Arizona republican., 1922-01-10

responded were Mr. Sims, former SUI
perintendent of the prison; j. g..
Keating of Pina1 and Dr. Sampson of
Navajo. A recess was then taken
preparatory to the reception of the
report of the committee on creden-
tials, after which a recess was taken
until o'clock in the evening.
Resolutions Are Adopted
Resolutions passed at the confer
ence last night called for the creation
Of an advisory state conference and
an advisory county conference. These
two conferences VIII select delegates,
recommend candidates and otherwise
pave the way for smooth primary
election.
Membership Of the advisory state
conference will consist of delegates
who will be selected at town or pre-
einct meetings TO be held May 2.
Each delegate will represent 200
votes cast for the state candidate
for governor at the last general cleo
ton. However each precinct is en-
titled to at least one delegate. These
representatives will be selected at
the precinct and town meetings
which will be held throughout the
state on May 2.
These delegates in turn will meet
in county conferences May when
they will select one delegate to the
state conference for every 200 votes
or major fraction One Of the out
standing features of the resolution
is the provision that no proxies win
be allowed.
The county conference organization
is left entirely to the county COM
mittees. The town or precint meet
ing will be held June Ia to select
delegates for the county advisory
conference which will be held
June 21.
Three other resolutions were
adopted at the night session, the
principal one being bitter de-
nouncement of the present admins
tration of the. state and nation and
the outlining OF some principles
claimed for the Democratic party.
Gross mis-spending of public mon
ey was charged against state Off
cjals. The Republican administra-
ton was censured for making a sep
arate peace with Germany and for
throwing the country into financial
chaos. Revenue and tariff bills
passed by the last congress were
also hotly scored in this resolution.
The other two resolutions con-
cerned better representation for
women on the Democratic commit
tees and a recognition of debts in
Cured by the party during its 1918
campaign.
Makes Harmony Record
There is this to be said of the
meeting: There was never a larger
attendance at a party conference ex-
elusive of the old-time state conven-
tions, and there was never one In
Arizona where harmony was so gen.
enrally and promiscuously displayed.
Among the newspaper representa-
tives present from the outside We're
William STROBE of the Miami Silvet
Belt. L. ID. Clark OF the Bisbee Re
view. and Major George III. Kelly OF
the Douglas International.
Prominent among the members OF
the rock ribbed Cochise delegation
were James Henderson, John Bowen
Charlie Roberts, Mr.. Newberry, for
mer member of the legislature; j. w
Barry. a member of the Legislature
from ella county; w. G. Claypool.
colleague; J. n. Edwards of Yuma
P. w. O'Sullivan of Yavapai, T. G.
Norris of Yavapai, a prominent rig
ure in Democratic politics for the
last quarter of century and who IT
brief statement said yesterday tha'
he had never experienced such sem
! timent of political exaltation. They
all acted as If they felt that way.