Arizona republican., 1896-03-29
The Republican County
 Convention.
Territorial Organization Rapid
 Iy Progressing.
Democracy Wnl M Meat to Push 5tate- hood-Coionei Egan Named
 for St. Louis.

In pursuance of the authority of the Republican County Central committee, the county convention of the party has been called to meet in Phoenix We'd nesday, April 15, at 10 o'clock, the purpose of such convention being to elect twenty-seven delegates to the territorial Republican convention, which is to meet April 29. The call also states that such county conven- tion is to transact such other business as may appear to such convention to be for the best interests of the Repub- lican party of Maricopa county
 The call, which is to be found on the editorial page of this issue, is for eighty delegates, to be chosen by the several precincts on the basis of the vote for Henry B. Kemp at the last election. Caucuses wiM be held in each precinct at 7:30 on the evening of April 10. At such caucus meetings the inspector of each precinct shall preside and the vote for delegates to the county convention shall be taken as the meting shall see fit. Phoenix, on the basis of 863 votes out of the 1445 cast for Kemp in the county, gets 43 of the delegates.
 The first official signs of life among the Democracy were manifested Fri day when Chairman Fickas called a meeting of the executive committee of the territorial central comm 4tee at Phoenix March 31, next Tuesday. The committee comprises beside chairman, Secretary Frank King of Nogales, J. T. Fitzgerald of Solomonville, Mike Nu- gent of Yuma, W. J. Mulvenon of Prescott, and J. L. B. Alexander of Phoenix. The meeting is not for par tisan work, however Not at all It's ftime1t Of the territory for statehood.
 Chairman M H. Williams of the
 county Democratic central committee has called a meeting of his executive committee also, ostensibly to ''take suan action as may be deemed advis- able to induce congress to formally
 consider Ar.zona's chance for state hood This committee comprises M. H. Williams, A. A. Long,,W. J. Kings bury, c. w. Miller, T. E.sFarish, J. l.. B. Alexander. A. J. Godfrey and H. H. McNeil. This meeting is also ito be next Tuesday, and will be held at 10 a. m.
 Over in Graham county the Repub- lican county committee will meet at Solomonville April 15, for the purpose of choosing nine delegates to the terri- torial convention, the selection of county central committee and 'the transaction of such other business as may come before said convention In
 the convention will be forty-th del egates, Clifton having 10, Morenci z, SolomOnville 6, Fort Grant 5, Thomas 3, Thatcher, Duncan, Pima and Stafford 2 each, and the other precincts one each.
 In regard to the convention the Sol omonville Bulletin Oemocrat) says: Chairman Dysart and Secretary H. L. Smith have issued call for a Re
 publican county convention to meet in Solomonville on April 15 to select
 delegates to the territorial Republican convention. The territorial conven- tion will send six delegates from Ari-
 zona to the National convention at St. Louis, and probably nominate a candidate for congress. The calling Of
 this convention may be considered the first political gun of 1896 in Graham
 county. There has been some casual
 talk among the Republican lenders of
 Graham about asking the territorial convention to name one Of the six
 National delegates from Graham
 county. Col. M. .Eagan of Clifton
 is generally conceded to be the proper
 man to put forward for the honor. In
 case Col Egan does not desire the hon 1 or then the Graham county delegation
 will probably endorse the Hon. Burt
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