Arizona republican., 1896-03-24
N eeting of the Central
 Committee.
Delegates Chosen to the Ter
 ritorial Convention.
Resolutions Passed indicative of Support of the Principles of
 RepublicaniSm.

FLORENCE, March 22-A meeting Republican central committee. The meeting was called to order by Secretary Will F. Cooper and B. B. DeNure of Vekol was chosen tempo
 rary chairman.
 The committee then proceeded to fill two vacancies, one caused by the death of B. B.. Waggy, of Mammoth, and the
 other by the removal from Florence of
 c. w. French, chairman. Dr. J. Pool,
 of Mammoth, and w. R. Stone of Flor
 ence were elected to fill the vacancies
 w. R. Stone was placed in nomina- tion for permanent chairman, and un-
 der suspension of the rules was duly elected and immediately seated. A motion that the committee per
 feet arrangements for the holding of
 primaries for the selection of delegates to a county convention, such conven-
 tion to select delegates to the terri torial convention to be held in Phoe
 nix on April 29, 1896, was lost. Upon motion is was ordered that the holders of proxies of absent mem
 bers be allowed seats in the meeting
 and that the proxies be filed with the
 secretary.
 A committee of three, viz: Chals. F.
 Bennett, o. H. Carpenter and B. B.
 DeNure reported the following proxies
 entitled to recognition, viz; A. J. Collins, Mammoth; Chas.
 Odell, Dudleyville; James Elder, Riv-
 erside, held by Wtl F. Cooper.
 Geo. We5tfall, Florence; Robert Iron, Silver King, held by c. G. Powell. J. Suter, Florence, held by Geo. R. Morse.
 w. R. Early, Casa Grande, held by W. J. Shulze.r
 | was resolved that the central con-
 mitsee appoint delegates to the terri 1 ter.al conv vention,--that- nominations for such delegates be oral, and that the.r election be by ballot. i H. J. Rodman was placed in nomi-
 nation, but declined.
 The names of the following nomi- nees were placed before the committee:
 Will F. Cooper, Florence; H. J. Cleveland, Arizola; w. J. Shu.ze, Sacaton; B. o. Stratton, Florence; Jno.
 L. Knudson, Mammoth; Perry Will
 Hams, Maricopa; T. c. Graham, Flor
 ence.
 The ballot resulted in the se.ection
 of the six following named nominees: Will F. Cooper, H. J. Cleveland, w.
 J. Shulze, B. o. S'.ratton, Jno.. L. Knud-
 son and T. c. Graham. The meeting then resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the
 purpose of formulating resolutions Recess.
 Meeting called to order by Chairman Stone.
 The following resolutions were adopted by the unanimous vote of the committee:
 The Republicans of Pinal county, having an abiding faith in the time honored principles of the Republican party, hereby reafirm their re-en- dorsement of all its previous National platforms, therefore be it Resolved, That, first, above and beyond all things, we are in favor of the positive protection of the wage
 earners of the United States of Amer ica, and to bring about such an indus trial feature we demand the repeal of that wholly un-American measure de- nominated the Wilson bill. Second that the best interests of the commercial and industrial branch es of American economies can alone
 be subserved by the wisest of legisla-
 tion at the hands of our National leg Itslature; and to that end we demand such use of silver as money metal as shall establish for it a parity un-
 chongeab.e, with paper and gold; and i that our hints be thrown open to I5he free and unlimited coinage of the~sil- yer product of the mines of the United States at the ratio of 16 to 1. Third, it having been the custom of former administrations to fill the ap- pointive offices of the territory of Ar .zoaa w;th non-residents thereof, we demand that federal appointments in this territory in future be made from
 among her residents. August 29, 1896 was designated as the date for holding primaries for the selection of delegates ito the county convention, and that September 19 be the date fixed for holding such con- vention.
 The central committee was empow- cred ,o apportio1 the delegates to the county convention.
 0. H. Carpenter was appointed a member ofthe executive committee.
 1t was directed that the call for the
 primaries include the election of both delegates and a,ternates to the county
 convention.
 Upon motion the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman.