Arizona republican., 1890-06-16
WHAT DOES TT MEAN 2

On June II a call was issued by the Republican Territorial Central Commit tee, bearing date of June 9, inviting all members of the committee to meet in Phmnix, June 2l. That call read as fol- lows:
 PHOENIX, Ariz., June 9, 1890. DEAR SIR:-The Republican Territorial Cen tral Committee, of which you are a member, will convene in Phoenix, Saturday, June 2l, 1890, at o'clock D. m, for the transaction of such business as may come before it. Your presence is earnestly requested.
 wN CHRIsrY, Chairman. N. A. MoRFoRD, Secretary.
 Saturday gentleman brought to THE REPUBLICAN circular letter, which he had just received, which read
 PHGNIx, Ariz., June 9, 1890. DEAR SiR:-The Republican Territorial Cen tral Committee will convene in Phoenix, Satur day, June 2l, 1890, at 3 o'clock p. m., for the transaction of such business as may come be- fore it. Your presence is earnestly requested for consultation.
 VIM. CHRIsTY, Chairman. N. A. MoRFoRD, Secretary.
 It will be observed that the wording of the two calls is only changed in a slight degree. The words "of which you are a member" are striken out of the second call and ''for consultation" added to it.
 TIE REPUBLICAN has urged for some time that the meeting be made an open one and all earnest, active Repub- licans invited to attend. From the manner in which this second invitation was being sent out THE REPUBLICAN did not believe the committee was doing honest work in the matter, yet for the sake of the party it placed this second call at the head of its columns and an- nounced the meeting as an open one in- viting all Republicans of the Territory to attend.
 Yesterday THE REPUBLICAN received a short, sharp note from an active and prominent Republican of Cochise coun- ty in which he says:
 Christy has issued, beside the call a private circular inviting Republicans to come to Phoenix June2l Looks to me like packing the town, as no one in Cochise county has received an invitation save -. What does it mean?
 Then in the Gazette of Sunday appears the following:
 The Gazette is in receipt of an invitation to attend the Republican gathering next Saturday | but as we are not insured, we have grave fears | of the consequences. We believe we will sell | the thing, as we are at loss what else to do with it.
 Why, TIE REPUBLICAN would like to ask is the Gazette paper which runs at the head of it's columns ''The Gazette is the only Democratic paper published in Maricopa county" why is this paper or its editor sent a private invitation to attend the meeting of Republican committee?
 If it is the intention to make this meeting an open one to Republicans, why was not an open call made and given to the different Republican papers over the Territory? TIE REPUBLICAN believes it can speak for them all in say ing that every one would gladly and willingly have published such call.
 Why should only select few be sent a private invitation to attend this meet ing and not an open invitation to all Republicans?
 Does it signify that the Chairman oi the Territorial Committee proposes to ''fx" this meeting so as to control the party organization or else bolt the party? Is he so set on rule or ruin that he proposes to dictate or else fight against the openly expressed wishes oi the party as he did in the late munich pal campaign?
 Come, gentlemen, be open in this matter. If the meeting of June 2l is tC be an open one, issue an open call ever at this late date and send it by first mail to every Republican paper in tho Territory and every Territorial and County Committeeman. Let this be ar open meeting for Republicans and Re publicans only and then can there be that interchange of opinion and views that is desirable.