Nogales international., 1936-05-09

standing the Democratic state con-
vention in Tucson Saturday ad-
journed without instructing the
twelve.
THE DELEGATES
The IL Arizona delegates are
Wiley Parsons, Gila county; w.
b. Kelly, Graham; Harry Ran
some and Ben j. O'Neil, Pima;
w. A. Sullivan, Gila; Craig Pot
finger, Santa Cruz; Chandler
Wood, Coconino; Hugo Farmer,
Yuma; Arthur Curlee and w. L.
Barnum, MaricOpa; Shelton G.
Dowell, Cochise; and Mrs. E. A.
Tovrea, Yavapai.
ALTERNATES
Alternates are DR.. N. D. BraytOn,
Gila; Nellie r. Bush, Yuma; Martin
Gentry, Cochise; Mrs. w. T. Webb,
Graham; and Mrs. A. j. West, va
vapai; and G. NJ Thomson, Navajo.
DELEGATES SIGN UP
Realizing that serious mistake
had been made by. the convention
adjourning without instructing its
delegates to Philadelphia, party
leaders had George Sellers of Phoe-
nix (not the former Nogalian by
that name) hurry over the state
this week and contact the II dele
gates and six alternates. Each OF
the eighteen signed the following:
1--WE the duly elected delegates
and alternate delegates of the
State of Arizona to the Demo-
cratic Convention to be held at
Philadelphia on the 23rd day of
June, 1886, do hereby individu
ally and collectively pledge our
unfaiEing and unwavering sup
port for the denomination of
Franklin ID. Roosevelt and the
Democratic nominee for the
Presidency of the United States,
and we hereby pledge ourselves
unwaveringly to support such
nomination of Franklin ID.
Roosevelt and continue in said
support to the end".
Mr.. Sellers, on his trip over the
state was in Nogales Tuesday even
ing at which time he obtained the
Signature of the Santa Cruz dele.
gate.
ENDS IN RIOT
Overlooking the Importance Of in
structing the twelve delegates and
six alternates for Roosevelt was a
result of the convention ending in
a riot. So bitter was the factional
feeling between supporters of r. G.
Langmade of Phoenix and Sam
Morris of Globe, for the national
committeeman post, the convention
forgot all about in'tructing the dele
gates and alternates. that both fac
tions. temporarily forgetting their
differences. had elected.
The convention, the most hectic
in the history of Arizona. opened
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at
the Temple of Music. with State
Democratic Chairman w. P. Stuart
of Prescott pres iding. Fireworks
began in the afternoon after the
committee on credentials had made
it's report. Victor j. Wager, Sr, was
the Santa Cruz member of this
committee.
The fracaS was one of all the
counties of the state opposing three
counties Maricopa, Pima and
Graham. The latter three favored
r. G.. Langmade of Phoenix for ma
tional committeeman. Santa Cruz
and all others supported Sam Nor
ris of Globe
BETTWY POKES EDITOR
While waiting in the afternoon
for the credentials committee to
report, Chairman Stuart announced
that addresses would be in order.
William Mathews, editor and pub
Usher of the Arizona Daily Star.
mounted the speakers rostrom. He
launched an attack on the Roose-
velt administration.
Hoots and booes greeted the Tue
sonan but he kept on speaking un-
til Mayor Andrew Bettwy walked
up onto the platform and poked
him on the chin. Mathews was
knocked flat on his back but he got
up Immediately and renewed his
speech. Hooting and booing became
louder, someone turned off the loud
speaker, Mathews soon took a seat
in the audience, well aware that it
was useless Tor him to try to speak
AMI longer. The delegates didn't
want to hear him attack the Demo-
cratic President.
BATTLE CONTINUES
The battle for committeeman took