Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
Campaign Launched
By Republican Party


cept Apache, Republican leaders from
all over the state gathered in Phoe-
nix Monday and Tuesday to attend
the first meeting of the new state
Committee and the Republican party
council.
]. l.. Hubbell, former state chair
nan, veteran leader of the Republi-
cans in Apache county, was absent for
the first time in many years on ac,
count of illness.
The State Committee organized
Monday by re-electing Albert M.
Sames of Douglas state chairman and
Andrew Baumert of Phoenix secre-
tary. w. c. Foster, acting treasurer
in the last campaign, was named as
treasurer. ]. Gran Compton, South
ern Pacific conductor, who resides in
fTucson, was nominated for corpora
ton commissioner, and Charles w.
Fairfield, an accountant of Winslow,
was nominated for state auditor
Harry Kay of Phoenix was nomin-
ated for secretary of state.
The state committee sent greetings
to Lieutenant Maddox, the nominee
for congress, who is in France, and
also sent greetings to Mr.. Hubbell, the
former state chairman, who was de-
tanned on account of illness.
Governor Tom Campbell was given
an ovation at the meeting Monday af-
ternoon when he addressed the COM
mittee. Others who spoke were R. E.
Morrison of Prescott, E. s. Clark of
Prescott, Prof H. E. Matthews of
Mesa, candidate for superintendent of
public instruction; Judge A. ]. Jayne,
candidate for judge of the Supreme
. Court, and David Benshimol of Doug
. Jas, candidate for attorney general.
The state Committee
1t was one of the most enthusiastic
gatherings the Republicans have ever
held in the state and victory was in
the air. An executive committee was
chosen at the meeting on Monday. 1t
consisted of the following named per
sons: ~
APACHE COUNTY-John Udall.
GILA COUNTY Ray Pollard, l.
l.. Henry, w. D. Moore.
COCHIS ECOUNTY-T. J. Leeson,
A. A. Clark, H. A. Morgan, John Gar
rette, Milton Fairlee, M P. Crosby, H.
E. Macie.
GRAHAM COUNTY-Lee N. STRAIT
ton, Frank A. Webster.
MOHAvE COUNTY,. N. Cohen
our George A. Shea.
COCONINO COUNTY,. S. Breen,
Jerrie W. Lee.
GREENLEE COUNTY-W. G. Jack
son, c. j. Bury.
NAVAJO COUNTY-R. B. Walton,
r.. C. Smith.
MARICOPA COUNTY-Hugh Daggs
J. C. Reed, George Elias, Charles
Christy, James H. McClintock, Ed
~Lewis. Charles Price, DR.. R. ]. Hight,
Joseph H. Kibby, R. E. Sloan.
PIMA COUNTY-Frank Moreno, Al
Ian B. Jaynes, W. ]. Brucker.
PINAL COUNTY,. o. Nolan, T.
r. Peart.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY = S. F.
Noon, l. p Frazier.
YAvAPAI COUNTY-P. R. Mines,
L. S. Clark, A. II. Powers.
YUMA COUNTY,. A. Ketcherside,
P. ]. Sullivan.
Party Council Held
On Tuesday at noon the members of
the party council, consisting of the
officers of the state committee, the
candidates and the national commit
teemen and the county chairman, pro-
ceeded to the office of the Secretary
OF State, who convened the party
council Albert NJ Sames, state chair
man, was chosen chairman of the par
ty council, and Andrew Baumert. Jr.,
secretary Judge Richard E. Sloan,
chairman of the committee on plat
for mresolutions, presented the party
platform. which was adopted: It de-
clares in favor of prosecution of the
war to a complete victory; points with
pride to the support given the present
:. administration by the Republicans in
Congress; denounces the !. w. w and
the practice of candidates for office
OF catering to this organization; ex-
3 presses the conviction that the deci-
Zion of the Supreme Court in the con-
test case was not in accord with the
facts and strongly indorses Governor
Campbell for reelection.
The platform halls Thomas Maddox