The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-06-11
AR|z DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION HELD AT TUCSON IN THE
 EARLY DAYS
Three or Four Provisional Delegates
 Get Important Appointments
(Ry George Il. KeIIy)

AS the time IS apprOcnlnS TUT hoiu- ing the 1920 national democratic con- vention and the fact that the state committee in Arizona appointed twice the number of delegates apportioned to the state, is reminder of what occurred in this state in the yaer 1882, twenty-eight years ago, in the demo- cratic state convention in Tucson, which had been called to name dele gates to the convention in Chicago that year.
 Up to that time Arizona had never been allowed more than two dele gates in a national convention. There had been a spirited campaign in the state for the delegateships. l.. c. Hughes, then editor of the Tucson Star. was a candidate; other candi- dates were Alexander Oliver of Pres colt, and at that time treasurer of Yavapai county, and Mike J. Nugent, Yuma. When the convention met for electing delegates after organization had been perfected, Oliver, who was a great favirite of northern Ari;
 was elected as one of the delegates from Arizona. A ballot was taken as between Nugenr and Hughes, and Nugent easily won over Hughes, who was unpopular among the saloon men and gamblers of the state, who had large influence in all manner of Arl- zona politics in Arizona.
 Motion Brings Action
 After the two regular delegates had been selected, Fred G. Hughes, gam bler-politician of Tucson, who had supported Hughes, made motion that the convention select four pro- yisionaI delegates and send them to the national convention to ask for seats. the plea being that the state of Nevada had six delegates and was much less in importance, population and wealth than Arizona. The motion of Hughes prevailed and four addition, al delegates were chosen as follows l.. c. Hughes, who had been defeated as g regular delegate; B. B. Ellin wood, of Flagstaff, then just begin ming his professional and political career in Arizona; A. c. Baker, ol Phoenix, now judge of the Arizona supreme court, and Charles Shibell of Tucson. who was promlnen' democrat and one of the me
 had several years previous stoo, sponsor for the organization in the state
 When the convention met in Chi CdRO. In0 plSd Ol Al iHOAAeN AOA SA-N O gates was granted and all the ATT zona delegation were seated
 Pennsylvania succeeded in co~
 all the Arizona delegates except Chas Shibell that they should suppor Cleveland as the democratic nominee Of the Arizona delegates who repre- sented. Arizona in the democratic na tional convention in1S92. all have beer gathered to the land beyond but Judg' A. c. Baker and E. E. Ellinwood, nov general attorney for all the Phelps Dodge interests in the west.
 Parker Opposes Hughes
 Cleveland was elected presiden and through the influence of Dal Manning. L. C. Hughes was appoint ed governor of Arizona over the pro test of a great majority of the demo crats of the state and the entire deru cratic organization. When Hughe was elected a provisional delegate Ben Parker a pioneer gambler an saloon keeper, owner of the Palac saloon and gambling house in Tucsor was chosen as chairman of the demo cratic state central committe, and h was especially active in opposin Hughes, who wsa prohibitionist an prominent church worker. Ere Hughes, also a Tucson gambler, wh had supported l.. c. Hughes, dimme the influence of Parker in Washing ton by taking a kodak picture of Pa, ker dealing faro for bunch of Chin; men and sending the picture to Pres dent Cleveland.
 A. c. Baker, then as now regarde as one of the ablest attorneys in Ar zona, was appointed to the positio of chief justice of the supreme coul of Arizona. He had been a prov sional delegate to the Chicago col yention F. E. Ellinwood, another pr visional delegate. was appointed the office of United States attorne serving four years and prosecutir some notable stage robbery cases du ing the time.
 The writer of this article was a d Iegate from Graham county to tl state democratic convention in 1S9 told about in the above. In that conve ton, besides the gamblers and saloC keeDers. there were some of u brightest young men in the territor Henry Fountain Ashurst was del gate from Coconino county, then
 mere boy: he is now in the Unit States senate from Arizona. E.
 FllinwOod was perhaps the most be ish-looking of any of the delegate after serving as United States torney. Ellinwood moved his residen to Prescott where he served as cou ty attorney and where in the ye 1900 he came within one vote of bei nominated for delegate to cOngre Three candidates were voted for
 the convention, the late Colonel W son. of Prescott, and Wiley E. Jon