Arizona republican., 1922-05-15
DEMOCRATS
To ENDORSE
CANDIDATES
A 7 I uCS0N
Party Leaders Say State
Conference Will Take
Form of Endorsement
Convention
[Republlcan a. p. Leased wirel

TUCSON, May IA candidate for
governor will be endorsed by the
Democratic state conference which
conyenes at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, it was announced tonight
by party leaders, including M. H. Nc
Gala, state chairman, who also said
that all counties of the state would
be represented and that 140 OF the
152 delegates selected last Tuesday in
Arizona Will be in attendance at the
conference. The gubernatorial candi-
date first getting II votes will be the
choice of the conference.
The smaller county delegations had
not reached an agreement late to-
night on which candidate to support
tomorrow when the matter of endors-
ing a gubernatorial candidate comes
before the conference. Many of the
delegates from the smaller counties
share the view of former Governor G.
W. p. Hunt, that no candidate should
be endorsed and that the conference
shoul donly draft a platform. 1t be-
came known tonight that even the
Maricopa delegation, which is unani-
nous for Stanford, was split on the
question of whether any candidate
should be endorsed, finally voting at
a, caucus is to 15 to make the con-
ference an endorsement session.
Delegates from the smaller counties
realize that when the matter of en-
dorsing candidates comes UP tomor-
row they will be put in the position
of either refusing TO vote for any
candidate or falling into line and
supporting one of the candidates
mentioned.
To Support Stanford
George Purdy Bullard. chairman of
the Maricopa delegation, said that on
the first ballot tomorrow the Mari
copa delegation will cast 40 votes for
Judge r. c. Stanford and six for c.. 3.
Ward. At a caucus of SO members of
the Maricopa delegation this after
noon 80 votes We're cast for Stanford
and four for Ward. Nine delegates
were absent, while Chairman McCalla
did not vote, thinking that iasmuch
as he is state chairman it would not
be proper to put himself on record as
favoring any candidate prior to the
opening of the conference The Mari
copans at the caucus declared them
selves supporters of the candidate en-
worsed by the conference tomorrow,
first. last and all the time.
Notwithstanding the vote OF the
Maricopa caucus, friends of Ward and
Alfred Franklin are not discoura geo
and it is predicted that if deadlock
results between the Stanford and
General J. c. Greenway forces, either
Ward or Franklin will be the choice
of the conference. The Maricopa
people maintain that Stanford viii
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endorse, on the second or third ballot.
GreenWay Has Big Following
James s. Douglas of Douglas is
leader of the forces supporting Cen
eral Greenway's candidacy and a
member OF the Cochise delegation. He
stated that 20 of the % Cochise dele
gates are for Greenway. 1t is also
said that Greenway will get the sup
port of the Il delegates from Pima
county.
Santa Cruz, Yuma, Greenlee and
other counties will caucus tonight, at
which time it is expected they will
decide to which candidate to throw
their support.
All counties of the state are already
well represented and more visitors
are arriving hourly. Maricopa county
is particularly well represented not
only by delegates but many other
visitors All the delegations appear
to be strongly opposed to the consti-
tutional amendments.
Party leaders said tonight that it
has been decided to name former Su-
perior Court Judge Frank j. Duffy of
Santa Cruz county as temporary
chairman of the conference.
Former Governor Hunt has not ar
rived and it is not known for a GER
tainty whether he will be here. The
of gubernatorial can
didate is not expected to take place
before tomorrow afternoon.