The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-04-28


 and place appointed by the precinct committee, the Democrats of Green lee county will assemble in mass meeting in each precinct, to take the first steps to insure this county rep resentation in the State Democra- tic Conference which has been called by State Chairman McCalla to meet l in Tucson on Monday May 18th.
 The delegates to the State Con ference from Greenlee County, ac- cording to the apportionment made on the vote cast for the Democratic candidate for Governor in 1920, will be seven in number, and will be chosen by county conference to be held in Clifton on May 9th.
 The mass meeting in Clifton pre- cinct for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county conferences will be held at the ''Y'' building Tuesday evening May 2nd at 8 o'clock The mass meeting of democrats in the Morenci precinct will be held at the Club building Tuesday evening i May 2nd at o'clock.
 | Following is a synopsis of the pro gram to be followed, as issued by i State Chairman McCalla.
 ! May 2nd 1922-Precinct election { of delegates to County Conference consisting of one CD delegate for each 200 votes, or major portion i thereof, cast for the Democratic Candidate for Governor at the last General Election; Provided that each precinct shall be entitled to at least one CD delegate to the County Con- ference
 May 9th, 1922-Precinct delegates 50 assemble ai: a place to be desig- hated by the Chairman Of County Cen | tral Committee in County Conference for no other purpose except to elect i delegates to a State Conference con i sisting of one CD deelgate for each 200 votes, or major portion thereof | cast in the County for the Democra- tic Candidate for Governor at the i last General Election. Said County Conference shall select it's own of ficers who shall certify to the cleo tion of the delegates to the State Conference. There shall be elected at the time of electing delegates to i the State Conference an equal num- 1 Der of alternates who, in the aL> sence of any delegate at the State ! Conference, shall have the right to exercise the privileges of any ab- sent delegates from the same Coun-
  1 and alternate there shall be no re- presentation. No proxies will be re | cognized at the State Conference. 1 May 18th, 1922-County delegates ] elected to State Conference to as semble at Tucson for the purpose Of recommending and endorsing can didates for the nominStion for State : offices on the Democratic Ticket to be voted on at the Primary Election '' to be held on September 1a:h, l92Z-
 In the county conferenae to be held in Clifton on May 9th for the purpose of sending delegates to the ! Sta.e Conference there will be thir- teen delegates. Each precinct in the county will be entitled to one dele gate, regardless of the vote cas-. for | the democratic candidaje for Gov ernor in 1920. In those precincts where more than two hundred votes were cast for Governor, she appoT- tionment is one delegate for each i 200 votes cast.
 | Following is the number of dele gates from each precinct to the county conferene:
 i Clifton Precinct No. 1, 2: Clifton Precinct No. ?. 1; Morenci. 2; Met i alf 1: Duncan, 1; Guthrie, 1; Yorh, 1 l, SQelQOH, l. IT Fldhhiiii' i' biAO' - Eagle, 1; Total 13.
 The sole purpose of the county conference in Clifton on May 9th, said conference to be held in the ''f building at eight o'clock p. m., will he TO select seven delegates to the state conference. No proxies will be recognized D1 the State Conference at Tucson and each county must be represented in nerson by a duly chosen delegate or his alternate.
 On the subject of the State Con ference Chairman McCalla has ad- dressed the following letter to each precinct committeeman throughou. the stare:
 PHOENIX Apr. 25th, 1922- To the County Chairman,
 and County Precinct Committeeman; Sirs:-
 | One of the main purposes of the Stafe Democratic Conference to be held in Tucson on May 10th, 1922, is to encourage the right men to aspire for the nomination. on the Demoera' tic Ticket and to see that the diff ferent parts of the State are, as nearly as possible, equally repre-
 sented on the ticket to be voted for 1 at the cOmlHS SeHeIdl elcClioh. III view of this I urge you to make a
 thorough survey of underlying con }. ditions, present and prospective, IF
 your county and precinct to the end
 that the representative at .he Tue son conference may be advised as tt
 the real sentiment of the public and ,thereby enable it to intelligently !, make selections for endorsements.
 Our cIeaneSt, ablest and most ef ' ficient Democrats should be nomin ated for office, and yourselves as Chairman and precinct committee men, in conjunction with othel
 democrats should lend your fulles' cooperation until the desired result has been accomplished.
 In order to rescue the State from
 the condition of bankruptcy into which the repubIican administration