The border vidette., 1924-04-05

Gunter and Rosa Mckay, Gila
county; Mrs. E w. Kimball,
Graham county; w. e. Lutz,
Greenlee county; Mrs. V. O, Ivy
] and Maude Glover, Maricopa
county; Charles w. Herndon,
Mohave county; G. w. Hinch-
cliff. Pima county; w. G. Bow
man, Santa Cruz county; David
Hopkins, Yavapai county; j. l..
Edwards, Yuma county.
| Acknowledgement John c..
Greenway, Cochise county; John
L. Irwin, Mrs. Henderson Stock
ton, B. B. Moeur and Walter
Brawner, Maricopa county, and
Robt l.. Moore, Mohave county.
The delegates and alternates
were chosen during the after
noon session of the meeting, and
was followed by the introduction
OF Mr.. Rutherford's motion to
endorse the candidacy of Nc
Adoo, no attempt being, made to
instruct the delegation, however.
The motion TIN ew the conven-
ton into such disorder that
Chairman Vernon Vaughn de-
clared recess.
AS result of the failure to in
Struct, each delegate is left to
vote for whomever he may de-
sire in the national convention,
it was explained. Four of those
elected are described as avowed
McAdoo supporters, four as be-
ing for Underwood, and four
others as uncertain"
The evening session was one
which contrasted vividly with
that of the afternoon. The even
ing meeting effused with declar-
ations of harmony from many
speakers. The afternoon was
one Of dissension, argument, and
confusion with few parallels in
the political history of the state
Among those who addressed
the evening session after the un-
instructed delegation had be-
come assured was Governor Geo
w. P. Hunt, who divided his
time between urging Democrats
to get behind the standard
bearer, whoever he may be- and
the assailing of, the Republican
administration, with particular
attention given the oil scandal.
That lines were to be tightly
drawn became apparent as the
delegates, with every county we'll
represented, prepared for the
gathering. The meeting opened
yesterday morning, but the time
until noon was occupied by the
credentials committee. The re-
port of the credentials commit
tee was ratified in toto by the
state committee.
The following were members
Of the credentials committee:
Apache, Fred. T. Golfer; Co
chise, Bruce Stephens; Coconino,
John Hennessy; Gila, j. N. Hor-
ner; Graham, Mrs. T. S. Kim
ball; Greenlee, w. E. Lutz; Ma
ricopa, Don G. Rabbit; Mohave,
James Curtin; Navajo, Ed Saw.
yer; Pima, G. j. Halstead; Pinal,
B. F. Thumb; Santa Cruz. w. A.
O'Connor; Yavapai. John H.
Robinson; Yuma, James E.. Ed
wards.
The work of the credentials
committee was preceded by the
usual formalities. After the
meeting had been called to or
der, Mayor Louis B. Whitney of
Phoenix, secretary of the COM
mittee, read the call for the
gathering. Chairman Vaughn
then delivered the keynote" ad-
dress, in which he declared that
the Republican party had failed
to keep faith with the nation.
The first tilt of the meeting
came shortly, after the afternoon
session had convened when a
motion to create a resolutions
committee was offered by Thos.
Maloney Of Phoenix. Opposi-
tion to the motion Immediately
developed spirited charges that
attempts were being made to
''hog-tie" the committee. A vote
was taken at the end of a few
minutes, however, and the mo-
tion lost by a vote of 86 to 81.
Naming of delegates and alter
mates to the national convention
then followed. Each county was
given opportunity to nominate a
candidate for "a place as delegate,
every county except Coconino
responding to the opportunity.