Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-10
County Central Committee Decides to Give Voters Every Chance to
 Express Choice
WOULD INSTRUCT
 CONVENTION DELEGATES
Proposition Not Binding, But Is Regarded as FaireSt
 to All Voters.

It Sas the sense of the Democratic Central Committee of Cochise county last evening. that notwith- standing the purpose of the state hood bill passed by the senate to abolish the primary law in Arizona so far as possible, the democrats of Cochise county will follow the pri. mary plan in giving to the voters an opportunity of expressing their choice TOT delegates to the constitutional con Fention. which will meet in Pboe- nix next October Ths plan was recommended by the Central Com mittee after a plan had been out. lined oy C.. A. Mcdonald. of Tomb stone and c D. Parsons of Douglas
 The committee instructed the sec retary to notify the central commit teemen in each precinct to make pre- paraticns for holding a mass meet ing on the evening of July 90 for the purpose of making nominations 70 De voted for at the primaries on August 8. and after the nominations or delegates are made. the Central Committee suggested that nominations be declared in order for deIegates to the constitutional convention. apportiou ed to that precinct and that these names be printed upon a ballot. to- geiher with the nominees for dele gates to the county convention. and that at the same time the voter elects delegates to the convention he will express his choice for whom the delegation is to support for del egates to the constitutional con vention.
 While the Centra, committee sug- sesuon is in no wise binding. and each mass meeting in each precinct Is at liberty to disregard the sug- sestion of the committee, a majority of the committeeman present be iieve that. if practicable, some meth od should be employed in order to give the voter a dIrct opportunity to express preference for delegates to the constitutional convention.
 The committee was called to order in the parlors of the Copper Queen hotel at s:30 by George Neale who was esected chairman of the meet ing, and Tom Daily of Douglas was elected secretary.
 During the absence of Chairman Letson fin the cast it was thought advisable that a vice chairman, with full powers of a chairman should be selected. John Ross. of Douglas was elected vice chairman. and Robt. $. Maeiay secretary. to succeed A. F. Stuinpf removed from the county.
 Those present were H. F. Kohler. Lowei. Henry Street. Benson: r. J. Vaughn. George Neale. ;. R. Hen derson J. J. Bowen ". B. Kelly, P. J. Mccullough. Bisbee; Allen R. English and Samuel Gallen, Tomb stone; T. A Daily. James East. c. D. Parsons R. c. Lockwood, A. $. !. Shropshire. of Douglas; J. N. Cur lis, v. J. Bennett, c. NJ Roberts. A. H. Vein and J. D. Prewitt. In all twenty-seyen members of the con- mittee were present in person and by proxy.
 The committee proceeded to fill vacancies by appointing the follow ing Eew members for the following precincts:
 Bisbee-M. J. Cunningham, c. W. Moon. Walter Thomas. John BoIan.
 Naco-J. J. Newell. W. G. Brown.
 Bereford-H. E. Fletcher.
 Gieeson-B. A. Taylor.
 After filling the vacancies the com mittee proceeded to elect the fol- lowing officers:
 J. F. Ross. Douglas vice chair man.
 Robert Maclay treasurer.
 The vice chairman was also in- strueted to appoint a new executive committee to be composed of five members. The committee also rec commended to the county convention. which will meet in Douglas on August 20 that the ten delegats to the constitutions; convention from Cochise county be appointed among the several precincts as follows:
 Tombstone and Hereford-1.
 Carr's Canyon. Benson. Johnson. Curtis. St David Fairbanks Pool West Huachuca. Ft. Huachuca. Ora goon. Ash Canyon. Naco-i.
 Willcox. Pearce. Cochise, Tev- iston. San Simon. Dos CabezOs. Ruck- CT. Wilgus. Whitewater Lusk. Court land, Cleeson-i.