Arizona republican., 1913-12-20
Committee of One Hundred Twenty-Five to Recom- mend That Number of Phoenix Citizens as City Commissioners
OBSTRUCTION WAS
 EASILY BROKEN DOWN
Session Develops Opposition of J. C. Adams and Mum Der of NOn-members Who Claim It's Just Like a Big Caucus

That the executive committee of the committee of 125 will place in recOm- mendatiOn for commissioners under the charter, twenty names, that the exec utiVe committee will report it's selection to the whole body on Friday December PC. and that further nominations may be made from the floor at that time. was the action of majority of the 125 last night. The committee was not di- Vided into residents and non-residents of the city, although Dwight E. Heard, speaking for those who do not live in side Phoenix. offered to withdraw from the voting privilege.
 Immediately after the meeting was called to order Dwight B. Heard rose and stated that he would like to cor rect q certain misunderstanding that seemed to exist as to the committee. He stated that the following members Cf the committee were not residents of the city of Phoenix: J. Fred CleaveIand. Dr. John Dennett, Dwight B. Heard, J. l.. Irwin. E. B. O'NeiH, John P. Orme. Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, Mrs. J. c. Hur- ley, Mrs. F.. E. ONeill. Mrs. Ed L. Shaw, Mrs. F.. N Phillips and Ernest Bennett.
 Mir Heard said that he had conferred with a majority of these members and as it was reported that there was some opposition to their voting in the com mittee for candidates for the cOmmis- sion to be supported by the committee of One Hundred and Twenty-Five, rather than in any handicap the com mittee in it's work in selecting a ticket composed of citizens of the highest ability and integrity, they should pre- fer 10 refrain from voting or partici-
 s.1-- be recommended by the Committe of One Hundred and Twenty
 No action was taken by the commit tee on the statement of MT. Heard aI- though the chairman stated that he saw no objection to the members re- ferred to serving on the committee.
 Before any vote was taken MT. Heard said he would like to know whether the nonresident members present were : expected to vote The chairman stated that there was no objection to their voting
 Diversity of Opinion.
 Before a single motion had been off cred, it was evident the meeting would bring forth some lively discussion. The proposal of J. L. B. Alexander to in crease the committee by the addition of fifty names. selected by the same board that named this 125, was strong " opposed on the floor of the house and favored by nOn-members who l clustered in considerable numbers at the back of the room. Eugene Brady 1 O'Nein opposed the enlargement of the committee, calling it reactionary. When 1 it was seen that there was considerable | division on this point. MT. Alexander 1 withdrew his motion, before there was any expression from the back of the | hall Tt was only to promote discus | sion of the main issue the captain | said.
 Consolidated on this point, then, the | committee proceeded to the main issue, which turned out to be this: Shall the | committee of the Hundred and Twenty 1 five make recommendation of men for | places on the commissiOn?"
 H B. Wilkinson called for read ! ing of the report of the original com mittee on plan and organization, and | when the secretary read this report it | was found to contain the two distinct | items-that the committee of 125 do | through it's organization select the | board of freeholders to frame the char | ter and that it do recommend commits 1 sioners to carry that charter into eff | feet MT. Wilkinson then spoke fer l ventIv in support of the committees | proceeding with its program.
 MT. Adams Opposes Committee.
 T. C. Adams opposed this proceeding. saying that instead of doing away with