Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1922-01-15
WILL NAME CANDIDATES
THROUGH CONFERENCES

{: THROUGH coNFeRENcEs
PHOENIX. Jan. 9.-Plans for the
holding of a state and county demo
cratic conferences for nominating
candidates for once were adopted
today by the democratic state CEN
trail committee in one of the largest
and most harmonious meetings the
committee has held since statehood
No dissenting vote on the plan as
III came from the committee on reso-
buttons was heard when it was
adopted.
By the plan adopted for the hold
ing of a state nominating conference.
it is provided that there shall be held
in each precinct in each county on
May of this year. a primary or
town meeting. At this meeting, each
precinct shall select one delegate for
every 200 votes cast for the demo
cratic candidate for governor at the
last general election. or major frac-
tion thereof
Each precinct. however. shall be
entitled to at least one delegate The
delegates so elected shall meet in a
county advisory conference on May
.. and there shall select delegates to
the state nomination conference.
The delegates shall be elected on
basis of one for each 200 votes or
major fraction thereof cast for the
candidate for governor at the last
general election. No proxies will be
allowed. The state conferences will
be held on May Is. at which time a
complete Democratic ticket will be
nominated and placed before the
Democratic primaries.
II is provided that a majority shall
govern the state conference. The To-
cation for holding this conference will
be designated by the state chairman
Under this apportionment there will
be 105 delegates to the state conven-
ton Pima will be entitled to IL and
Cochise county TO %.
In providing for a county advis
DRY nominating conference, the ma
chinery is placed largely in the
hands of the various county commit
tees Each county committee shall
decide the size OF the conventions.
The only matter designated in the
plan is that of the date for holding
the various meetings.
The precinct meetings shall be
held June IA and the county advisory
conference is designated to be held
June u.
cally condemning the state and ma
tional administrations were also
passed by the conference.
Every county in Arizona is repre-
scented except Apache and general
feeling of harmony and good will pre-
walls in all sections of the conference
The conference, which is being
held in the Odd Fellows hall here
was convened at IL O'Clock by Mr..
McCalla. A motion was made to ap-
point a committee on credentials. af-
ter which the meeting was thrown
open for general discussion.
Judge w L. Barnum, of Phoenix, 4
prominent attorney and member of
the national democratic committee,
was the first speaker. He made quite
a spirited talk and outlined the i'm
portant part the democratic party
had played in the world war; how Eu-
rope had looked to America. and how
it had looked TO Woodrow Wilson as
its leading statesmen and the pow
er behind the organization Of the
league OF nations.
He told how the very things the
Republicans had once condemned in
Wilson and the Democratic admins
tration they were now adopting and
acknowledging as right.
Mrs. Mckinney Talks
Mrs. B. A. Mckinney, Of Tucson.
woman member Of the national Dem
ocratic committee from Arizona,
spoke during this mornings meeting.
She appealed to the Democrats to
stand together and work in harmony
and declared their efforts would be
rewarded with success