Arizona republican., 1921-01-11
Fight Threatens


 What appeared to be the material for fight boiled to the surface i'm mediately after the house was called to order by Judge Perkins of Coconino. the oldest member in point of years There had been some heralding of trouble the evening before and earlier in the morning, in the corridors. when 1t was known that two of the Democratic members, Miss Boehringer of Yuma and Curtis L. Knight of GiIa. had not come equipped with credentials. They could not therefore take part tn the voting on organization, and the slate of the Democratic caucus could net be put through.
 The Republicans probably had no serious intention of taking advantage of this situation, for in the end there would have been nothing to be gained, ! but much to be lost by the creation of a factional fight. A republican speaker. and chief clerk and serg cant -arms might have been elected, but the victory would have been worse than a barren one.
 Upon the calling of the house to order, Mir Kimball of Pima nominated Judge Perkins for temporary chair 1 man. Mir. Jones of Maricopa was nom l mated by a Democratic member. Judge l Phillips then disclosed that the stat utes provided the manner for effecting 1 an anization-beginning with the l appointment by the officer ready in 1 the chair of a temporary secretary who should call the roll and inquire into the matter of credentials.
 Reach An Agreement
 The Democrats objected to this pro- l cedure on the ground that it had not been done that way before, and 9Ir. Wylie of Pima accused the Republicans of resorting, for partisan advantage, to the technicality of observing the sfaf : utes. There was an agreement at Ie est on the calling of the roll by the tenn | porary clerk, a motion for the Aap- pointment of a credential coumiftee having been defeated by a strict party vote. The roll call disclosed that there were three credentials missing. those of | Miss Boehringer, MT. Knight and Judge Phillips. It also was made known that 1 the credentials would be prepared by Secretary of State Hall and presented, whereupon MT. Wylie observed that the Democrats, having been shown to be in the saddle, they were willing to recog nize the admonitions of the statutes P. c. Keefe of Yavapai was nomin- ated by MT. Belts of tAis county for speaker and Mir. Kimball nominated Judge Phillips. The latter having failed to effect a courteous trade with his opponent, the voting proceeded and again the party vote prevailed. Taking the chair the new speaker briefly addressed the house; the usual intentions of fairness were proclaimed as well as a desire for harmony. But the speaker more strongly stressed the need of economy in the making of pro visions for the conduct of the govern ment during the next two years.
 Oscar Zapf, who had been agreed upon in the caucus as the chief cleri and who had taken his place when tho : house was called to order, was nom mated for the position in permanent organization. A. l.. Smith of Yavapa was nominated by the Republicans. Mir Zapf was chosen by a party vote IT ] like manner John l.. Newberry, th' caucus nominee, was made sergeant-at- arms.
 Lack Loaves and Fishes In the meantime a message had beer received from the senate informing the house Of it's organization. Thougi a similar word might have been sen back by the retiring senate committe'