Arizona republican., 1914-09-29
Administration Band Wagon Has Room for All Who Would Ride-Duffv of Mo- gales, Chairman; Thomp-
 son, Maricopa, Sec.- Treas.


 wonderfully comfortable to all, even l if the progressive wing of the Demo- i cratic party had StreWn them liber- ally with tacks before the wagon started on its scheduled trip through out the ranks yesterday, and everyone climbed on and took a seat If the tacks were of pointed nature the jreaetionaries smiled as if they really liked it, and when nearly all had been done in the matter of counting noses and the strength of the admin istration steam roller was manifest, they politely and with hat in hand, smiling withal announced as in one voice, We beg to nominate that peerless progressive democrat, that bosom friend of the dear governor whom we all admire and will CD vote for, that unanimous choice of che George w. P. Hunt for state 1 chairman, we refer respectfully and with a full knowledge of what has been done to us-Frank J. Duffy of And then everybody applauded and Judge Duffy was declared the unani- nous choice, and by exclamation, of 1 the free and untrammelled for the leadership for the coming campaign l Of course Judge Duffy on being escorted to the chair by a select committee, keynoted ably and well His periods were well rounded and with the end of every one he an I leader or magnificent statesman, or splendid progressive state executive | and at the end of each period the lapplause was well given and almost I-a -almost-unanimou as befitted a gathering of Democrats over which the sky blue flag of harmony floated | in peaceful abandon.
 | It was a great meeting from the standpoint of all of those who went in and came out whole. Everybody was for what was done and every body was satisfied according to pub lie statement immediately after the | doing and the chorus was raised: 'Oh what we will do with the other fellows, when election day draws | up with a song on the order oi 'Everybody's happy when the sur shines" apparently it could not have been more smilingly done. Every body smiled Neill Bailey smiled Walter Brawner smiled, Mulfort Winsor smiled, J. H. Robinson smil- ed, Micheal Glenn Cunniff smiled Charles M Roberts smiled, w. w Pace smiled, everybody smiled anC said, "Aint it fine.
 All of which is indicative of tht fact that retrieving the defeat in 1h' state campaign of two years bacl when the other fellows captured th' machinery, the administration Demo crats joined the ranks of the come backs yesterday at the state houst by vote of almost everybody t; what was left, and the administra ton looks to have the party counci 1 grabbed in consequence in the ses sions that will take place today. Fl There was not a pebble or hitcl in the whole procedure. Even . c. Thompson. erstwhile of Missour where he was raised amid politica atmosphere, was elected secretar and treasurer by exclamation am keynoted in the same worthy strail ready being groomed for the guber material office when the present ex ecutive shall have decided to eithe lay aside the responsibilities or seel higher honors.
 The Democratic wagon was only few minutes late when Johnny Roo inson of Yavapai county called tn meeting to order. George Purd
 Bullard of Maricopa was elected tern pOrary chairman and returned thank after the manner of Democrats 10 the honor done. c. c. Thompso was elected pencil pusher extraord mary. Then came the committe appointments noted below and tn
 several recesses until the credential committee was ready to report. Whe
 this was done it was found that tn
 proxies in sight which helped a litti
 in the general weight of things. Yer
 few explanations were needed an
 when it was found out what was III
 good grace characterized the attituG
 of everyone toward everyone els
 How beautiful it is for brethren t
 dwell together in amity."
 George Purdy Bullard dispatche
 business in rapid style, and Judg
 Duffy following him showed ho'
 easily and quickly it is done by on
 who knows how Finally when a
 was nearly over Mrs. Rosa Goodric
 Boido holding proxy for w.
 Barnum of Maricopa, and the onl
 woman present, was called on for few remarks and in diplomatic wa
 suggested that although the pleasur
 at being with fellow Democrats wa
 great, the prospect of biscuits an
 butter doubtless had a greater attrac o tion to the delegates at that tim
 than did possible speech. C. l
 Wood as spokesman for Carl Hay
 den expressed that gentleman's regrt
 at being away in hot Washington tn
 while, regret being substantiated b . a check for s250 to start the fund
 Basis of representation of stat
 committee:
 Votes for Member