Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-27
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PACIFIC COAST.
Speeial ta the CIrI.Es.

PHESIx, August 2l.-A large number of delegates are here. Pima county il represented by Messrs. Stephens, Davis
 Pixley, Mercer, Brown and Whitmore Messrs. smith. Knapp and Holt are al Maricopa, delayed by a washout. The convention adjourned till this evening without effecting an organization, tc await their arrival. The utmost bar. mony prevails and Governor Tritle can be nominated on the first ballot If he will accept. A. E. Davis, of Mohave, looms up as a candidate for superinten- dent of public instruction. The other candidate for delegates mentioned are Porter, Gosper and Stillwell. The dele gates are canvassing on second choice. Special to the CITIZES.
 FLORENCE, August 2l.-The stage go- ing into Globe yesterday vas robbed and s5,OO0 taken. Express messenger Andy Hall, wGs killed 5y the robbers. There is no clue to the perpetrators. Special to the CITIZEN
 GLOBE, August 22-Dr. Vail and Andy Hall, the messengers who were killed by the express robbers within one fourth miles of this place Sunday morning, were buried here yesterday. The robbers got away with S5,O0O in gold belonging to Fisk, WalIidge < Co.,. which was being lconveyed from San Francesca to Globe. Parties are in pur- suit of the robbers, and their result was not reported at s p. m. last night. Only two robbers were seen. They built a breast work on the side of the road, from which they fired to kII as soon as the express came within range. They fired to bring down the mule carrying the treasure box, and then at Hall and Porter having the outfit n charge. Hall had eight bullet holes iu the body, and all in front; and when found, mile from the trail, every chamber of his pistol had been discharged. He follow ed them two miles, and alone. Porter was unarmed, and hurrled forward to the foot of the Pinal mountains, where be ,procured a man and returned as fast as horse flesh would carry him, but too late to get his work in. He IS un- injured. If caught, the robbers will be lynched.
 A man by the name of Murphy, shot a man, not mortall V, without provoca- tion. on Saturday evening. The offend CT is in jail.
 FURTHER PARTICULARS.
 FLORENCE, A. T., August 22.-Three Americans fired into the pack train on the Summit, about four miles from Globe, they killed Hall one mile from the trail. Afterwards Dr. Vml rode into their camp; they shot him and he died two hours thereafter. Vail des- cribed two men, one tall and dark and one small and light. Two men nearly answering the description were at River side last night. Gabriel is away, have not heard from him yet, wire down to Globe, can't get further particulars. s5,OOO Tn gold taken.
 Special to the CITIZEN:
 LoRDsBURG. \. NJ, August 2l.- In a affray at Silver City last night a Mexican named Don Carlos was mor- tally wounded.
 The Sheriff of Grant county has re- ceived from Governor Sheldon com of the sentence from death to that of imprisonment for life in the case of Elijah H. Franklin, the colored indi- vidual who was to nave been hanged at Silver City on the 25th instant. Special to the CITIZEN.
 PHENrx. August 22-Judge Porter was nominated on the first ballot, 1t standing J4 to l5.
 THE PLATFORM.
 PEENII, August 22, 3 p. m.-Resolved, That the Republican party of Arizona declares its unqualified allegiance to the National Republican party, and endorses the Chicago platform of 1880. We claim a common heritage in the grand history of the party which saved the American Union from dismember- ment, rehsbilitated a disOrganized country and has since SO managed the finance of the nation that to-day the credit of the United States is unparal- leled.
 Resolved, We charge that the course of the Democratic party has demon strated that in its desire to control money, it will sacrifice the best interests of the people, disregard it's pledges and, as is fully illustrated in its platform, will not put to the test of popular ap- proval by plain and straightforward statements its views upon issues direct ly affecting the welfare of the Territory. We arraign our present Delegate m Congress for his inactivity, incom- potency and his entire failure to obtain the passage of any measures for our benefit.
 Resolved, That We hold to the great principle of equal and eIact justice to all, and that railroad and other corpora tions are subject to the people through the Legislature and are amenable to law. This convention favors any and all measures that will tend to bring la bor and capital, organized or morgan ized, into Arizona. Equality before the law is the fundamental principle of the Republican party of the nation, and we pledge the Republican, party to such q course of legislation us will extend to and corporate capital ID Arizona the same protection and the same laws accorded to individuals, no more and no less, requiring corporations as well as individuals to perform their just share of the labor and to pay their just share of the taxation We pay to carry on the government, making the same rules apply to corporations as to individuals.
 Resolved, That the Republican party, in conformity with its record and tradi- tions, declares in favor of fostering and maintaining free public schools in every town and precinct in the Territory.
 Resolved, That in our opinion there is too much money appropriated annu- ally for the support of hostile Indians to permit a speedy and just settlement of this veIed question and We believe that tribe of hostile savages should not be kept in our midst, fed and sup ported out of the public treasury, and We earnestly recommend that the safety and protection of the frontier settlers