The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-10-04
DEMOCRATS|N COMMITTEE
 NAME OLNEY
Former Resident of Graham and Greenlee Counties Chosen to Lead Party to Victory in
 Presidential Election
DEFEATS ROBERTS OF COCHIsE
New Committee Organizes With John H. Robinson, of Prescott, as Sec retary and |. F. Wolpe as
 Treasurer. -sii'


 Pursuant to the primary law enact ed by the last legislature the members
 of the several party State Central Committees assembled at the capitol
 building in Phoenix at twelve o'clock
 Monday last.
 The object of the meeting was the
 organization of the committees to
 conduct the campaign in the first state election for President and Vicc- President.
 The attendance of the Committee men of both the Progressive Party and the Republican Party was very light and they concluded their labors with out any contest of any kind The Progressives elected J. L. B. Alexan- der, of Phoenix, as Chairman; R. Ras- messen,, of Tucson. Secretary; and D. North, of Kingman, as Treasurer The Republicans again elected J. Lo- renzo Hubbel, of Apache, as Chair man; Chas. Arnold, of Maricopa, as Secretary, and Banker Martin, of Globe, as Treasurer
 ne DcLAOCIdLlC COInLulIJ60uleu from over the statJ 4ttenCed n force by pessos, andstavoxy T..ss final re- port of the Committee on Credentials showed that sixty nine committee men were present, twenty-six of this number being personally represented.
 Upon the arrival of the committee men at the capitol Sunday night and Monday morning it was soon appar- ent that there was an overwhelming sentiment in favor of the election of Hon. Geo. A. Olney as the state chair man. This sentiment was made mani fest in no uncertain terms by the ac tion of the committeeman from Mari copa county who voted thirteen solid votes for Olney in the committee meeting. In addition to this Mr. Ol- ney received twenty-nine votes from the remaining counties with the ex- ception of Cochise who supported State Senator c. M. Roberts a can didate from their own county.
 MT. Olney was selected by the con- mittee by reason of his eminent fit ness for the position. During a resi- dence of over thirty years in Arizona MT. Olney has become known all over the state and enjoys the utmost con- fidence and respect of his friends and acquaintences. He is allied iwth no clique or faction of the party. He is recognized as a fair and liberal mind ed democrat whom every democrat in Arizona can follow to victroy in No vember.
 Dr. Hughes, of Maricopa nominated Olney for the chairmanship and in so doing stated that he would place in MT. Olney not because he was a woman suffrage democrat, or that he was a prohibition democrat or that he was an anti-prohib demo- he was plain democrat. The an- called forth a storm of cheers, testifying to the fact that all knew what Dr. Hughes has stood for heretofore, and what he stands for now, but that he was willing to sink he organization.
 The name of Senator Roberts of O. ,hise was placed in nomination by Senator John T. Hughes of Pima County in an eloquent speech such as hat young man knows well how to make. He plead for recognition for Dear old Cochise,'' the county that produces the votes and that has stood oy the democratic party from time i'm His eloquence was howev. er in vain. Webb of Graham seconded he nomination of Olney, while Bane ,f Cochise performed a like service or Rc9erts. Bane however in his 'peach after telling how many years favapat and Marico9a lad held the eadership of the par while C)chise lad never had look :n, implied a