Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-17
FULL REPORT
Of the Proceedings of the
Pima County Republican
Convention
HELD YESTERDAY.
The Names of the County Central
Committee and Precinct
Officers.
HELD YESTERDAY.

Cnd6 Il. Conoeil, chairman OF the re-
publican county central committee, al
1l:3O a. m, and the call for the conven
tioo read by r. L. Milisr, secretary.
j. J. Hill was selected as temporary
| chairman; 4. L. Hart ss secretary, and
w. j. Ekey as assistant secretary.
The chair appointed the following
| committees:
On CREDENTIALs:-George w Atkiu-
son, janice Gardiner, Ed Williams. ] P
Glover, John Meyer.
On PLATFORM AND REsoLUTIoNs:-RT
MIllar, Chas Donnelly, Joseph s Hopley,
h 4 Cbenoweth, Alex Mckay.
On ORDER OF BUSINESS AND PERMAN.
EMIT OaeANIzATIoN:-J A Zsbriskis,
Thos Driscol', Thomas Hughes, Lyman
Wakefield, John V Welgle.
Upon motion o recess was taken until
o'clock p ID.
AT o'clock p. M, pursuant to sd-
journment. the meeting was called to
order by Chairman Hill.
The temporary organization wes made
permanent.
The following report of the committee
on credentials was received and adopt
ed.
Tucson, Oct. 18th, 1896.
To the republican county convention
Your COMMITTEES on credentials re-
spectfuliy reports that it has examined
the credentials OF the several delegates
to this convention, and finds the follow
ing persons entitled to seats, viz:
Tucson-T Driscoll, j Fl Meyers, T F
Wilson, l. Wakefield, ID Fairbanks, j
bill, K l. dart, Alex Mckay, j A
Labriskie, j l. Messersmitb, Gardner,
Q A Donnelly, G G Sutsr, N Pacheco,
Ihos Hughes, ST., Henry Meyer, r T
Miilar.
Alternates:-A @ Lamb, 81 W Fsnrer,
Q F Richardson, Alex Rossi. M Lamont,
w K Neff, A dolph Bail, H B Dodge, j
NJ Ormsby, FL Buchanan. d Johnston,
A Rsbeil, j w Bement, John Hallowe /,
P B Zsigler.
Nogales-A L Peck. proxy by Eb
Williams; W. EKey, F G Heruosilio,
troxy by n x Chenoweth, who also
holes proxies of all the alternatee.
Crittenden-John Smith, proxy by
John III Meyer.
Calabasss-GeorRe w Atkinson.
Rosemor j V Weis ls, @ G Holmes,
proxy by J V Weige.
Rincon-James Grain, proxy by j s
Hopley.
Pantano-J s Hopley.
Tsnque Verde B Glover
Tubac-John A Black, proxy by @ A
Doppelly.
Decentralization B Anderson; and
We recommend that they be seated.
We further recommend that the
follow ing persons be admitted as dele
gates from the following districts. viz:
Roy Stahl for LA Noria;J III Msnley
for Olive Camp; d Smith for Horshoe
Basin;J Nj Berger for San Xavier; Geo
w Cheney for Orc Blsnco.
Respectfully submitted,
G. W. Atkinson,
Ed Williams,
j. Gardiner,
j. HI. Myers,
Jas B. Glover.
The following report of the committee
on rulee, order Of business, and perman-
ent organization was received and adopt
ed:
To the County Republican Conven-
ton:
Your committee on Rules, Order OF
Business ard Permanent Organization
submits the following report:
We recommend that the temporary
officers of this convention be made the
permanent officers thereof
We recommend turtle r that the order
OF business shall be as follows:
First, the nomination of q council
man and four members Of the assembly;
second, the nomination of q sheriff;
third, county treasurer; fourth, q
county recorder; fifth, two supervisors;
sixtb, probate judge; seventh, dis
trict attorney; e'e hth, a county surveyor.
Respectfully submitted,
j. A. ZABRIsKIE, Chairman.
The following report OF the commit |
tee on Platform was received and adopt |
co:
Mr.. Chsirman and Gentleman of the
Conven tion:
Your committee on Resolutions and |
Platform has instructed me to submit
the following report Of Resolutions for
your consideration and action:
Resolved: That the republicans OF
Pima county. in convention assembled,
most heaI THY endorse the nomination OF
W lillian Nc KInIey for president and
Garrett A. Hobart for vice-president,
and commend the action OF the republi-
|o1 dotCke ifOA tuc VI All"
IONA in casting the vote of the territory
n the national convention, for the nom-
nation Of these distinguished patriots.
kEscLvEE: That we re affirm the
PRINCIPLES Of the national republican
party. Of protection, reciprocity, and BIZ
netsllism, which have heretofore pro-
iuced pros perity and SURPRISING greet
,ess in all the departments of our ma
ion.
The facts show the rapid advance in
he rate OF taxation under the present
democratic administration OF county Of
icers, and admonish US that We must of
lecessIty adopt more economical ad-
Of the public Offices, and
therefore, we pledge the nominees for
oupcil and the legislature to use their
Utmost efforts to secure the enactment
( laws reducing the public expendi-
ures to the lowest point consistent with
God government, and thereby relieve I
be overburdened taxpayer to the fullest
xtent possible.
RESOLVED: That in consideration Of
be extensive depredations upon the cat
lie interests of Pima county, by Papago
pdisne, and the disturbed conditions
the border, owing to the Ysqui revc-