Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-22
COMMITTEE AND CANDIDATES FAIL
AGREEMENT ON PRIMARY PLAN
Farmer Has Not Yet Given Up Hope. Next Twenty Four
Hours May See Ali Candidates Signed to Agreement.
Various Reasons Advanced For Delay. Direct
Primary Plan More Popular With Vot-
erS Than Ever Before.

cratic ticket, both precinct and coun-
ty, would not be able to reach a unan
infOus agreement as TO the lfi..-=er
cf conducting the Democratic prima-
ries here on Saturday, September 20.
| There were various reasons why
unanimous agreement could not DC
secured, the principal stumbling
| block so far being that the unani-
nous consent Of the candidates for
sheriff could not be secured-or at
least. have not been secured al me
present writing It may be that be-
fore another twenty-four hours have
passed the sheriffs may make all
/ agreement to submit the question of
their nomination TO the Democratic
| voters by a direct primary plan. Mr..
Ernest Hughes, one of the candidates
for sheriff, who mas not yet signed
the petition and agreement. stated to
| the Review last evening that he
would be glad TO sign the proposition,
| provided it was agreeable to Mr..
Steve Roemer, of Benson, who is a
candidate for treasurer against j. c.
Callaghan and J. P, Gull Mr. Hughes
thought Mr. Roemer should be uun
suited as a matter of courtesy. Mr..
Roemer was In the city last evening
and viii remain here today When
| Mr.. Roemer was seen by a Review Ie-
porter last night he stated ne had just
arrived and had not as yet had time
to consult with his friends Il viii
not say at this time that I will not
sign the proposed agreement Tor a
direct primary, but will know more
about the situation tomorrow
]. p. Gull, who is a Bisbee canuf
date + 4 treasurer, stated that he
did not like TO sign the proposition
unless Mr.. Roemer had first signi-
| fed his approval of the plan. The
proposition submitted to the candi-
dates was, in brief, that the three
sheriffs each nominate thirty-une
delegates TO be known as the Lock
| ling ticket, the Hughes ticket and the
] Benton ticket, the voter to put an X
| in the square underneath the name
! of tne candidate for sheriff he de-
! sired nominated. On the same bal
/ lot it was proposed to print the
names of the three candidates for
| treasurer, the six candidates from
Bisbee for constables and the four
candidates for justice of the peace
| In the event that other candidates
for precinct offices sprung up their
names. also. we're to be printed on
| the primary ballot. After each name al
Australian ballot square was TO be
printed and the voter to place an X II
the square opposite the name he de
desired to vote for treasurer, constable
and justices of peace. In this manner
the candidate fer treasurer, receiving
| the highest Democratic vote would
be the choice of the successful dele
CATION for sheriff; likewise the I'VE
constables receiving the highest
Democratic vote would be the choice
of the sheriff delegation for constable!
also the two justices of the peace re
/ ceiying the highest vote would "a
ceiye the vote Of the sheriff delega
ton. AS near as practical it was de
cided that the voter should be giyeI
the opportunity in this manner, tt
decide who he wanted nominated TO
sheriff: who ne wanted nominated FOL
treasurer: and likewise, who was mI'
choice among the constables ant
justices of the peace. The plan per
mitted each candidate to run on hi:
own merits, and eliminated the pre-
crhct contest from the sAeriff fight
u An agreement to this effect wa!
formulated and the following mem
bers of the Bisbee central COMMITTEES
signed the agreement:
W. B. Kelly. James Letson, J. NJ
O'Connel, j. ]. Walsh. A. t. Sowle, +
A Suffer.
AS stated in a previous issue o
the Review, MIR. Suffer signed y-ltl
the understanding tnat all of the can
didates would sign. The proposition
has been circulated among candidate
for the past two days, and last nigh
the following candidates had signe'
in favor of submitting their no-nins
ton on a ballot giving the voter Jii
direct method of expressing the choic
of the majority. Those candidates
4 who have signed the agreement, az
4 as follows:
Chas. Locking, fol sheriff; j. v
i Hogan. for Justice OF the peace;
IL. Leech, for Justice of the peaSs
IGeo. NJ. Porter, for Justice of tn
; peace; ]. c. Callaghan, for treasurer
J. ]. Harrington, X. G. Ruff and De
Z ny Twomey, for constables.
4 lhOSe GdnuludtGof Hhc h-fN - =
1 failed TO sign are: Ernest Z. hugh
i and Case Benton. for sherin;
1 P. CuH and Steve Roemer for treas
4 er; ]. F. Wilmoth, John James and L
Il Merrill. for constasles; William Gar
for Justice of peace. Mr.. wilma
1 CLARK. when presented with the pc
| ton last evening, stated that he "
in favor Of the proposition and won
| sign it. provided either one OF I
1 it,go sheriffs who have not yet slgne
/ would agree to it.
Il A majority of the Central comm
lltse sin have hopes that the can
l Edates will unanimously agree to
n Edirect primary plan in the approa'
Il ing primaries. Il has been eVldehc
II within the last few days that
Il proposition has a majority OF
4 Democratic voters behind II ~
l Tive announcement Of the final
| suits attending the efforts~of the G
4 trail committee in this direction,
1 he announced Wednesday morning.
/ has resolved itself into proposal
flcf unanimous agreement OF car
1 dates and it is believed that II ely
4 Mr.. Hughes or Mr.. Benton wo
la.,a, me remainder of the can