The border vidette., 1924-04-05

of the contest for national COM
mitteewoman, for which three
candidates were named. They
Ewere Mrs. Marsh. Mrs. McKin-
ney and Mrs. Southworth, of
| Prescott
| Previous to entering the meet
ing, the Maricopa delegation
had announced that it's entire
strength would be thrown to the
candidate receiving the highest
number of votes in a contest
where more than two were no.
minated. On the first ballot.
Mrs. Marsh received 81 votes,
Mrs Mckinney 63 and Mrs.
Southworth 35, Mrs Southworth
was eliminated, and on the Sec
ond ballot Mrs Marsh, with the
united support of the Maricopa
delegation, polled 93 votes to 65
for Mrs Mckinney.
| Shouts for adjournment were
Immediately heard after the re-
suits Of the committeewoman
election were announced. Some
one in the rear of the Knights of
Pythias hall, where the meeting
was held, made a motion to ad-
journ, but action was stayed by
Warden r. B. Sims, of Florence,
sitting as a member from Pinal
county.
| Mr.. Sims was given the floor
and asked the meeting to en-
dorse the presidential primary
system for election Of delegates
to the national conventions. The
motion was addressed to the
governor and state legislature
Immediately after Mr.. Sims
was seated, without action being
taken on his proposal, Mr..
Rutherford offered the motion to
endorse McAdoo. Loud cries
| for an adjournment were heard.
| The chair at first refused to
recognize the motions for ad-
journment, precipitating the
widest scene of the convention.
| A recognition of the adjourn
ment motion quieted the assem-
bly, while a vote was taken.
After an aye and nay vote had
brought choruses of about equal
volume, a roll call was ordered.
The roll call vote was announc-
ed as a tie, "A votes each being
cast for and "A against the mo-
ton to adjourn. Mr.. Vaughn
broke the tie, casting his vote
against adjournment.
The chairman then called for
a vote on the McAdoo resolution.
Two Or three names on the roll
call were shouted, when such
pandemonium broke loose that
the. secretary's voice could not
be heard above the din. The
noise making continued many
minutes without let-pp, being
tquited only when a recess for an
hour was declared.
| The committees session was
resumed in the court room of
Judge M. II. Phelps at the court
house at s o'clock in the even.
ing. Mr.. Vaughn called the meet.
ing to order, and Mr.. Ruther.
ford Immediately was recognized.
| Mr.. Rutherford declared that
he wanted to see the state meet
ing end in harmony, and not in
| discord. He said that the thing
he wanted to see more than any,
thing else was unanimous sup
port in Arizona for whoever may
| be chosen standard bearer of
the Democrats by the New York
convention: Therefore" he con-
tinued, Il withdraw the motion
/ offered during the afternoon.
The withdrawal was greeted
by burst of applause, at the
end of which a chorus of motions
to adjourn were called. Before
action could be taken on the mo.
ton, however, the first of
series of harmony" talks start
ed.
| Senator G. M. Roberts of Co.
chise county was the first speak.
er to take the floor. He declar-
ed that a Democratic victory in
November seems assured, and
he urged that, regardless of per.
sonal preferences, all Democrats
should fall in line behind who.
ever is finally nominated. One
or two other brief talks were
followed by the announcement
that Governor Hunt is outside;
let's invite him to address us"
The governor pushed through
the crowd. conspicuously wear