The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-28

typewriters should be placed in
the Fiesta room at Hotel West
ward Ho in Phoenix tomorrow
night for the use of guests at the
annual Jackson Day dinner. De-
serving Democrats could sit before
the machines and peck out the
practice line: "Now is the time for
all good men to come to the aid
of their party" $25 per plate.
Be that as it may, the event
gives promise of being the out
standing political occasion of the
week. U. S. Sen. Ernest w. Nc
Farland is coming home to make
first hand report on activities OF
the national congress.
Dean Stanley, chairman of the
drive to raise Arizona's quota of
the Democratic party's 100000
deficit from the last campaign,
scored a ten-strike in obtaing the
presence of the states junior SEN
ator Judge Mcfarland skyrocketed
into prominence last year when he
accomplished what many observers
regarded as a political impossib1ll-
ty-the defeat of Henry F. Ashurst
One of the judges campaign
promises was that he would re-
turn to Arizona on every possible
occasion to keep in touch with the
people The readiness with which
he accepted an invitation to speak
at the Jackson Day dinner is evid'
ence of his intention to carry out
that promise.
Arizona Republicans were chided
! for being unable to furnish real
opposition to the Democratic party
| in this state" at the organization
meeting for the Jackson Day din
ner.
The meeting of party leaders;
called to hear Edward Pauley,
Los Angeles, vice chairman of the
| Democratic National committee for
western states, was marked by
harmony. Two former Democratic
governors, Bob Jones and K. Z.
Stanford, were present. Chairman
Stanley delayed starting the meet
ing for some time awaiting the ar
rival of Governor Osborn but when
the chief executive failed to put
in an appearance the love feast
got underway
Only one discordant note was
sounded. 1t was when w. l.. Bar
mum, eloquent exponent of Jeffer-
,onian democracy, asserted it was
he rank and file of party workers
who elected candidates and add
ed. "but as soon as they are elect
ed they think it was their own
personality that put them over
Chairman Stanley revealed some
interesting figures. He said there
were some 500 federal jobs in Ari-
IONA outside civil service and
that between 40 and so federal
agencies were operating in the
state.
The chairman stressed the need
for increased harmony in Demo-
cratic ranks in Arizona and urged
the elimination of factional fights
which delight our Republican
friends"
Nodding approval at the speak
er's table was Sam H. Morris,
Democratic national committeeman
for Arizona, who is perhaps the
party's outstanding advocate OF a
united Democracy. Mr.. Morris on
numerous occasions has urged his
fellow Democrats to work for the
party as a whole rather than 10
use it as a vehicle for personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Considerable is being made OF
the fact Governor Osborn refused
to approve travel claims for three
Arizona representatives to attehu
national defense meeting at Allla'
rillo. Tex, while at the same tlhhe
giving his approval to two mem
bers of the Arizona Unemployment
Compensation commission 1or
nlane trip to Washington.
The former gathering was call
ed bv the secretary of war to map
nlans for highway use by troops
in the army's eighth corps area.
Arizona was the only state not
represented at the meeting.
The Washington trip was oc-
casioned by the governors apollsh-
ment of the post OF executive
director of the unemployment
compensation commission which
brought a threat from the federal
government to withdraw all ad-
ministrative financial aid from the
Arizona commission.
Critics of the governor point out
that while he refused to permit
Arizona's participation in national
defense plans, he was ready to
spend considerably more of state
funds to extricate himself from
political jam.
Arizona finds itself in the posi- |