Arizona republican., 1913-02-01
A GATHERING
 0F THE CLANS
Hotel Corridors Scene of Knots of Men Discussing Whats Doing; Rumors of Strife That May Not Come True

The clans are gathering for the ses- slons of the solons of the forty eighth state. scheduled to meet in the second special session on Monday morning next, at 1he state house, about one mile and a half from the center of the city. By the time the solons get to the state house the center of disturbance will. however. be moved out to that ediflce as it is understood that there wlll be a merry little war when they all get together in their two big rooms.
 All sorts and conditions of rumOrs were prevalent upon the street and in the hotel corridors yesterday. The hO- tels are filling up very rapidly and all ready little knots of men playing the Vntrancing game of politics are found m every available corner of the hotel lobbes and there are knots of men on the street corners. The air is full of mystery Sh sh- sh, there comes some nOdV
 The members of the lower house, and there are quite a number of them all ready in the city, taken with the Mari Copa bunch, which has been on the job
  ship fight Bradner Vs LinneY. Linney vs Bradner. Linney is not on the ground and will not be until this morn- mS Bradner is busy at the state house with the livestock sanitary board, with nc time to think of the speakership fight. An old timer talking about it iast eVening-he is not q member of either hOuse-"Chances are Linney and Bradner both are the most uncon- cernCd about this fight. I know Brad nCr has been so busy with the cattle interests that he has had no time to wage a fight for the speakership."
 Among the virulent rumors on the streets yesterday was one to the effect that an attempt will be made in the coming session of the legislature to un3eat Bradner. under the rule that the house is itself the sole judge of the sufficiency of the qualifications of it's members. They figure that if Mir Bradner shows any sort of fight when the showdown comes they can by their majority exclude him from the house
 This is but a circumstance to what will happen when the wheels of the vain get to going It is rumored that under the head of appropriations the board of control fuss of the last ses- sion will be revived and that an at tempt will be made to disturb the present board and elect one that shall be composed of official members, but of a majority of official members who are opposed to the present conduct of state affairs.
 ic afh h if1oy nf 1 Rl nan n one gets in the midst of it, but it com paratively is a zephyr to what blows at the speaker when anyone mentions capital punishment. The legislature is divided into two camps upon this prop 1 OsitiOn, those in favor of continuing it. and those in favor of abolishing it. The governor in his call made provision for ! the discussion of a measure abolishing 1 it. but some of the sOlons are not for | that However, it is figured by some | close in, that it will be introduced any 1 how
 l It is figured also that at a given ] point some one will step to the fore with such a bill and then the gauntlet 1 will have to be run. If the legislature l kills the bill it is the intention of the | authorities to have friends initiate il by the now popular method. The ques- | tion then comes up, What shall we l Coz"
 There are very few legislators that | have a complete plan of Legislation mapped out for this session, most oi them being willing to read the cal first, and then see if any specific prop O3ition in which they are interested is in the list. If it is, all right. If it i: not, under the bars are down" call it can be introduced.
 These are just a few things upor
 which some little fuss may be occa
 stoned.