The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-09-24
DORIAN THE NEXT DELEGATE. Republicans in Territorial Con-
 vention Select Him. STRONG ENDORSEMENT OF ST. LOUIS PLATFORM. Territorial Platform Favors Stats- hood, Restoration of the Tari6 on Wool and the Policy of Protection-New Committee.

l t'u h'S"iS W tsS'''>s ~~' Judge Kibbey. chairman of the terri. torial committee, called The conven- ton to order at 10 o'clock a. m. The role of delegates was called. T. w.. Johnston of Yavapai and Chas. R. Drake were placed in nomination for temporary chairman. Mir. Drake withdrew and Mir. Johnston was made chairman by exclamation. Charles Bowman of Pima was selected ss tenl- porarN secretary. A committee "f twelve men was appointed rn credeh- ,ials.
 A committee of thirteen was ap- pointed on platform and resolutions.
 A committee of twelve was ap- pointed on permanent organization.
 The following were appointed on committees:
 Crcdeutials-J. W. Harrington, E. II. Simpson. J. F. Mahoney, R J.. Hartman, w. G. Scott, c. Holtschue. G. T. Peter, o. r. Townsend, Pierce Evans, R. E. Paul, H. A. Morgan and Perry Wildman.
 Resolutions and platform-A. l. Grow, K. B. Burns, w. R. Campbell, w. G. Scott, Wm. Griffith, 0. F. Townsend. N. c. Bashford, w. Pick erell. Dr. J. NJ. Ford. Chas. R. Drake, II. A. Morgan. P. Williams. .
 Permanent organization and order of business-H. A. Morgan, c. NJ. Funston. J. II. Bowman, R. J. Hart. man, w. G. Scott, A. O. Brodie, w. NJ. Griffith, 0. F. Townsend, Thomas Armstrong, Jr., J. c. Smith, George Westphaul.
 A recess was taken until 2 o'clock to allow the committees time to re. port.
 The convention reconvened at p. m. and listened to the report of the committee on credentials, which was adopted.
 The committee on permanent or. ganization recommended that Chas. R. Drake of Pima be made permanent chairman and Carl Holtzshue of Yava- pal be made permanent secretary. Adopted.
 The report of the committee on resolutions was presented as foliowsI To the Republican Territorial conven.
 ton of Arizona:
 GENrLEMEN--We, your committee on Resolutions and Platform. beg leave to submit the following report:
 We, the Republicans of the terri, tory of Arizona, in convention assem- bled, hereby renew our allegiance to the ,ime-honored principles of the Republican party as propounded by its founders, and hereby pledge our united support to the maintenance of those principles.
 And we hereby declare that the un- restricted control of the government by the Democratic party has beeu 2 record of nnparalled incapacity and disaster. They have ruthlessIy sacri- feed indispensable revenue. They have entailed an unnecessary deficit, and have borrowed money for ordinary expenses, piling up the public debt in times of peace. They have forced an adverscd balance of trade and re versed all the measures and results of successful Republican legislation. Therefore. be it
 Resolved, That every consideration of public safety demands that the gov. ernment shall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown them- selves incapable to conduct 't. and and that it shall be restored to the party which for thirty years adminis- tered it with unparalleled success. That we believe the first and most important question before the people is the tariff. We believe that the policy of protecting American indus. tries is the foundation and bulwark of American development and prosperity. And we demand such an equitable ,arif upon foreign imports which come into competition with American products as will not only furnish adc. quate revenue for the necessary ex- penses of the government. but will protect American labor aud American