The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-04-30
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Meets and Adjourns After Com
 pleting It's Work.
Tho Committee on Credentials Seats tho Contesting Delegations With Half yotes-Northern Arizona Will be We'll Represented
 at St. Louts.

The Republican Territorial Conven.
 ton convened ut 10 n'clock yesterday
 morning at Pho"nix for the purpose of
 selecting six delegates and six ali.l.
 mates tn the Si. Louis convention. q d
 for the selection of a trrrilur al
 central committee.
 The Ph"nIx Republican" of ,r.-
 lrnay say,: Nearly all lh" delegates.
 mainly rxrrp'ing ll"sr from h" south.
 eastern counties. were ip the city yes.
 irrlay. Last evening caHcuses were
 being held at a number of points. bnI
 nothing that would approach c'ncilia-
 tion of the opposing elements was ar. rived at and the condition at the
 meeting of ihp hmly this morning will
 probably be ilIe same as that of week
 past. Yet there Is seemingly little
 acrimony in the strife. Little or nnil-
 ing is sai'l of bolting if the contestant.
 fail in their demands. and yet the general impression Is that the day will end with two conventions in The tirl,!. Such a reckless course will be npln'sr'' by the leaders of the party and ma, be stayed. Yet the popular impression is that ,lis will be lively day in the line of news.
 The struggle will rrvolve around Mckinley. In favor of the grea, apostle of protection are majority of the convention. and the regular R.. publicans have insri ihed his name npn their banners. Their delegation to St. Louis will go pledged to the great leader and will he pledged to the up. holding of silver by all means consis- tent with true partisanship. The leaning of the opposition is said to br toward Allison and their money plank to be of Il nature decidedly less com. initial. All, of course. are withou, on the advisability of state. hood.
 "No man knoweth what the day ma, bring f"rlh;" and this day in Arizona's capital may be rich in surprises.
 The convention will he held at the opera house and will be called to order at 10 "clork by Chairman Kibbey of the territorial central committee. Temporary organization will then be effected and the customary committees appointed. after which adjournment will be doubtless taken till the after. noon.
 The hall las been handsomely dec"- rated with especial eye to the purposes 'f the gathering. American flags ,lraw inc walls and hang festoon-d from the and the faces of the leaders # RrpubIicanism will look down upon he throng from amid their draperies 'f red, white and blue.
 The delegates, including alternatts md contesling delegates, will be given 'eais upon the main floor. the general public being relagated to the balconies Il order 70 prevent confusion. Each ounty's place on the floor has been marked by placards naming the county md it's number of delegates. and the equisite number of seats have been provided beneath each placard. Ad- mission will be strictly by ticket. red < mes being given to the convention |, lembers and yellow ticket admitting | the galleries or boxes being also Il laced at the disposal of each momber. .. '
 The contesting delegations from ~ 'avapai. Pima and Maricopa have U Dmbined in their common fight and . reat was the skirmishing by them had m"ng the convention members yes u 'rday. The fight, however. cannot be 'rmed acrimonious. It is being stead. .sily maintainrd and as stra,lfastly 'posed. and 1t Is possible that the de- n. atrd party, for one of the parties to ,., ust see defeat. will step down and c, 1t and will sink personal interest in sa sa p intpipet .,f tl,x ,N,r,,. Sp