Arizona republican., 1920-01-10
PLANNING JOB ON
GOV. CAMP BELL
IN HIS ABSENCE?
Democrats Gather, and Ru-
NOR Follows That Acting
Gov. Simms Is Urged to
Call 6O-Day Session
Jobs-Oh Joy

When the cats away, etc. Follow
ing closely upon the departure of
Governor Campbell to attend the con-
ference of the western governors at
Denver in the matter of the gigantic
western reclamation project, there was
a congregation of democratic leaders
at the capitol yesterday. 1t was CO.
incident that there was a rumor on the
street that surprise was being cooked
up for the governor in his absence.
The rumor little later in the day,
took the more definite form that Act
ing Governor Simms was being i'm
portuned to call an extraordinary ses
sion of the legislature for the purpose
of ratifying the national suffra ge
resolution and for other purposes" by
which the legislative session might be
dragged out through 30 or even SO
days. according to the course of pre-
vious extra sessions, thus furnishing
needed sustenance to several score of
worthy attaches, all to the end that
the state trea surer may be unburdened
of perpleXing funds.
One Day Enough
Governor Campbell had announced
that he would call an extraordinary
session for the purpose. and for no
other purpose, of allowing the legisla-
ture to ratify the federal amendment
Ii was the belief of the governor that
single day. There would be no need
of a host of enrolling and engrossing
clerks bill clerks, speakers or presl-
dents clerks: in fact, but a few clerks.
There would be no battalion of pages
no janitors, doorkeepers and sergeants-
alarms.
The form of the resolution as pre-
pared by the national suffrage organi-
zation is in the possession of the gov
ernor. There is nothing to be done
about it, if the legislature is in favor
of equal suffrage, except to adopt the
resolution in one house and 1mme-
diately transmit it to the other. The
whole proceeding could be crowded
into the space of an hour, and then
the legislature could break record
for brevity by adjourning sine die
The democratic gentlemen who were
in attendance yesterday were former
Governor Hunt, President A. A. johns
of the senate, Senator Roberts of Co
chise county. and Senator Winsor of
Yuma.
Gets Many Suggestions
1t was given out that ii WAS the
purpose of the democrats to put the
governor into a hole, that is, into
paper hole, by means of variety of
resolutions bearing upon what would
be characterized as his maladminis-
tration.
1t was also reported that the legis-
lature to be convened by the acting
governor would take up various legis-
Iative subjects. and it would have no
lack of them. for since it was made
known that the governor was going to
call a special session for ratification
of the amendment. he has received
more than 100 suggestions for legisla-
ton covering the well-known subject
of foul brood in bees" etc. There
would be abundant material to keep
the legislature running for the fun 90
days, to the great joy of the taxpayers.
Governor Campbell had originally in
tended to call the legislature intosex-
troardinary session on February 10.
But on the representation of Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait, the head of the
national suffrage organization, that
that would perhaps be too late TO allow
women to participate in the primaries
OF some of the states, he consented to
call the session for February I, and so
Informed her by wire just before his
departure.