The border vidette., 1928-03-31

it being apparent that the vote
would result in sending an unin.
structed delegation. Hence the
convention came to an abrupt
close after the election of the IL
alternates and the Arizona dele .
CATION remained uninstructed.
A short speech by M. J. Fran
els of Phoenix, representative
from Maricopa county in the
Eighth state Legislature closed
the convention, or rather the
convention closed while be was
making his speech in which be
pointed out that every one of the
delegates chosen. both regular
and alternates. were loyal SUP
porters OF Governor Smith. He
urged for Democratic national
and state harmony this year and
closed by urging that the Demo
cratic party in Arizona support
| Governor Smith, four times win
ner in New York and Governor
Hunt, six times winner in Ari.
zOna.
Following the close of the con
vention last night, Albert D.
Leyhe of Phoenix, president of
the Arizona Reed for president
club, who has been confined to
his bed on account of illness and
was unable to attend the conven
ton yesterday issued the follow.
ing statement from his home:
I'VE have been beaten but are
mot downhearted.
Anyone who cannot take a
defeat and still smile has no
place in politics.
| we have an abiding convic
tion that the national convention
at Houston will choose Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri as
the Democratic national stand
ard bearer. aud that before many
ballots have been cast at the
convention, the boys who were
chosen by the Arizona conven
/ ton to represent Arizona at the
national convention will be cast
ling their votes for the Missouri
senator for the next president.
'Oa behalf of Senator Reed
and his supporters in ARIZONA, I
wish to thank kindly, tie: citi,
Izens who assisted in promoting
his candidacy in Arizona,I was
sorry that I could not attend the
state convention here as / am
still confined to my bed although
| hope to be out in a few days"
| Previous to entering the con
vention hall. the Smith support.
1ers held a caucus in the Hotel
| Adams and had chosen the dele.
! gates to be elected to the con
lvention. -. = -, r.
! They also selected Dr.. Gunter
las national committeeman and
i Mrs. Greenway as national com.
mitteewoman.' tiaS#
! Except for one change, II was
! stated. after the convention the
entire list of delegates determin
| ed, upon by the caucus held Sun.
day evening. was elected TO the
national convention, and practic.
| ally all of the alternates which
the caucus had determineds -.
/ The convention opened, yester,
day morning at 10 o'clock The
| first order of business was the
appointment of a credentials com
! mittee, after which the conven,
tion adjourned until the after
noon. The credentials commit
tee consisted of Harry Golfer ol
] Apache county, V. M. Johnson
of Cochise, Mrs. Nancy Linder
mann of Coconino, Frank Pres
ton of Graham, w. e. Lutz OF
Greenlee, Clarence E. Gunter ol
Gila, John r. Hampton of Mari
copa, Judge E. Elmo Bollingel
of Mohave,s G. l.. Giragi of Ma
vajo, Jack Anderson of Pima
Gladford Smith of Pinal. G. l.
Hardy of Santa Cruz, w. p
Stuart Of Yavapai, and G. B
Smith of Yuma.
The credentials committee re-
ported again at 2:45 p. NJ. auo
J after the accepted credentials
had been read, the convention
opened with the reading of 9
number of communications CHIEF
; among which was the letter from
the Democratic national chair
man advising that the nationa
council had decided Arizona
} could send only 10 delegates
; eight with one half vote each
and two with one vote each.
!, | "A lottow frNno tho noro ~ =; =