Arizona republican., 1896-05-01

l move you, Sir, that committee con-
/ stituted of one delegate from each
county in the territory be appointed
upon resolution and platform
The question before the house, on the
selection of committee on nlatform
and resolutions, was also spoken ITO by
Messrs, EARLY of Maricopa, R. E. Nor
r!son of Yavapai and w. S. Head of
Yavapai.
R. 3. Morrison spoke briefly, saying
in part:
I'm addressing myself 10 the motion
before the house, desire to say that
probably the best method ito pursI1e
would Zoe to appoint a committee ON
credentials alone. We have not had
a committee ON credentials for this
Republican territorial convention.
The committee that was appointed at
the suggestion of parties who met in
this hall on yesterday morning was ap-
pointed at the suggestion OF the chair
man of the territorial central commit
tee for THE sole purpose of advising
with him, Judge Kibbey, upon the
question of who were entitled to seats
upon the floor OF this convention upon
temporary organization.
WV, 1utu, yUu lake IT IN the state
OF California: The state central COM
mhttee, by the chairman and secretary.
makes up what is called the roll, of the
! detegation from the various counties
of that state, and that embraces those
entitled ito 81 tupon the floor Of the con
venfLon for the purposes OF organiza-
tlon OF that convention temporarily.
put IN another way that proceeding
was had in our convention Yesterday.
In other words, instead of the chair
man acting for himself, he desired that
NE should be advised by those who
were present and claiming ito be del
egates in the Republican territorial
convention as to what delegates should
be considered proper to sit upon the
100r OF the convention for the tenn
porary organization; and, TO the com
mlttee, OF which | was q member ves-
terday, that was appointed for the pur-
pose of waiting upon Judge Kibbey.
The committee was appointed and that
commlttee went out. About s O'Clock
last evening they came in and report
ed to the chairman of the terr,tonial
central committee and not ito any con-
vention, because no convention had
yet been organized ait that time. in any
way, shape or form Judge Kibbey is
the Legal head of the. organization of
me Republican party OF this territory
ne one authorized 10 call the conven-
: ION to order. He then proceeded to
read the call for thds territorial con
F'ellion and stated hat m accordance
VIII '-ne resolution adopted by the ex-
ecutiYe committee, and which he ae-
cepoed as being advisory for his ae-
aion. that the committee was appointed
in the morning for the purpose of dis
covering for his benefit rwllo were en-
Jided 10 seats on the floor Of the con-
vention.
Now, then, shat comm 8tttea reported
that there were nine counties without
contest and that the delegates from
those nine counties were entit,ed to
seats on the floor Of tbs convention
upon temporary organization. That
committee also reported hat there was
a contest from three other counties
and advised that each delegation from
the contesting counties should be en-
uaed to one-haCf vote, and they ad-
Vlsed the chairman of the territorial
central committee as to what delegates
We're enutled to seats upon the floor
OF the convention for the EJTpose of
the convention temporarily.
Judge Kdbbey adopted that propo
sitlon then and there and in tacs said
that those people as reported by the
on credentials were entitled
to form a temporary organization
Then Judge Kibbey calle1 for the nom
nations for temporary officers and the
Hon. #. M. Zrck of Mohaye county
was elected temporary chairman of
the convention and another gentleman
as temporary secretary OF the conven-
ton
Did YOU ever hear In tie history
CT politics i'm theUni.ed Safe; or in
any other country, at t[1s,. step beng
taken except where the .oonnnuittee on
credentials had been appointed BY TIE
convention itself, to determine who
mad the proper qualifications and Ger
tlhcates OF election to ent.tla Them to
seats upon the floor of the oonveu ion
upon the permanent organ zatioGl? I
DON'T think the oldest Republican here
today ever heard of any such proceed
Ing as was taken here on yesterday
by going ahead and effectimg parma-
nent organization and electing dele
gates and adopting a platform, not
knowing as a convention who were
entitled to seats ON the floor OF the con-
Vention. That being 50, they pro-
ceeded with trregularity from that time
ON and ON.
There has never been any authori-
tatlve, legal or orderly permanent or
ganlzation by The Republican eonyen-
tlon in this territory advertised to meet
here yesterday; and We believe this
convent thcn being now in session lis the
Republican territorial convention of
the territory of Arznna and that MO