The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-13
DIBBLE'S REPUBLICAN TEA
 PARTY.
A Harmonious kat-Trap = Louisiana .Carpetbaggers to the Front
 City versus Country.

A meeting of the Republican Central Committee of Cochise county was held at the court house last evening. It was called to order at eight o'clock, and Mayor John Carr was elect ed temporary chairman. Mir. Carr took the chair, returned thanks and asked that temporary secretary be chosen. On motion. John 0. Dunbar was unanimously elected. The meeting then proceeded to the election of permanent officers. Several gentlemen were placed in nomination. The formal ballot resulted in fifteen votes for Mir. Carr and eleven for MT. James. On motion, Mir. Carr was unanimously chosen. The gentleman thus honored returned thanks for the honor conferred, and said he would contribute all in his power to the success of the Re publican party of Cothise county. The election of permanent secretary was next ln order. Several members of the com. mittee were nominated for that position, and H. C. Dibble created little storm by nominating Webster Street. Objection was raised that he was not member of the committee, but Dib- ble quietly sat down on the kickers and insisted on MT. Street being voted for Lawyer-like he argued that It was not nec- essary that the Secretary should be mem. \ber, 50 long as he was a good Republican, and resident of the county, and had the necessary time and ability to perform the duties. From thls period onward Dibble quietly took the meeting in hand and run It to suit himself. While the members were preparing their ballots he did some judlcious lobbying, resulting in only four votes being cast against his candidate.
 Having secured Chairman and Secre- tary to his liking, MT. DIbble proceeded to comb the hair" of the meeting and elect an executive committee to his lik- ing also. At thls point 8 visible kick was made at the cut and dried per- iormance of the gentleman with the goutl The ''country members," as he was cafefu to dub all who represented constitutincles outside of Tombstone, were beginning to get restive, and finally made feeble re- volt when Dibble moved that an execu. tive committee of be appointed, to be from Tomb tone and four from the rest of the county. The representatives of Charles ton, Contention, Bisbee and Dos Cabezas demurred to this proposition, but Dibble gave them to understand that Tombstone was going to boss the business, and in fact insinuated that "countrymen" had no busi ness meddling with politics anyway. He howevel carried hls point notwithstanding the fact that Squire Burnett, o Charleston, contested the ground incl by inch, Dibble moved that th' ''countrymen" be allowed to retire and con suit as to who should represent "the coun 1 try" on the executive committee. Tn,
 ccuntrymen mildly did as the boss tolt I them, and presented the names of Horace Jones, of Bisbee, J. c. Burnett, of Charles l ton, R. W. Stewart, of Benson, and w. F | Bradley, of Contention. MT. Dibble kind 1 ly gave his permission to the convention to elect the following members of the ex l ecutive committee from this city, himself
 of course, being one: H. c. Dibble, A. | Ritter, Daniel McCann and J. G. James
 The gentleman from Louisiana then move that the chairman of the central commit
 tee be added to the executive commute
 and be exotficio chairman thereof. Tn
 ''countrymen" made a loud kick at thi
 move and Mir. Dibble, observin
 that he could not make his poin
 stick, consented that Tombston
 and the chairman of the central commi | ttt H6 du cA-OuuClO. uC DOdy WCiO V
 this time growing restive. Mir. Dunbs
 called attention to the fact that the entir
 eastern portion of the county was unrepr'
 sented, and thought that Huachuca shoul
 have representation on the committee. Hi
 suggestion was acted upon, and the Repul
 licans of Huachuca were invited 10 sen
 two members to the Republican commit
 tee. MT. Dibble then moved that the con
 mittee adjourn, which motion was carrie
 with enthusiasm.
 Three gentlemen outside of the member acted as spectators. The following wei
 the members in attendance:
 TOMBSTONE.
 John Carr, H. C. Dibble, c. D. Reppy, H. Kirk, J. L. Ward, Gus Baron, A. J. Ri
 ter, D. c. Lane, F. L. Blackburn, Dani,
 McCann, s. Tribolet, A. A. Banning, E. ] Gage, I. k. James, J. o. Dunbar.
 DOS CABEzAs.
 E.J White, W. F. Bonnet.
 CONTENTION.
 NJ. F. Brady, E. E. Rupert, J. G. Bal ney.
 Ben. Williams, Horace Jones.
 CHARLESTON.
 C. B. Tarbell I. c. Bennett, J. B. Aver,