The border vidette., 1912-04-13
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FIRST.
Santa Cruz County Constitutional De-
 mocratic Club Organized.

Last Monday night pursuant to call of the Committee, a bunch of Santa Cruz county Democrats met at the Court House and or ganizcd the first Democratic sion of Arizona as a state. N-
 The name of the new organi- zatioa is The Santa Cruz County Constitutional Democratic Club, and it's members pledge their loyal support to the democratic principles ;,s incorporated in the constitution of the state of Ari- zona and the principles as draft ed into the constitution of the Club.
 The meeting was called to order by Judge w. A. O'Connor who officiated as it's chairman.
 The following were unani- mously elected permanent off cers of the club: Frank J. Hob- son, president; Captain l.. w. Mix, first vice president; w. A O'Connor, second vice-president; Otto H. Herold, treasurer, and Robert E. Lee, secretary.
 The objects of the meeting and the purposes and aims of the proposed Democratic club were clearly set forth in speeches made by Judge O'Connor, Judge Duffy, Captain Mix of Nogales, and c. H. Alzers of Phoenix.
 pr. H, w. Purdy, Dr. A. A. Doherty and Judge w. A.. O'Con- nor were appointed committee to draft a constitution and by laws to govern the club, the name selected for it being "The Santa Cruz County Constitution nal Democratic Club"
 A motion was made and car rfed that the president appoint a circulating committee to secure new members, and the following were appointed: Captain L.. w Mix. R. R. Earhart, w. G. Bow / man-and E. D. Miller, and q meeting of the committee was arranged to be held on Tuesday afternoon.
 On motion made and seconded Charles H. Allers president and general manager of the Arizona Gazette, was unanimously elect ed an honorary member of the club, and Mir. Al1ers aclnow- ledged the compliment andhonor conferred on him with appro- priate remarks.
 The club then adjourned to meet this evening at $ o'clock in the J. E. Wise building on Morley avenue, to which every Democrat in the county is cor dially invited to attend.
 The new club starts with great enthusiasm among it's members, who propose to make it the strongest political organization in the state. It is not intended that is shall be converted into a personal organization, in the interest of any individual or set of individuals for any office, but solely for the promotion of the Democratic party in general and the principles which it stands for as expressed ill Arizona'S constitution and reiterated in the platform of the Democratic party during the last campaign
 The following membership roll was signed at the meeting last Monday night:
 We, the undersigned citizens of Santa Cruz county, state of Arizona, hereby freely and fully subscribe our names to the sup port of the Santa Cruz County Constitutional Democratic club. and pledge our loyal support of the democratic principles as in corporated in the constitution of the state of Arizona and the principles as drafted into the constitution of this club: - A. A. Doherty, w. c. Budge, Wallace Banard, w. G. Bow man, Vim. Meaney, Joe Dupuy, Frank J. Mannion, Edward !! Lanier, l.. w. Mix, T. l.. :: O'Brien. T. J. Wylie, Chris. i Nichols, J. w. Leehy, Andy>D. 1 Leard, J. J. Lowe, A. Dunn bauld, O.. I. Omstead, F. D. | Miller, H. w. Purdy, Frank J. | Duffy, R. R. Earhart, w. A. O'Connor, Robert E. Lee, F. J. Hobson, P.- Hannah, Otto H. | Herold, Phil. Herold, l.. M Raines, William Schuckmann, Arcus Reddoch, D. C. Franklin, 1 Thomas A. Hanlan, Sam Me ! Cullar, George H. Fiedler, J. A. Straith and J. E. Wise.