Arizona republican., 1922-05-10
Unit Rule Defeated in
Democrat Conference
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was begun, and then the count. which
occupied the next two hours and a
half.
Elect Delegates
The following were declared
elected: c. H. Akers, George p. Bull
lard, Dan Kleinman, Sidney p. Os-
born. a. Henderson Stockton. H. D.
Ross. Jr Maybelle Craig II. c.. Gill;
bert, Charles P. Bryan, Vernon
Vaughn. Wiley E. Jones' Samuel A.
Myers, Harry Johnson, NJ. G. Phelps,
w. L. Barnum, Curt Miller, f. G..
Struckmeyer. Mrs. ]. r. Ivy, j. H.
Moeur. John p. Orme, Anna Mae
Griggs, NJ. H. McCalla, Alma Davis,
r. A. Kingsbury, Herman Lewko-
witz, d. A. Jacobson, Orrin Stan
dage, Roy Wayland, Albert ID. Leyhe.
Mrs. Angie Byrne, l.. NJ. Laney, A.
l.. Smoot, Walter Brawner. Conger
Jones. Joe Halstead, Thomas Ma
loney. j. O. Dunbar, NJ. J. Daugh-
erty. j. c. Wanslee Ernest Stroud.
B. Fl. Moeur. w. H. Linville Ben
Clark. H. p. Speakman and Ed Luke.
Among the proposals was one for
the election by acclamation of w. l..
Barnum national committeeman. M.
H. McCalla, state chairman, and Wal
ter Brawner by acclamatfon as a
tribute to their official positions.
Harry Johnson proposed an amend
ment In favor of the inclusion OF
Democratic editors among the chos-
en-, but both proposals were rejected
as undemocratic. However, all these
persons were finally included in the
final election.
Before the result of the vote had
been announced Judge H. G.. Gilbert
got in terrible hurry to go home;
it was getting dark, he said, and the
road to Peoria was not good. So
insistent was Judge Gilbert on the
breaking up of the conference before
the transaction Of business that it
was evident that he was trying to
forestall some Turing motion.
As soon as his motion was de-
feated Thomas Maloney was on his
feet with the dreaded unit rule mo-
tion. IT recited the worth of the
direct primary and dealt with the
rule of the majority as Demo-
cratic principle and ended by a pro-
posal to instruct the delegates to
Tucson to vote as a majority Of them
might dictate.
Grill Unit Rule
This was recognized as a motion
to strengthen the position of Judge
Stanford at Tucson. Judge Gilbert
rose in reply, not necessarily in OPP
position to Judge Stanford. but in
defense of Democratic principles.
Where, he asked, had Democrats
ever been put under the unit rule?
1t was not only not Democratic, he
said, but It was not so per cent
American
George Purdy Bullard supported
the motion. 1t might be true, he
said, that the unit rule had not fig
ured in Democratic practice, but in
nine conventions he had attended he
had observed divided elegations
from Maricopa county run over in
territorial gatherings and had seen
this county handed only such crumbs
as the combined delegates from other
counties had chosen to give them.
Harry Johnson offered a motion to
adjourn, but that was declared out
of order. But it was plain from the
applause that had greeted the var
ions speakers that the sentiment of
the conference as to the unit rule
was doubtful.
Spencer Pugh offered a substitute
which, though finally rejected along
with everything else, brought out the
sentiment OF the house against the
proposed rule and demonstrated
something else. and that was against
the endorsement OF any candidate at
Tucson. He therefore moved that
the delegates be instructed to vote
as unit against any proposal OF
endorsement.
Saw It Coming
II knew this was coming" said
Mr.. PuRh as he removed the dOcu-
ment from his pocket. Il was cer-
tain that discord would be proposed
at the eleventh hour and I have
broughS oil along to pour upon the
troubled waters" He further re-
ferred to what another delegate had
recently pointed out as a calamity IL
the unit rule should be adopted,
serving notice to the other counties
that Maricopa was prepared to ride
roughshod over them.
"We are beaten" said delegate
who a moment before believed that
the unit rule would prevail as he
listened to the applause with which
Mr.. Pugh's substitute was received.
An instant later motion to lay the
original Maloney motion, the amend
ments and the substitute on the table
was carried by a vote of 30 to Is,
thus leaving the delegates untram-
meled as to any candidates as well
as to the proposition to endorse can
didates at Tucson.
A strange feature OF the confer
ence was the entire absence of ora