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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1920
Page
2
Arizona Republican and Democratic state councils met to adopt platforms and coordinate campaigns. The Republican platform pledges see statewide support to end land degradation and expand infrastructure, while the Democratic platform emphasizes temperance, education, and rural development. Campaign tours were planned across Tempe, Phoenix, Mesa, and other cities with candidate lists and regional organizers named.
Delegates from Arizona counties at North Central Avenue elect McCalla of Phoenix as chairman and J Edwardis of Yuma as secretary. One hundred fifty seven members attend in person or by proxy as officers and a state executive committee are chosen. The body adjourned after an address by Senator Mark Smith. The committee plans to resume at 1 am to adopt the party platform.
Phoenix reports the Democratic state campaign begins with speeches at Glen Allen and Osborne following a party council session. Candidates for congressional and state offices are split into two parties, led by a senator, per the committee itinerary.
In Theron on September 19 a Tucson Democratic meeting reorganized the Cox Roose velt Club. Officers elected include Gerald Jones as first vice president and Esther Drachman as second vice president. CW Hinchecliffe was named secretary after W M Mc Dermott resigned to move to California. Judge Blenman was moved to fill the vacancy as president.
Harding’s private car derailed after a switch failed and a truck detached at a rural rail line. The rear coach snapped off while the engine and other cars remained on the track. No serious injuries reported among passengers or crew.
Governor Campbell vows to debate opponent Mit Simms on land policy and accusations of land grabs. He decries dummy leases and perpetual prior claims, inviting a public exchange at a time to be set by him. He says he will present his own case unfiltered by hired orators.
The article reports Governor Thomas de Campell announcing a probe into Harris over missing state funds and public money held in official capacity. Federal and local sources cite balances, unaccounted checks, and a June 1 accounting dispute while Arizona faces drought conditions reducing water availability for stock.
The State Land Department announces it is moving to new permanent quarters. Moving was expected to be completed by tomorrow, with officials relocating from the old location to the new capitol area.
Reported in Lordsburg last March a Chinese girl wed a man from Low Joba and later fled toward the coast. The ceremony occurred at Leorelneye with an official interpreter present. After marriage the couple returned home but the girl vanished with her husband in Los Angeles when traced by a friend of her father. The bridegroom is said to be about 16. the bride, Low Yoke, is over 36 and fluent in four languages.
Five Hindus were processed at Hindus Pass Port Les Arkansas this morning on a voyage from Mazatlan to Mexicali. They had landed earlier at Mazatlan after leaving Calcutta India.
A car stolen from the Chandler Automobile Agency in Tucson was located in Cananea by Santiago Mevana state vehicle inspector, with authorities holding the driver and car for American authorities after a description matched. The report notes a delay in a livestock board meeting due to missing members in Phoenix.
Fragmentary notes describe a treasury warrant for 150 092 dollars, with two funds under federal and esd conditions. Arizona authority receives 25 percent of receipts from timber formats for school and road funds, with ten forest reserves cited in a vague county context.
Firefighters searched a burning Douglas home after parrots shrieked from inside the structure. Crews crawled through smoke and fear, believing children were trapped, but the cries were later revealed to be from the birds.
Kingman Arie Sept on Aer suffered a severe blast injury in a water tunnel accident. His eye was destroyed and his chin blown up. He is hospitalized in Los Angeles and previously worked in California mining camps before taking this tunnel job. His plight is widely known among mining counties and friends in the area.
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