was administered to the administration did not take the cheerfulncss out of the regular of ficial inhabitants of the state house. Bright and early yesterday morning these gentlemen were on the job looking after their official business presumably, but Dame Rumor. a sus- picious female, had it they were fix ing to fix the fiXers." An assertion was made that the majority of the people in the home districts are not in favor of any such action as was taken by the majority in rolling on the administration. They point out that Governor Hunt is well liked and respected and should have been en- dorsed. The other crowd come back and say. the whole endorsement plank as fixed up by the minority bore the earmarks of spitefulness and petty jealousy The governor was men toned in it they say, so was also the tax commission. the land commits sion, and the corporation commission, vet the other state officers were left out
 One of the more prominent demo- crats who refused to take any part in the fracas admitted the mistake of the prOgressives end They coUld have mentioned the governor and ended it there a proposition which would probably have met the appro- bation of the other fellows, but to mention just a few and leave out the attorney general, who has fought for the state upon a salary hardly worth the name, who has represented the state against some of the best legal talent of the country without loss of prestige Then there are the others the state auditor, the secretary Of state, the supreme court, the treas urer, and in fact the whole ilk of of flee holders of the democratic party at the state house, all should, it is claimed, have been lauded if any were.
 It is pointed out that from the standpoint of the majority that the administration as a whole is gener- ously endorsed a blanket endorse .ment that should suffice. In answer to this the prOgressives claim that they are like William J. Bryan, who also failed of endorsement at Balti- more. in the fight for chairman, of whom one of Arizona's delegates tel egraphed franctically home that he was spelling everything. Like w.. J.. the peerless one, they too wrote the platform. At least nearly ninety per cent of it.
 However that may be, when Sena- tor Roberts left for his home yes terday his parting injunction to the ones he left behind was, Well, keep vour eye on the gun, we can get the beggars the next time we go after them"