Arizona republican., 1896-05-01

! nIJ0urnment OF tine might iDe1Ore, JOS
eph H. Perry of Pima ascended the
rostrum and called the assemblage to
order. Judge Webster Street was
named from the floor as temporary
! chairman and was unanimously chosen
| to the place. In assuming the office,
Judge Street spoke briefly i'm connec-
! tion with the extraordinary features of
/, the occasion.
Delegate Grindell of Pima was chos-
en- temporary secretary.
| At this period of the proceedings
Delegate Ford of Maricopa arose to
give expression to the sentiment of the
delegates assembled concerning the un-
| juStifiabIe actions of the officers of the
convention ait its session held the day
before. He said in part:
"In view of the fact that a minority
of the delegates ito the territorial con-
vention of Arizona have seen fit to
bolt the convention, and not appear
with us this morning, i'm accordance
with the regular adjournment taken ON
yesterday, I find, Mr. Chairman. that
1T will be necessary 10 perfect this or
ganization. I deny, gentlemen, that
there was any organization perfected
i'm the convention on yesterday.
There never has been i'm the history
of American politics convention that
ever met Within the confines of the
United States THAT proceeded so ir-
regularly and with such usurpation of
the rights of the franchise Of the Amer
lean citizen as that Unprecedented
convention of yesterday. Under the
regular cab, Mr.. Chairman, this con-
ventfon was called to meet in this hall
at 10 O'Clock on the 10Th inst. The
convention met here ait 10 O'Clock yes
terday. The delegates from the yari
Gus counties of the territory came to-
gether. Among them were twenty
seven delegates holding their creden-
tlals certified to by THE regular chair
man of the Maricopa county central
committee, the same from the county of
Yavapai and the same from Pima. EN-
braGng six y-two of the 112 dele
gates entitled ITO seats upon this floor.
The chairman of the territorial central
committee at the time THAT conven ion
met, voluntarily abrogated every rule
Tor the assembling of the convention.
He stepped to the stand with a few re-
marks, and when that g9vel fell. this
ASSOCIATION was organized. Instead of
asking the convention what was their
pleasure, he proceeded to read the res
olutlon passed by Tom Hine and three
zanJeros of The Arizona canal. and
ithereupon Immediately walked out.
"The territorial centra. co1,rnittae,,
life ended with the fall of lH1s.. raveI
AT p. m. this Daniel Webster of
American io-- al,
the territorial Republican convention
OF Arizona, again paraded the rostrum
and suggested that from the body of
the delegates of this convention. that
they select committee to advise with
him-hhe Phillip, or the Alexander.
the Cicero or the Napoleon of this ter
r1tory-Judge Kibbey. That commit
tee was appointed. Whether those
men were ever entitled ito an expres-
sion OF their minds in that convention
or mot, but that committee assumed to
advise with the Sanhedrin that the
Marlcopa county delegates, elected un-
der its regular call by the regular
chairman and its regular county CEN
lraE committee, were entitled to but
one-half of their full vote in than CON-
Ventlon. Gentlemen, at that thine
this convention was not vet organized
They called that abstract committee A
committee on credentials, but There
never was a committee on credentials |
mat was preceded by a vote ON the |
moor Oh thus convention. There never
was an organization
lney mad a party for a temporary
chalrman-I know him not-but of all |
the poEtioal experience / have had I
with chairmen, he takes the bun. He
aDrogated all the rules Caid down by
the Immortal Gushing; he was law
unto himself. He was put there by a.
cut and dried purchase and sale ar
rangement to declare to the sage
brush constituents, as he undoubtedly
COOK us TO be, that motion to adjourn
was not in order. He had upon the
stage that o1d wheelhorse of the Re-
publican party, General Sampson. to
coach him. He had mot learned the
usages in his profes-
sloflaG school as probate judge of Mo-
have county.
There was a committee annointed
on credentials and resolutions and on
platform. That committee went ont
and returned and reported that thew
could not possibly give the convention
satisfactory report that could be
understood by anybody in so short a
time, and asked for time in which Ito
prepare suitable set of resolutions and
a platform upon which to place the
delegates from Arizona to the conven-
tlon at st. Louis. That was done bv a
of THE comnittee for the pur
pose of preventing amy platform being
made until the delegates were elected.
and when they came i'm and asked for
an adjournment for the purpose of
suitable resolutions there
were three motions nending hefnra Tho