Arizona republican., 1913-02-03
Spcakership Fight Between Bradner of Cochisc and Linney of Yavapai Un- decided After Three hour Wrangle.
MAY PUT CONTROL
 WITH REPU BLlCA\S
Minority Party Immediate lv Caucuscd On Action. Rumored if Fight Goes to Floor of House Will Defeat Bradner.


 After a caucus lasting for three and a half hours last night the Dem o,rats controlling the house of rep resentatives divided exactly equally OF the question of the speakership, sam E. Bradner, the speaker of the former sessions getting fifteen votes. and II. IT. Linney. the candidate of tIc opponents of Bradner. getting fifteen votes also. The deciding vote, that of George F. Cooke of Buckeye, vas not east NIT. Cooke was not present. He is at home suffering with d severe attack of measels. When the question of his vote came u, on roll call it was offered to obtain it by phone The Linney men were willing to this. but the Brad u,r men were not. It was strongly rumored that MT Cooke is for Lin nay This information has gotten 10 the ears of the Bradner support CTS and they refused to go further with the meeting.
 The following is the vote as it was announced on roll call:
 For Bradner of Cochise county Tlcoks, Murphy and Lewis of Gila; Bradner Kelton Graham, Duncan and Ball of Cochise: Ellis of Mo h3ve; Irvine and Johnson of Mari copa. Kerr of Yuma. Whipple of Grcenlce. Saxon of Santa Cruz Hall "r Yavapai.
 For Linney of Yavapai county Jacobs. Rabbit and Jones of Mari c.ra: Curry of Cochise: Wren, Lin u,, and Moore of Yavapai: brennan of Yuma. MattoX of Navajo, Kane os GrcenIee Barker of Pinal. Jacobson and Lynch of Graham.
 The caucus was held in the parlors of the Adams hotel. Up to q late hour yesterday evening it had not been decided that a caucus would be held Both sides were holding out ;-s definite information on the sup port of some of the members was wanted There were some of them vho could not at the time sIate how tl.ey were going to cast their vote in the caucus, although some of them were claimed by both sides
 IT was not until after o'clock that Eradner announced he was willing U g into the caucus. and his friends stated at that time that he had six teen votes promised In the body Of thirty-one members this would have been enough to secure the nom iGation. With the information that thr caucus was on there Was d buzz O. excitement around the corridors O: the Adams hotel until all the members of the party were rounded up.
 Then to those who were on the outside the quictness was oppressive because the talking in the room could be heard. and many prominent politicians on the outside were anx- i"us to find out what was going on inside. It was rumored that an at tempt would be made to throw Bradner out of the membership ot the house. Soon after this rumor came down Attorney General Bull lard was sent for.
 But BuIlard would not decide the mater for them. He went into the room. sized up the situation and sb.It the tie. Immediately he am npunced that each house was the ij Cgc of the qualification of its mem b>.rs and nothing he might say pi do would alter the situation. Here the business ended. The vote was tcken. announced and the adjourn mcnt made. Captain Kelton oi Cochise presided over the meeting and Dr. Craig of Cochise was secre- tary.
 Senator Breen of Coconino. whc VAS in the lobby below, scented tn, t', as soon as the caucus broke ul and immediately got the Republicans together and a small caucus was held: If the election is thrown into the house the Republicans will con ucl the proposition, but many arc anxious that the fight be settled 1T the Democratic party itself How ever. Breen was not losing any time Fc wanted the Republicans togethel to find out what they would do i the opportunity occurred The Re pUhlicans were in caucus at mid night and had not announced wha they would do It is generally pre- dicted. however. that Bradner stand greater chance to lose than doe his opponent. Bradner however, i willing. it is understood. to let tn fight go to the floor of the house
 All day yesterday there were eau cusettes being held on street cor ncrs and in the hotel lobbes On Saturday the center of disturbanc seemed to be the Adams hotel. bu yesterday the situation changed witt the arrival of the Bradner forces Continued on Page Sixl