Arizona republican., 1917-01-08
NJ NEW LINE UP 0N JOHNS
 AND CLAR|DCE

A day and most of q night devoted to surging around on the part of the members of the house and senate, failed to work any change in the line up of the day before-a lineup out of which II is said the conservative ele- ment will elect b. II. Claridge, of Graham, to the presidency of the sen ate and Tony Johns. of Yayapai. to the speakership of the house Upon the steadfast refusal of the conservative element to go into caucus last night the preliminary party meetings were put off until ten o'clock this morning
 Yesterdays work brought out pretty accurately the fact that Judge Sutter would be a power in the upper house. He is to be floor leader of a dozen conservatives. for it is said that he will number the republican five in his army. II is slid for the house also. that there will be no republican minor ity. that the republicans and conserva- tives will combine into a solid working majority.
 Late in the afternoon noise was started to the effect that Johns grasp on the speakership had slipped-that ne was out Nobody was named in his place. but when the various factors Tn the seething mass were checked up, 1t was found that the Yayapai man was as safe as the night before
 Caucuses for both senate and house members were slated last night, pend ing the arrival by automobile of Mrs. W. II. Marsh. representative from Santa Cruz. ard Representative J. II. Lines of Graham county. Lines was coming by train and upon his arrival there did develop no appreciablo caucus. Senator Claypool of Gila ar ri q 4e. h.. Is ence did not stimulate the conserva- tives to any anxiety over meeting with the radicals. So when bedtime came-not the usual bedtime, but that observed by lawmakers before a ses- sion, politicians any old time. actors and newspapeimen- there had been no caucus. Instead. the members had been visited. boiled. quzzed, querIed and in many other ways known to the political worker sized up and listed
 The matter of apportionment of jobs will be in the hands of a committee of five for the senate, but no names could be learned In fact not all Of them are named yet
 As to the top clerical jobs, there was some discussion. sam Proctor of Winslow. was favorably mentioned for clerk of the house. and it was thought likely that on a compromise he might win the place. Judge Charles Hicks, of Navapai, was surrounded by the loudest clamor of any candidate for secretary of the senate. Both these jobs, however, will depend on the re- suit of today's eet-fogether
 The pot sizZled hot until nearly mid night, with frequent corner confer enceS and much ducking out one door Of the Adams hotel to meet him as he came out the other By the time J. C. had the bulk of the lobby lights turned out the conversation had dropped from the subject of legislature. governorship contest and their inter- relations and was dealing with mining stock. the last big time Bill and you and me had and allied topics.
 At possibly early hour this morn ing. the six inspectors and their forces Will start the final days work on the ballots. II is presumed that the in- spection can be concluded by noon, though the result will not be so def mite that it can be conveyed to fevered legislature which will be con Nenins at mid day without any real idea of what it will be doing tomorrow this time In the absence of con elusive evidence in the election contest. the solons will meet formally and ad- 1ourn. and then keep on doing il. Until 1t can be learned on reliable
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