Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-02
MASS MEETING
UT the Citizens' and Taxpayers, Or
 ganizatiOn.
They Present "A Ticket for school T,,.
 tees After Lively Meeting

'Ou' was held m Masonic hall last nlght Tor the purpose of nomipa;lnO candidates Tor school trustees. There were present quite large number n, people, including several ladies. The meeting was called to order aft S3O o'clock by H. $. Stevens. President ot the new organization.
 Secretary Hilzinger read the minutes of the last meeting of the association. which were approved.
 The committee on constitution and Inv. laws reported, and their report was adopted as whole without question or debate.
 The chairman then called from the regular order of business first. spnli. cations for membership.
 NIT. Hilzinger took the floor with an explanation that candidates for office now on the executive committee vopId be dropped therefrom when nominated He was called to order by the chairman. there being no debatable question be- Tore the meeting. The next call was i for
 ResolutiOns-No response.
 SubscrptIons-The chairman stated that there beng no applications for membership there could be no subscrip- tIuns.
 Addresses-Secretary Hilzinger here lock the floor and completed the expIa- nation before begun.
 The chair thought there WAS another committee to report, and asked if its re- port Was ready, to which interrogation there was no response.
 The char then stated that ina nev, business m Order-here the entrance of C. E. Sessions with the roll hook emf tIs announcement of, and there was uuite a lengthy confab in whisper between inc chairman, secretary and MT. Sessions when the latter retired and Mir. Stevens called NIT. Paul Moroney to the char He said they had got as far AS tbev could go. under the rules of the organ Ration. 4 mass meeting had been called to nominate candidates for school trus- tees. and he did not think 1t proper for hIm to occupy the chair.
 It was moved, seconded and carried that Paul McToney act as chairman of the mass meeting.
 Mr. BFowder moved that the chair ap. point three gentlemen as a comI3ittee to select and present to the meeting three Uames for school trustees.
 Mr. CrOnly moved 10 amend by con stltutlnC all present such committee. and tO discuss the merits of the caudi- dates presented.
 The chair put the original motion hret, which was lost The motion of NIT. Cronly prevailed, whereupon nomi- nations began to be made with decided energy.
 Mr. Cronly nominated Thos. Hughes. Mir. Kaufman nominated J. A. Brow der, who respectfully but firmly de- clIued
 Slr. Fish nominated c. B. Sessions.
 Mr. Wetmore nominated F. II. Berry man.
 Mr. Browder nominated M. P. Free. man. Mr. Cronly nominated Thomas Dris- col. Mir. Mansfield thought tie ladies should be represented m the school board, and he nominated Mrs. E. N. EI-I. Mr. Satte-white nominated Dr. Crepin Mr. HiiZIGger nominated Dr. Matas. Mir. QuiBliu nominated Dr. Handy. Alr. W. l.. Stevens nominated S. A. Nsnlove. Ar. Crouly nominated E. \. Leather wood. lir Zeckendorf ar SC to a point of order. No nominations should be con- -idered unless seconded, as the whole ! population might be placed III nOmina- ton and too much time consumed use ies~iK. Mr. HiIzinger thought those persons making nominations should specify the qualifications and ability of their cadi- dates. If they possessed any. Mr BTowder called attention to the | fact that this was a mass meeting and the organization had nothing to do with | it. It Was an insult to those making nominations to call upon them for | sHcn an expression. M- ii. S. Stevens endorsed the posi- | tion of Mr. Zeckendorf. That practice | would reduce the number and make the | work uf the meeting lighter. Mr. Satterwhite seconded all nomina- | tiOus heretofore made, and moved that l nominations close.
  Wood arose and nominated Hiram $. l Stevens, with some eulogistic remarks. l Mir. Kaufman nominated ID. A. San l ford Ii S. Stevens arose and thanked the meeting for ihe honor intended to be conferred, but be would not accept 1t. While he was at Ril times willing to assist and aid all public enterprises to l .f, m educational matters was 20 limited that he thought himself incompetent 10 properly perform its duties.
 llr. Kaufman moved that nomina- lions close, winch prevailed.
 Mir Mansfield suggested that the names of the nominees be published and the voters be permitted to select from them.
 lLr. II. $. Stevens disagreed with the gentleman. This was nominating con- yen:iDu. His plan would be to put three names on the tickets and the three nigGest-be expressed himself as being somewhat confused Rs to his idea of the matter. when Mir. Lowell suggested that three names be written on each ballot and the three candidates having the highest number of votes be declared the nominees.
 Mir. SatterWhite asked for recess of five minutes to "talk the matter up, which. upon motion, was ordered. The time was protitably employed, and most astonishing amount of buZZlng was accomplished
 After the meeting was called to order the secretary read the list of csndi- dates.
 Mir. II. $. Stevens moved that s com mittee of three be appointed by the chair to receive and count the ballots
 n. 4. Sanford wanted to know if the ladies could vote for candidates now, and if they could hold office.
 The secretary read the law on the subject.
 The char said he would appoint as tellers. Messrs. Stevens, Pearson
 Nr. Lowell asked whether Mir. Stevens had declined the nomination as trustee. Mir. Stevens stated that he had, so far as he individually was concerned, unless jt was shown that the people wanted
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