The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-03-24
TOWN PRIMARIES. START POLITICAL
 CAMPAIGN
Union League Is First in Field With Endorsement of Several Candidates Democrats to Meet at Town Hall Saturday Evening.

At noon today Mat Danenhauer, Town Clerk, announced that one hun dred and fifteen qualified voters of the Town of Clifton had registered for the primary election which will be held on April 21.
 Of the number already registered approximately one hundred have de- clared. themselves to be members of the Democratic party. The remainder are scattered among the Republicans and Socialists. Bitter complaint is being made among the women voters when it is explained to them that, un- der the new registration law, they are compelled to swear allegiance to some political party in order to parti- cipate in primary election. A number of them have already an nounced their intention of having this law changed at the first opportunity. Most of the women voters express a desire to have free and independent hand in the selection of nominees for office and some of them think it is unfair that they are not. permitted to vote for any candidate for office they see fit, without any party line hin- drances. In this connection the wo- men voters should bear in mind that at the general Town Election they will be afforded an opportunity to vote independently as between the nominees of the several parties.
 Registration will be continued for the approaching town primary elec- ton until April 11th; when the regis tratfon books will be temporarily closed until after the primaries which occur on April 21.
 At the time of going to press only fhroo n,ox r,1o6 6o their appearance in the office of the Town Clerk. These petitions nomi- nate G. L. Crawford for Town Mar shal on the Democratic ticket. Mat IDanenhauer, for Town Clerk, on the Democratic Ticket, and B. F. Bow man, Street Superintendent on the IDemocratic Ticket.
 Prospective candidates have until April 1 to file their nomination peti- tions. On the Republican ticket it is announced that Henry Hill and J. G. Gatti will be candidates for members Iof the Town Council
 The trade unionists, Allowing meet ing at Carpenters Hall on Sunday night, made the announcement that the following town ticket would have the support of organized labor in the election:
 SOunClIn0H rTdHh OpIluSOI, L.. Traps, Howard Mix, G. A. Franz, August Miller, George Reitzer, and Walter Tappin, ST.
 Marshal-Harry Chilson.
 Street Supervisor Halter.
 Town Clerk-Mat Danenhauer.
 The Union League will not have a primary ticket in the field, but if the above named secure the nomina- tion on' their respective party tickets, they will receive the support of or ganized labor in the general town election, regardless of party lines. Men who in the past have. trained with the Republican, Democratic and Socialist parties are among the list endorsed by the Union League. At the meeting Of the League on Tuesday evening snort talks were made by Judge McAllister, of Graham county, and eothers, including H. Hal ter, who urged upon the League the importance of placing a copy of the Constitution of the United States in the hands of the illiterate Mexican workers in order that they might en- deavor to qualify as voters. Regular meetings of the League will be held at Carpenters Hall on each Tuesday evening to which the public is invited
 The Democrats of Clifton have been called together in a meeting. to be held at the City Hall on Saturday evening at o'clock. The meeting has been called by the Clifton mem- bers of the Democratic County Con- mittee.
 The Town Clerk announces that he will be at the City Hall from 5:30 p. m. to 7:30 D. m. for the purpose of receiving registrations.