Arizona republican., 1898-09-11

party lost nothing, and the democrats when they fused with him had possibly acquired one vote.
 DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
 It was now up to the committee on platforms and resolutions. The fol- lowing report was presented and adopted:
 ! Your committee on platform respect i fully reports as follows:
 l 1. We reafirm our adherence and 1 loyalty to the national republican
 party and to its principles as enumer- ated in the platforms of it's national conventions.
 ! ,. We most heartily endorse the administration of President William
 Mckinley He has shown himself
 man of the hroadest statesmanship and within eighteen months of his admin istration business depression and de- spair brought about by ruin ous democratic administration has given way to business advancement and general pros perity in which all people share Un- der his guiding hand a successful war has been waged against a foreign power, a marvellous army Of nearly 1 500,000 men armed and equipped in
 side of ninety days and the military
 and naval power of Spain destroyed, and within no days from the time of | the declaration of war peace protocol ! signed from which the nation will emerge in new glory and in greater | grandeur.
 ! 8. The cry of imperialism does not alarm us, anG territorial government under which Arizona has risen to tue
 proud position ent' ting her to state hood will prove ample for the govern
 ment of newly acquired territory and we are in favor Of the American flag ] flying forever over every acre of ground i over which it has been raised. f. We point with pride to the plendid record Of the Arizona mem CTS of the Rough Riders" and we oin our grief with that of the rela- ives of gallant Captain O'Neill and is comrades who gave their lives for
 human freedom on Cuban soil. 5. We believe in an economical ad-
 ministration of all public business. and hereby pledge the nominees of this convention to the most economical administration possible consistent with good service.
 6. We favor the admission of Ari-
 zona to statehood and pledge every republican to work consistently to 1 that end.
 '. We approve the principles of the 1 initiative and referendum in all cases where the material and financial inter ests of the people are involved, and we i favor the submission to the people of all questions affecting the public debt and finances of the territory. We en- dorse the further principle of the inn perative mandate as means of re- lieVing the people Of inefficient, in competent and dishonest public ser wants.
 s. We favor the abOlishment of the territorial board of equalization, be- lieving that the work of said board can be performed by the county super visors sitting as board C. equaliZa- tion and at less expense to the tax payers.
 4 recess was taken to allow the vari- ous precincts to select their .candi- dates. All of the precincts did not re- port In the Phoenix caucus c. W. Johnstone, L. W. Hill and G. D. Gray were placed in nomination for justices
 of the peace Messrs. Hill and Gray receiving majorities, were declared the nominees.
 David Amber and Pedro B. Salazar
 were nominated for conssables. ! The committee Of five reported to select a delegation to the territorial convention reported the following
 names: J. c. Adams, William Christy, 1,( T ~ \
 Marshall, Wade H. Rulings, A. E.
 Hinton. A C. McQueen. J. ' T. Smith, i J. w. Benham, Edwin s. Gill, J. F.
 Hendrix, Frank H. Parker. J. w. Walker. W. c. Foster, w. A. Kimball, 1 George H. N. Luhrs, Harry R Tritle
 and w. H. Hamilton. i. ] The following county central com
 mittee was reported, but no time was ] set for it's meeting for organization: l East Phoenix Precinct No. 1.-John
 Gray, T.,J Prescott, J. P. McWilliams. ] East Phoenix Precinct No. 2.-Joseph
 H: Kibbey, J. w. f'rakes, Henry Fowler. Harry R. Tritle West Phoenix Pre-
 cinct No. 1.-L. B. Chrlsty, Frank H. Parker, c. H. Knapp, ". C. Foster. West Phoenix Precinct No .2.1J. W Walker. T. D .Molloy, A. E. Hinton { M N Bell. William Evans. 1 Tempe-H Z. Buck, P. c. Frankcn-
 berg, J. E. Price. R. l.. Mullen.
 . Kyrene-C. G. Jones.
 Riverside-H. E. Slosser. Mesa-William Newell. W. IA. Kim ball. A. c. Mcqueen. | Lehi-H Simpkins. l Highland-C. Davidson.
 i Alma-C. w. Pine 1 Scottsdale-Dan McDer,nott. 1 Johpstone-W. w. Jones' Isaacs, O. H. ChTisty. 1 CartWright-W. B. Green. Osborn-J. NJ Creighton. l Alhambra-W. II. GoodlandeT.