Arizona republican., 1913-12-21
The Committee and Others

The Committee and Others
 Some of our citizens husily asserting that the proceedings of the committee of one Hundred and TXenty-ffve are no different from those of the ordinary caucus. Others thoughtessy charge that the methods by which the committee arrived at a on Friday night to endorse candidates for mayor and commissioners those of the steam roller and ruthless disregard of the wishes of several gentlemen in the who did the committee of which they were members should take such action.
 the caucus charge first The committee has endorsed candidates although it will uI!d lubtedy do early date. But whatever t has done and shall do has been done and will le done openly and it's actions be binding outside the committee. A caucus action is. or is supposed be. binding and is usually taken or less secretly within small ring. represent ing q party pretending have official repre- scntation party element d community.
 The Committee Of One Hundred and Twenty-Five is q large but unofficial body. intended o be as representative unofficial body may be and chosen by organizations which sem-officiaI rather than unofficial.
 Any individual group of individuals has a right make public preference of candidates office. John Jones may may any number. of associates may gather around him. Nobody of sound mind doubts that ticket which will be elected March will have back of it some strong group powerful either good government. Shall this
 
 Twenty-Five well known and respected men and women who have selfish interest common to so large number, and who hold their meetings openly, shall a vague and indeterrninate group of men whose selfish interests pooled who secret places and plan for the sue of a ticket which they have secretly agreed upon?
 We will ask the average citizen, of these groups the Committee of one Hundred and Twenty five or the secret selfish group is more concerned in good government Phoenix?
 We have idea the personnel ticket which the Committee O Hundred and Twenty five will endorse suppose there is d member of the committee who has any clearer idea have, before next Friday night but it is the purpose of the committee to agree upon the best ticket it
 When two or more tickets are placed before voters there things considered nd they be considered together. We are not sure which is the more important One is the char acter of the men who compose the tickets other character O the men and their mo- tives, who are behind the tickets. invite a com parison of the motives of the Committee of One Hundred and Twenty-Five with the the men who opposing the committee.
 We come to the matter roller" in the proceedings of the committee on Fri day night. The committee met according to call for definite purpose. was to decide whether it desired to endorse ticket. That question settled the affirmative by the very decisive vote of 6 to 6. The members the com mittee who opposed action did so vigorously they had q right he final decision of the great majority infringement upon the rights of nobody and certainly upon the rights of the objectors who not members of the committee and who could properly criticise any decision the committee might arrive at for it's own conduct and which in no way affect the con- duct of those who members the com
 
 It would be no more preposterous for the mem bers of the committee find fault with any other body which would be within rights. in support ing such candidates it might concentrate it's strength for the offices O mayor and com nissioners.