Nogales international., 1935-09-14
Who Will Be Democratic
National Committeeman?

When the Arizona state Democratic central COM
mittee is called by Chairman Stewart to meet some
time next spring to select delegates to the national
convention, it will also be charged with the respon
sibility of selecting national committeeman to
ceed Writ Bowman
Although Mr. Bowman has made no announce
ment it is well known that he has confded to init
mate friends that being fed up with the empty honor
he will not be candidate to succeed himself
For some time Charles E. Adams, member of
the state highway commission and former Democratic,
state chairman, has had yen to be national COM
mitteeman, and his friends assert that his name will
be presented for the honor when the committee meets
to make the selection. Mr. Adams is warm person
al and political friend of Chairman Stewart and is
expected that MIR. Stewards considerable influenced
will make the Addams candidacy formidable
A new name-that Of r. G. Langmade, former
Maricopa County Democratic chairman, and mem
ber of the inner circle of the Stanford for Governor
board of strategy-was this week added to the list of
probable aspirats for the place. close associate Of
Mr.. Langmade is authority for the statement that
although Mr.. Langmade is not candidate the MARI
copa committee is going to draft him for the place.
The Stanford forces have complete possession of the
Maricopa committee and will give the Maricopa man
practically solid vote from this big county If he can
gather any szeabe block of votes in the other coun
ties his candidacy will bear watching
The name of Andrew P. Martin, Tucson business
leader former secretary to Senator Carl Hayden and
former State Senator from Pima county, is frequent
ly heard mentioned in connection with the national
committee post Mr.. Martin has given no indication
that he desires or would accept the place. He has
wide acquaintanceship throughout the state and thou
sands of friends who would gladly and enthusiastic
ally go to bat for him for national committeeman,
governor any other public position to which he
might aspire
Although the position of Democratic national
committeeman carries great honor that is about all
that be said for it. Under the present setup the
power and authority Of that official in party matters
is practically ni and if anyone disputes that state
ment they might receive enlightening infOrma-
tion from Writ Bowman who has had three years ac-
ltual experience.
If Arizona had a solid Republican congressional
delegation while a Democrat occupied the White
House, the Democratic national committeeman from
this state would be the dispenser of all federal pat
ronage and the final word in all party matters af-
fecting his state; but with solid Democratic dele
cation in congress all patronage is passed upon by the
|SenatOrs and CongressWoman and all matters of po
litcal policy and strategy by them decided thus
leaving the national committeeman nothing more
strenuous to attend to than to enjoy the high honor
of the position in silent glory his advice unasked his
influence unsolicited and his recommendations vast
led (Dunbar's Weekly, Phoenix.
When the above editorial was shown Mr.. Bowman
lby representative of the Nogaes International he
said
"Sid, (meaning Sid Osborn editor of Dunbar's
Weeky) is absolutely correct in every statement he
made in that editorial.
Il wouldn't have the committeeman post again
it it were handed to silver platter. Any man
taking the job will have to spend lot of his dough if
he the office properly. think ran it the right
way
! EDITORS NOTE: This paper regrets very
much that Mr.. Bowman will not take the committee
man job again.)