The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-04-30
PR0E. W. [. LUTz |S NEW CHAIRMAN
 DEMOCRATIC
 COMMITTEE
Greeniee County Democracy Is Highly Honored at Meeting of Democrat ic State Central Committee at Tucson-Pat O'SuIIivan of
 Prescott, Vice-Chair-
 man.

In accordance with the call issued by w. E. Lutz, vice-chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, meeting of the Committee was held in Tucson on Saturday last to elect 8 successor to the late Chairman. Hon. George Babbitt, deceased.
 There was representative attend ance of the committeeman and an en- tire absence of wrangling and political backbiting and it is believed that the propositions put on foot at this meet ing will soon relieve the state com. mittee of the financial embarrassment which confronts it, owing to a deficit brought over from the last campaign Greenlee county was honored in the selection of Prof. w. E. Lutz, of Mo- renci, to be the new state chairman. MT. Lutz was chosen unanimously. In filling the vacancy caused by the elec- tion of MT. Lutz, MT. Pat O'Sullivan, of Prescott, was also unanimously elected to be ice-Chairman Following the transaction of the bus mess under the call the Committee went into executive session for the | consideration of financial matters anG on motion of,P. Riley, of Greenlee, special finance committee consisting of five will be named by the Chairman. Mrs. Betty White of Douglas who is
 one of the delegates to the National | Convention at San Francisco. and who | is doing splendid organization worf | among the women voters of the state appeared before the committee with | a statement of her work and assured the committee that she will be able | to report Arizona democratic women | 100 per cent organized when the Ma
 tional Committee meets in San Fran | cisco.
 | strong sentiment was manifested l among the committeeman present.
 which was brought out in informal dis
 cussions, in favor Of shf helding Of
 party conference in an endeavor to
 unite democratic candidates for the
 Governorship in the approaching pri-
 maries. This plan is being advocated in an endeavor to overcome the situ-
 ation which confronts the democratic
 party in this state by reason of the
 present primary law and the lack of
 any contest in the republican ranks on
 primary day.
 It was pointed out by members of
 the committee from every county | present that republicans register as
 democrats and participate in the dem- ocratic primary election in an endeav- or to influence the demacratic nomi- nations for no good political purpose. Some committeeman estimated the
 number of republicans in the state vot.
 ing in the dmeoeratic primaries as . l5,ooo --r-g=sss.. .l.... .. ' s a-~.,.
 There is strong probability that
 the question of a proposed conference i will be taken up with the state execu
 tive committee at an early date in or.
 der to obtain their views on the prop
 osition. Another suggestion madc
 was that poll be taken of each coun
 ty central committeeman in the state |. and if majority of the committee
 men express themselves as favorable
 to the party conference plan, the
 state executive committee would be
 thus authorized to call a party con 1 ference.
 \ Before adjournment resolutions of 3 respect were introduced and adopt s ed on the death of the late chairman : of the committee and copies of the
 resolution ordered sent to the re1a- l elves; inscribed upon the minutes of the committee, and furnished to the $ press of the state.
 In accepting the Craftsmanship of the committee MT. Lutz made a ring ing speech to the committee and out
 lined his program for party solidarity and militancy in the approaching campaign which was enthusiastically l received
 Those in attendance from Greenlee county at the meeting were P Riley county chairman and member of the
 state executive committee. Vice-C Chair
 man w. F. Lutz. M. J. Hannon and W. B. Kelly.