Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-28
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at Phenix-- A Futile Attempt to Disturb the
 Harmony. --

An Enthusiastic Meeting at fhoutI..
 A Futile Attempt to Disturb the
 Harmony. --
 A reporter of the CITIZEN was at the depot yesterday, when the train return ed from Phenix, and had the pleasure of seeing the delegation of republicans who were returning from the Territorial Committee meeting at Phenix, to thoir homes in Pima and Cochise counties.
 The cheerful, report came from all that the meeting was harmonious as- semblage of enthusiastic and patriotic republicans. who gladly put aside every personal consideration for the pubnc welfare.
 The test of the strength of the Gov ernor's faction came on the first motion made, being that of Col Zabriskie for the appointment of committee of five on resolutions. Secretary Oakes Murphy moved as an amendment, that all reso- lutions offered be considered by the com mi tee as a whole. The amendment was defeated, and the motion carried by a vote of 16 to ', notwithstanding Secre- tary Murphy voted with the Governors friends to defeat it.
 It was feared by the Governors friends when it was seen that he only had seven supporters in the entire com mittee, that resolutions would be report ed by the subcommittee, condemning all acts of the Governor which had threatened tho disruption of the party, but Col. Zabriskie, the chairman of the sub-com mmittee, thought it good party policy to ignore the Governor s past mistakes, in tho hope of sscur- ing perfect union of all clements within the party, to the end that Arizo- ma might be placed in the republican column this fall
 The Cochise members stated that too much could not be sad in praise of the true republican conduct of Col. Zabrls- kie, General Wilson, Brewster Cameron, pr. J. c. Handy and Col. David Tender son, whose wise counsels contributed to the happy result of the convention.
 All of the visiting republicans were charmed with a patriotic letter which "Bucky" O'Niell addressed to the com mittee, deploring the fact that many of
 
 disa tfected, men whose counsels and tal- ents had contributed to republican sue cess in the past and whose labors were necessary to republican triumphs in the future, and MT. O'Neill earnestly implor- ed every true republican on the commit tee to generously lay aside all personal feeling and all uni.e in one grand rally to assure glorious victory in November
 Yavapai County has reason to be proud of republican who has the pa triotism and the political sense to write in the spirit displayed above, when ad- dressing meeting of unselfish republic ans, called together by the acknowledged head of the republican party of Arizona, to compose the differences of the party
 Jn unhappy contrast with the letter of the gallant republican from Yavapai was that of Royal A. Johnson, which fell upon the committee like a wet blanket from the Generals ice works. His representation that harmony exis ted among the republicans of Pima County simply excited ridicule. The mildest comments were that man must have little regard for his reputation for yer acity |, make a statement so notorious ly at variance with the facts, as repre- sented by the visiting republicans. The seveIest adverse comment was excite by the fact that Federal officer should thus wantonly throw firebrand into a republican committee which had been convened in the interest of party har- mony and for JEe sole purpose of insuring party success at the ensuing elections 1t seemed 10 be the impression of the committee that a request should be con- veyed to the president to require that his appolntees should cease their offen- sive lbtermeddling with territorial poli- tics, to the end that the party may effect lasting pssce, that party success might be assured and Arizona broL ght into the union as @ republican state.
 Inc convention decided upon the fol lowing appointment, to-wit: One dele gate 10 the Territorial Convention for every 50 voters cast for the repu blican candidate for Delegate to Congress or one delegate for every fifty votes cast for the member of the legis- lature in each county who received the highest number of votes, as each county might prefer, and one delegate for every fraction of fifty votes.
 The committee adopted the following resolution:
 Resolved, That Wa regard the con struction put on the law by the Attor- neyGeneral of the United States, that all entries of public lands since October ?, lS-S, which may be under water stor- age or reservoir sites as detrimental to the interests of Arizona, in this that it practically withdraws all pubic lands in Arizona from entry before such water storage or reservoir sites have been designated. and We therefore earnestly protest agaInsu this construction of the law and ask Congress to remedy it to the end that all these lands shall be open to settlement as they were before the passage of the law referred to.