Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
DEM0CRATSAR
 STILL DIVIDED
Coming Session of Legis- laturc Awaited With h. tcrest Because of Widen ing Breach Between Ad- mln!StratiOn and AntiS

Tue coming session of the legisla-
 ture of the state of Arizona finds
 the democratic party which was such
 a powerful and relentless majority ln
 tEc regular and special sessions more
 noticeably divided than it has been
 since the present administration was
 elected. It is q well known fact that
 there are progressive democrats and
 reactionary democrats. each opposing
 what the other want mainly because
 the suggestion whether remedial in
 its nature or otherwise comes from
 the other side
 Harmony is q sweet tune when
 easily played on the fiddle of ono
 string, but the ability to obtain har-
 mony from q harp of a thousand
 strings has not vet been achieved
 " the followers of the great god
 Demos. The oft announced democra- tic doctrine of "vox populi Nox der'
 does not apply unless the vox popuIi
 is raised for something that the
 bunch wants. Tn that case 1t is all ways Vox dei but if the bunch does
 not want it. it ceases to be vox dei and becomes the shout of the rabble or the cry of hoi polloi.
 This was never moro strongly i- lustrated than i'll the party council held ill Phoenix shortly before the general election. And while speak ing of the election. it might De well t1 say that some democrats regard the election as general and others re- gard it as special. II all depends on which kind of democrat one en- 1 counters. Returning to the proposi- ion of Illustrating the discordant elc- mcnt of the party as presented about ] rnc time of the party council It is q well known fact that the Hon. Michael C. Cunniff of Yavapai coun- ! ty, although the president of the sen i ate at the two sessions which had been held, was not q member ot the party council. This fact was itn- mediately seized upon by some as el ] evidence of the lack of popularity of 1 the honorable president and as a full 1 and sufficient reason for the belief l that he would not again be the pres 1 ident of the Arizona senate Those ] who fostcrcd this belief were wont ! so gather themselves into their owr, 1 private corners and fcarsomely an ] nOuncc that there was public de- ! nand for the election of some other 1 senator as president of the senate ! for the coming session
 I Immediately an earnest canvass { was made of all the members of tile { senate who were thought to be pos 1 5ible candidates. This canvass de- 1 yelopcd no certain man who vas will ing to take the job unless tt was l presented to him on q silver platter. l Finally, apparently by common .oa- i sent among them. they fixed on Sen ] dt0r IIcchtman of Gila county Is the l Moses to lead them out of the vil- l 1crness. For a while Senator Hecht man looked like presidential titnber, 1 but only for a while. little eu:thcr | investigation brought out q statement rom the senator himself that h. l would under no circumstances ppose Mir. Cunniff for the position, etc, etc. And again their hopes were blasted. About this time the Cochise coun y delegation that had been steam rolled in the councils awoke to tiI3 d for Senator Cunniff's scalp would ilso elect Representative H. Ii. Ln- ney of Yavapai county to the speak ership of the house. and under the leadership of some of the prominent Cochise county politicians who con