The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-05-12
DEMOCRATS ELECT DELEGATES ID THE STATE CONFERENCE

The county conference of Demo crats, called by the State Democratic Central Commq;tee, convened in Cliff ton at the "Y'' building on Tuesday evening last a5 eight o'clock
 The delegates to the county con ference had been previously chosen at mass meetings held in ClifI.on, Mo renci and Duncan and consisted Of thirteen in number, apportioned one delegate for each two hundred votes cast, at the last general election, for (.he Demcoratie-candida for Cover nor, provided however, that each precinct be represented by one dele gate, regardless of the number of votes cast
 The Greenlee county conference was caled to order by. professor w. E. Lutz, of Morenci, who was unani- mously elec-ed chairman of the con ference and w. B. Kelly, secretary
 A committee on credentials con- posed of Senator H. A Elliott, NJ J. Fannon and w. B. Kelly reported the following delegates present.
 Clifton-Senator H. A. Elliot, w B. Kelly and O. J. Cotey
 Morenci-W E. Lutz, and M. J. HanDon.
 DllCdn b. r Bllll0RSl6Y,
 Franklin-J. F. McGrath. Eagle-Co. T. P. Wilson
 Metcalf-Holland Bass.
 Blue-L F. Sweating.
 York-C. o. Billingsley.
 Guthrie McDougall
 Sheldon-W. T. Witt
 Under authority of the call made hv fhe State Committee in January last the county conference proceeded to the election of seven delegates and seven alternates to the State Demo cratic Conference which will cons vene in Tucson on Monday May 18th. The delegates chosen to represent Greenlee county in the State Confer ence are: M. J. Hannon, w E. Lutz, Senator H. A. Elliott, w. B. Kelly, Col T. P. Wilson, w. T. Wits and o. J. Cotey.
 Alternates-Mrs Beckman, of Duu- can, M. O. Simms, Mrs. Jesse John son, Mrs. Joe Deck, Miss Bessie Clark, Mrs. L. J. owen and Mrs. Allen Hightower
 i~ In issuing the call for the State Conference the state committee ser forth the purpose of the state con ference to be as follows: Your committee on resolutions having in mind the abuses hereto fore practiced against our present primary law, and being desirous of safeguarding the interest of the demo cratic party against the possibilities of the future; realizing the necessity for less bitterness and better un- derstanding during our primary cam paign and in response to a popular demand that some means be found that will insure the nomination for office on the democratic ticket only such candidates as are known to be politically strong, efficient in service, moral in character and just in their dealings, beg leave to recommend as a means through which this end can i be obtained, the following policy for our guidance during the coming pri- mary election:
 That there shall be held on the 2nd day of May. 1922, in each of the precincts of the several counties within the state a mass meeting, primary election or such other con- ference as shall best suit the con venience of the people, for the pur- i pose of appointing or electing dele gates to county conference. There shall he selected one delegate for each 200 democratic votes cast at the last general election for the democratic candidate for governor or a major portion thereof, but in each precinct there shall be at 1eas one delegate. These dlegates shall 1 convene on May 3. 1922. at such ! place within the county as shall be i designated by the chairman of the : county central committee. Their : sole and only function and purpose shall be and at such times they shall select one delegate for eacs
 200 democratic votes cast for the
 democratic candidate for governor