Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-07-09
REPRESENTATION IN REPUBLICAN rgRRI


 The appOrtiOnment of representatives to the Republican Territorial conven. tion does not find much favor in this section. Mir. Churchilrs plan is as fol- lows: Apache, 8; Cochise. 10; Graham. 3; Gila, i; Maricopa, r; AIojaye ,; Pima. l3; Pinal, ,; Yavapai. l3; Yuma, 3. Upon what basis this apportionmeut IS SUD- ! posed to be made the Chairman of the committee does not state. We would say that 1t was a stupendous piece of ! guess work, ana bad guess work at that. ! There are two plans some times adopted ] Tor determining the representation of 1 the several counties. One is by the population and the other by the party vote at the preceding election. Which Of these plans the Chairman adopted. if either, we are not informed.
 h any event it is gl1ring injustice to place Yavapai county on a par with Pima, in point ot representation in the convention-the latter having nearly double the population of the former.
 The Republicans of Cochlse c7jusy feel the suiaatice uf tleir apportfon- ment, having only 10 delegates, when, next to Pima, 1t is undoubtedly the most populous county in the Territory. The committee Of that county appointed a subcommittee consisting of Messrs. Farrell, Dibble, Jones, Stewart and Bradley to prepare a protest against this appOrtionment.
 Speaking on this subject the Tomb- stone Republican says.
 The apportionment Of legislators for the year 1880, gave Pima county eleven out of twenty-four asscmblymen, and five out of twelve couuci!meu. thus making a representation equal to nearly half of the entire Legislature. Since that time the county Of COchise has been set apart from the territory for meriy comprising Pima county, and no sane person will deny that the popUla- ] tlOn ot both has increased. The city of 1 Tombstone, alone, numbers four thousands more inhabitants now than it l did in 1880. In fact, 1t is safe Co say 1 that the population of Pima and Cochise | counties, combined, is ueary hall of the | entire population of the Territory. Yet. | ID the face of these facts. Cochise county Is accorded only ten delegates, while ! Naricopa and 1avapai, whose uopula- 1 tion, respectively, will hardly equal that l of Tombstone, are giyen-the former | twelve, and the latter thirteen dele | gates.
 What action the Republicans of Pima | county will take to secure their proper representation We do not know. It is a matter ID which all should have a fair | If We hope for success in the coming campaign we must be en- tirely harmonious.
 It Is quite probable that the coming Republican convention will name the next Delegate to Congress, and it is im- portant that there shouid be no ground of complaint as to the fairness fthe lomination.
 No man can hope for success, who owes his nomination to a convention called so as to prevent tine fair representation of all sections.
 We do not say that there was any iu- tentional injustice on the part Of the but as the CITIZEN expects to support the nominees Of rhe conven- tion, if they are suitable men and fairly nominated, it wishes to provide as well | ls possible against anything which will tend to destrry party harmony, create dissatisfaction and weaken the party at Inc polls.
 We hope the committe, before Is- 'uing the call, wlll remodel tte appor- ionment, SD that no charge of trickery pr use of the party machinery ia the interest of any candidate can be made.