The Arizona sentinel., 1880-08-28
THE FIRST REPUBLIGAA CON.
 VENT!0H.
V. ". Stewart the StSndard- Bearer

". " DlGW dIl llG DlSludi IL GdIGl, The first Republican Convention of Ari- zona convened at Phenix OH August 23d, 1880, was opened by ex-Gov-rnor A. P. K. Stafford.
 W. H. Hardy, of Mohave county, was selected as temporary Chairman. Chairman appointed Messrs. Stafford, of Pima; Creamer, of Maricopa; and Beach, of Apache, as Committee on Ci edentials.
 On motion of W Darlington, of Yuma, a Committee on Permanent Organization, Was appointed. The following order of business was adopted: 1st. Committee on Order of Business 2d. Committee cn Platforms and Resolu- tirns. 3d. Nomlnation oi Delegate to Congress- 4th. Action with reference to 5th. Appointment of q Committee ot three 10 inform the candidate of Ills nou- nation. 9th. Report Of the Committee on Selection and Organization of Central Committee shall be disposed of. 'Chairmain appointed 2 committee of seven on the selection and formation of 1 the Territorial Republican Central Con- lnttee consisting of Mossrs. Pemroy, Beach, Hancock, Darlington, ChuI chill Hunt and Hardy.
 On motion of Stafford, Cremer's name was added.
 Convention adjourned until ? o'clock. P.M.
 Convention convened at 3 P. M., and re- ceived the report of Committee on Plat form and Resolutions, which weIe | ado pteG.
 Nominations being in order, Howard 1 nominated M. ". Stewart; Isaac nomin- anted De Forrest Porter. An informal bal lot was theu had with the following re- suit: Stewart. 15 votes; Porter, votes 1 Tue regular ballot resulted the same, 1 when the Porter votes were withdrawn and voted for Stewart.
 1 Stafford offered the following resolutions in regard to Superintendent of Pubic In- struction, which was unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, it $ the sense of this Con- ! yention that the office of Superintendent | of Public Inst, uctioa should, ill the fullest | seuse, be seperated from, a1d untrammied | by either political consideration or rrlig- | ious influences, now therefore be 1t | ReS0tDed, that we will make no EOmina- 1 tion for the office of Superintendent ui i Puulic Instruction, but in consideration of the valuable services ill the cause of edu- catiur: of tue present incumbent of the office. Hon. NJ. H. Sherman, and his uni versaliy conceded qualifications, and fa- miliariLy with the duty of the office, and | believing it to be Jo the best interest of the sacred cause of education, we do Ill os | earnestly recomne him to the voters of this Territory.
 Gov satt1rd and c. M k Paulson en- dorsed the resolution.
 1 Chairuan appointed MessrS. Stafford,
 Paulson and churchill committee 10 in- form Stewart Of his uomiualion l Committee on Central Committee re- | ported and recommend that tue Commit
 lee consist of twciity one gentlemen, ap-
 portIoned as follows: Apache, ,; Marico- pa, 3; Mohave, }; Yavapa, 8; Yuma, ?: | Ptula, z. We further recommend Ltial
 
 lowing named persons: C Churchill, C
 Beane, Il A Blgelow of Yavapui. E
 Davis, Il White, of Mohave; James Sict-
 sou, Rosalio Culomo. of Apucte; " A
 Hancock, J T Smith, NJ Ii Calderwood,
 of Maricopa; c Brinley, A Frank, oi
 Yuma; J II 1ooie, $ Hughes, Estavam
 Ochoa, Kirkpatrick, \ Hooker, ot Pima C M K Paulson, H II Davis, of Final Convention theu adjourned.
 Want of space prevents Us from giving
 the excellent platform aud resolutions
 adopted by the Convention, but We heartily endoi ioe and accept lhe leusit of the con. vention in the notniration of Mir. Stewart
 as glorious hamburger of victory for the
 Republican party of Ariz"na, and sh.l
 labor earnestly throughout the cor. in 2 , cam paiGn for Inc Accum plishment of thaI result. In our next issue we shall elvt
 our readers the platform and resolutions a0opt1d by the Convention, iiS IucJ con tain the keystone of the citadal ou whicl lhe llhe' ties and happiness of the Amerl , can people rest.