The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-02
CONVENTION AT PHOENIX.
A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
 of Republicans.

EFrom the Phoenix Herald of April 29th, It was a few moments after ten o'clock this morning when the Hon. Jas. H. Kibbey, chairman Of the Ter ritorial central committee ascended the platform to address the Republi- can Territorial Convention. As he appeared on the stage he was greeted with cheers; He stated that the com mittee had been in session all morning and had decided that the convention be called to order at o'clock this afternoon. That the committee had adopted the following resolution:
 Resolved, that the election of tenn porary officers be postponed until after the report of the committee on ere dentials.
 That a committee on credentials be appointed of one member from each county excepting the contesting coun- ties, which shall have one from each delegation, all members to be named by the chairman of the respective delegation.
 That all contests be referred to the committee on credentials for examina- ton and report, and that the reports be acted upon without the same all persons claiming to be delegates from contesting counties dc not participate.
 The resolution was following by pro- longed applause showing that the delegates were perfectly satisfied with the action of the committee.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Promptly at two o'clock Chairman Kibby called the convention to order.
 The delegates were all in their seats, the McCord faction of the Maricopa delegation having stood around the entrance until it was opened at 30 when they rushed in and took front seats in an effort to shut out their or- poncnts who were not looking for a l move of that kind and could not get seats together.
 Chairman Kibbey was j ined on the platform by the members of the Ter ritorial Committee.
 He first read the call for the conven tion and then again read the resolution read this morning.
 The roll Of counties was then calle( and the members on the committee or credentials named as follows:
 COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Apache, ". G. Scott; Cochise, E. G Norton; Coconino, George N. Young Gila, w. M. Griffith; Graham, Ii. L Smith; Maricopa, Webster Street James McMillan; Mohave, J. R. Rose borough; Novajo, F. W. Wilson; Pima Chas. Wright, Chas. Cornell; Pinal Thos J. Graham; Yavapai, R. E. Nor l ison. Samuel Hill; Yuma, beu z l Havj
 N motion wasu.le that araoc=s bD . taken fu Ao'clooe when an amend men5 was offered by Mir. H. McCord l one ot she Maricopa delegates, making the hour ' o'clock. The amendmen was lost by vote of 52 to S7. MT. McCord challenged the vote or ground that the chair did not know } who were delegates. '1 Fhe motion to adjourn till 4-o'cl clocl was then put and carried.
 At four o'clock the convention wa called to order by MT. Kibby, wh' called on the committee for report MT. Sam Hill of that committee re- ported that the committee would bt ready to report at , 80 o'clock.
 A motion that an adjournment bt had until 5:30 o'clock was amended tt ' o'clock. The amendment on { standing vote was defeated and thu original motion was carried.
 The report of the committee no being ready a recess until 8 :3e p. m At which time the following delegate were elected:
 DELEGATES. William Chrlsty, Maricopa county
 Isaac Stoddard, Yavapai county.
 J. F. Mahoney, Navajo county. i J. A. Zarbiskie, Pima county. ,1 Ralph H. Cameron, Coconinc county.
 ALTERNATIVES.
 Apache, J. L. Hubbell. I Cochise, A. l.. Grow.
 Yuma, J. H. Carpenter Final, A. J. Cleveland. ,1 Mohave, F. l.. Smith. Maricopa, w. A. Freeze. The Mckinley faction of the con vention met the next day and per. 7 fected an organization, with seventy } two members, and proceeded with tn } work. The following named wer } electeted delegates to the St. Loui l convention: M. H. McCord and J. NJ