Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-12-02
STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
The Good Work for Admission Go
ing On.

Delegates began to gather at th
opera house at 10 o'clock. The builc
ing was nicely decorated but too cool t
be comfortable. At 1920 o'clock Judg
Street addressed the delegates and non
mated Judge E. j. Edwards of GloD,
as temporary chairman. He wa
elected unanimously. Upon ASSUMING
the chair the judge make q most abl
and stirring address.
Chas. F. Hoff was then nominated an
unanimously elected as temporary SEE
rotary.
On motion of Judge Barnes a com
mittee on credentials and one on pei
manent organization and order of bus
mess were appointed as follows:
Committee on Credentisls-Pima, "
II. Barnes; Cochise, VIM. Herr.ng
Yuma, NJ. Greenleaf; Gila, E. j. Ed
wards; Pinal, w. F. Truman; Graham
Geo. A. Olney.
The convention then adjourned at
! o'clock p. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The convention was called to orde
promptly at 2 o'clock by Temporal,
| Chairman E. j. Edwards and the com
mittee on credentials reported.
Before the report was read Telegram
from the Yavspai delegates was reaC
asking that postponement until Janu
ary be had.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
To the chairman of the statehood con-
veution:
Your committee on credentials be-
leave to report that the following named
persons are entitled to seats in this con-
ventlon:
Apache county.-John T. Lesseur
Art Mcdonald, Alfred Ruizly, Frank
Cox, proxy; Ben Schinster, Serotinc
Apodoco, John T Hogan, by N 0 Muir
ply proxy.
Cochlse county.-David Cohn, VIM
Berring and E r Monk.
Graham county.-Geo- a Olney
Frank Dysart, F 6 B Gooding, Wiley Z
Jones.
Maricopa county.-Jerry Millay
Webster Street, NJ E Collins, W L
Smith, j L B Alexander, G r Hakes
Frank Baxter, W L Van Horn, james
Mcmillan, T. E. Parish.
Pinal county VIC Trumen, w n
Price, Thos Davis, Geo + Meek. III B
Summers, by Geo Meek, proxy; g S Lee
Barron. by Allen T Bird. prsxy.
Pima county.-MG Samanlego, Fred
G Hughes, w FL Barnes, Chas + Hoff,
j B Scott, G W Wright, G F Schumacher
by Thos F Wilson, proxy:
Yuma county, L Vanderworker
M GreenIeaf, Calvert Wilson, j W Dor
ripgton, by Geo A Duke, proxy.
You committee further recon mends
that the delegates present from Cochise
county be allowed to cast the five votes
absent from Pima county.
That E. j. Edwards be allowed to cast
the five votes absent from that county.
That E. E. Ellinwood and j. r. Xii
patrick be allowed to cast the four
votes absent from Coconino county.
That G W Wright be allowed to cast
the votes of G E Velasco, HI Lacy and
w A HART, from Pima county.
That those delegates present from
Graham county be allowed to cast the
two votes absent from that county.
w. II. BARNES,
Chairman.
The report was on motion adopted.
The committee on permanent orgsni-
cation reported as follows and the report
was on motion adopted as read:
To the chairman and members OF the
statehood convention.
Gentlemen: We, your committee on
permanent organization, rules and or
der of business, beg leave to report as
follows:
First. For permanent chairman, e.
w. Wright.
Second. For permanent secretary,
Chas. F. Hoff.
Third. That the rules governing
this body shall be the rules usually gov
erning deliberative assemblies as con-
trolled by Cushino's Manual.
Fourth. That the order of business
shall be that for which the convention
was called together, in passing such meas
ures and adopting such methods as may
aid the admission Of the territory of
Arizona into the union Of states.
Respectfully submitted,
WEBSTER STREET, Chairman.
E. j. EDWARDS.
w. @. TRUEMAN.
GEO. A. OLNEY.
On motion duly seconded and carried
committee consisting OF Jerry Millay,
Fred G.. Hughes and T. e. Parish were
appointed to conduct the perm anent
chairman to his seat.
The speech of Judge Wright upen as
Stunning the chair was mastery effort,
full Of patriotism and pride for Ari-
IONA.
On motion of Judge E. j. Edwards a
committee consisting OF one member
from each county to be selected by the
delegates on roll call, were appointed as
q committee on resolutions as follows.
Apache, n o. Murphy; Coconlno, E.
E. Ellingwood; Cochise, +. r. Monk;
ella, E. j. Edwards; Graham, Wiley
E. Jones; Maricopa, Frank Baxter;
Pima, W. II. Barnes; Pinal, Allen 7.
Bird; Yuma, j. L. VsnDerwerker.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
Resolved, That all resolutions, memo
rails and addresses be referred to prop
er committee without debate.
On motion a committee of six with
Judge Street as chairman was appoint
ed on memorials and addresses as fol:
lows: Judge Street, Gov. Murphy,
Frank Cox, Frank Dyssrt, W. N. Price
G. W. Wright.
On melton a committee to report
plan for permanent work in favor OF
statehood was appointed as follows:
Frank Cox. ]. r. Fitzpatrick. David
Cohn, E. J. Edwards, F. l.. B. Good
wln, Gerry Millay, M. G.. Samaneigo, N.
G. Tmemsn, NJ. Greenleaf.
A motion to appoint a committee OF
one from each county be appointed to
act with our delegate in congress IN
gaining the admission of Arizona was
postponed.
The convention then adjourned to
80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Phoenix Herald.
Convention called to order by Chair
man Wright.
On motion the reading of the minutes