Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-04
REPUBLICAN DELEGATION ID BOOST
 ED. WELLS
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sented by the county central commit tee, met yesterday and delegated % of their number to attend the state convention in Tucson on Saturday, February 28, where six delegates and six alternates will be named to the republican national convention in Chicago.
 Judge E. w. Wells, lifelong repub- lican and the party's standard bearer in the first gubernatorial fight since statehood in Arizona, was endorsed by the committee for one of the del egateships to Chicago.
 There was a liberal response to the call issued by Chairman H. J. Meany and Secretary H. w. Lewis Lewis driving over from Jerome, did moi arrive in time to attend the meeting so A. E. Weidman, Jerome city clerk acted as secretary of the committed meeting.
 Prominent republicans from all over the country were gathered, anl a majority of those not able to be present in person had executed thei proxies, so that their voices werO manifested in the meeting. E. $ Clark of this city, who has an nounced his candidacy for the United States senate, was one of the com mittee and principal speakers.
 Predictions of republican success in the nation were made freely on the basis of dissatisfaction of the public with the democratic administration
 When the committee settled dowl to business, it was not long before the organization was in good work ing order. A. H. Powers, R. N. Da- vidson and Fred Moore reported or the credentials of the members anc Chairman Meany then proceeded tc the business of the delegation.
 It was decided to select the dele gates right in the meeting, and ing order. A. Hh Powers, R. N. Dav- idson and Fred Moore reported on was assigned to the task or nominat- ing the delegates
 The Tucson Delegation
 The report of the committee or selection of delegates to the Tucson convention was adopted without dis, sent. It placed before the meeting the following % Yavapai republi cans:
 F. c. Brecht, E. s. Clark, R. E Morrison, A. H. Powers, H. J.I Meany, LeRoy Anderson, P. R Mines, E. w. Wells, Fred C. Moore Inez Mcdonnell. Marie B. Roper Amy Fagerberg, H. w. Devis, H. De Witt Smith, Frank F.. Smith Mrs. E. L. Bartholomew, L. A. Kehr, A. E. Weidman, John H. Langdon, R. N. Davidson, R. w. Wingheld, C. E. Burton, Mrs. J. B. Tomlinson, H. C. Heffelman, J. Link Smith, Grant Car ter.
 It was then moved that the names submitted be accepted as the dele gates to the state convention, and after this was passed, E. 5. Clark proposed that the committee pass a resolution instructing the delegates to vote and work for the election of E. w. Wells of Yavapai county as one of the state delgates to the na- tional convention at Chicago. This resolution was unanimously passed
 Believe Prospects High
 Out of half dozen speakers who were called on during an interim to describe local conditions in their pre- cincts, not one but predicted a gooC year for republicans. A warning was sounded that this need not mean that the party could lie down and hope tc win. Early and complete organiza ton must be effected in order to jus tify the hope of republican victory both for state and national officers. | E. $. Clark spoke quite briefly on 1 the regional conference of republi- cans at San Francisco. and said that the address there of National Chair man Will H. Hays had impressed | him as all inspiration both as to Americanism and as to party duty | and responsibility.
 K. l.. Morrison stated that it would | take work and he was willing tot work, to beat the democrats He had passed through many campaigns and | never knew a walk-away.
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