The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-04

GOLFER
 w. E. LUTz, OF MoRENcI IS ELEc-
 TED FIRST WcE-cHAIRMAN AND
 PETER RILEY IS MEMBER OF
 STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL WILEY
 E. JONES SAYS GOLFER IS ELL
 GIBLE.
 Peter Riley, L. F. Sweating, B. A. Wood, H. A. Elliott, James K. Kerby, and w B. Lutz returned home on Thursday from Phoenix where they had been in attendance upon the meet. ing of the Democratic State Central Committee and Democratic Party Council.
 The Greenlee county members re- port large attendance from the sev- eral counties and, contrary to expec- tatfons of some, both gatherings con- ducted their business without friction or animosity.
 In the election of officers of the Committee, Greenlee county secured the second highest honorary position in the election of Prof. w. B. Lutz, of Morenci, as First Vice Chairman of the Committee. The officers selected to serve the Democratic party for the ensuing two years include Babv bitt, of Flagstaff, Chairman; w. D. Lutz, Morenci, First Vice Chairman; MT. White, of Douglas, Second Vice Chairman; Tom brennan, of Phoenix, Secretary; MT. Frederfcks, of Pres colt, Treasurer.
 | Greenlee county was further recog- mixed in a substantial manner by the nomination of Jas. H. Kerby, As- [sessoor of this county, for State Tax Commissioner, to fill the vacancy on the Democratic ticket in the event the Supreme Court of the State de- cides that Tax Commissioner should be eelced at this election.
 Resolutions by the Committee. I Resolutions endorsing the entire
 state ticket, including Fred Cotler for governor. and calling upon all coun- '1 ty committees to inaugurate a fight lagainst the present primary laws, were adopted by the state democratic committee at its final meeting at Phoenix Tuesday.
 Endorsement of the state ticket was practically unanimous. all of which was widely divergent from ex-
 pectations. It had been rumored that a storm would break in the commit 1, tee when the matter of endorsing Fred Colter, as democratic nominee for governor was introduced. because : of the question of his eliefbilfty to 5 serve in the event of his election. 3 But the matter seemed to have been I carefully ironed out and there. were g only muffled mutterings when the 8 resolution was read.
 g Democrats of the state have de- l. cided to wage war on the present pri- J. mary election laws. Experience, they l. say, has taught them that the pres- > ent system has many, many faults ,- some of which are so pefarious that r, non-party politicians have been able d to cause no little amount of dissen- 5, sion-in democratic ranks. 5, This leakage was self-evident in s, the most recent election, it was de ,f clared. Hundreds of members of the ir republican party registered as demo s crats for the primary for no other
 purpose than attempting to cast evil v. designs on the party, it is claimed. ,s In the resolution adopted all coun o. ty committees are urged to include ir 'e a their platforms, provisions for amend .o ments to primary election laws. Pro cI oI posed amendments to the said laws :, would make it impossible for a repub ,o llcant to register as a democrat au( le vice-versa.
 About Tax Commissioner.
 In naming candidate for the tsat,
 tax commission, the party evidentl, has no desire of being left in tn, b- lurch." When state tickets were be ee ing named for the primary election
 action was started by Andrew Baum oh ert, secretary of the Arizona republi R. can committee, to prevent Secretar,
 of State Sidney P. Osborn from in il- cludlng the names of any candidate es for that office on the state ticket es The matter was aired in court and IT. decision handed down by Judge Ly
 man of Maricopa county, was in at ,g- cord with the view of the republica V. state committee-that there woul J. not be a vacancy on the tax con id mission next year.
 oy The case has since been appealed L.. the supreme court, where a ruling i
 expected within comparativel 1,d short time. Rather than forego tn v vs possibilities of the decision of tn iio lower court being reversed and nc
 having candidate in the field fo
 said office, the state committee nat It. ed Jas. IT. Kerby as it's candidate.
 Resolution Naming kerby.
 Following is the resolution namir
 Jas. H. Kerby, as the nominee of u put Democratic party for State Tax Go cid missioner:
 ,m- whereas, vacancy Will exist ton January lst, 1919, in the ornce ley state tax commissioner or the sta the Of Arizona to De nlled oy electlon mi. the coming general election; and, les. whereas, at tne last primary eie am tion held September 10, 1918, no c> Ter didate was nominted or elected ,ful the democratic party of the State nes Arizona for such office, and there . ;en. a vacancy does exist in the list of ca
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