Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
MARIcoPA COUNTY POLITICS.
Our Sister County Puts up a Good Republican Ticket.-The Rough
 Riders Recognized.

Riders Recognized.
 The republicans of Maricopa county held their convention on Saturday and nominated the fol- lowing ticket:
 For Sheriff, James E. Bark.
 For Treasurer, Nj. w. Messinger.
 For District Attorney, Thomas E. Flannigan.
 For County Recorder, F. w. Sher- dan.
 For County Assessor, L. w. Cog gins.
 For Probate Judge, W. s. Scott.
 For County Surveyor, William F. Waters.
 Fer County School Superinten- dent, T. F. Grindell.
 For Supervisors, J. T. Priest, J A. Marshall.
 For Councilman, James Fl. Me Clintock.
 For Assemblymen, Sam Brown, Winfield Scott, J. w. Benham, B. T. Gillette.
 The following were elected dele gates to the territorial republican convention: J c Adams, William Christy, Joseph H Kibbey, c w Grouse, A Marshall. Wade H Rulings, 4 E Hinton, 4 c Me Queen, J Y T Smith, J w Benhsm Edwin s Gill, J F Hendrix, Frank H Parker, s W Walker, w c Foster. w A Kimbsll, George H N Luhrs, Harry R Tritle and W H. Hamilton.
 The platform adopted oy the con- yention is as follows:
 l. We reaffirm our adherence and loyalty to the national republican party and to its principles as emu merated in the platforms ot its national conventions.
 2. We most heartily endorse the administration of President William Mckinley. He has shown himself a man of the broadest statesmauship and within eighteen months of his administration business depression and despair brought about by a ruinous democratic administration has given way to business advance. ments and general prosperity ID which all people share. Under his guiding hand successful war has been waged against foreign power a marvellous army of nearly 3O0,0O men armed and equipped inside ol ninety days and the military and naval power of Spain destroyed aud within 1l0 days from the time oi the declaration of war a peace pro- tocol signed from which the nation will emerge in new glory and iu greater grandeur.
 8. The cry of imperialism does not alarm us, and a territorial gov ernment under which Arizona ha: } risen to the proud position entitling her to statehood will prove ample } for the government of newly ac ! auired territory and We are in favol [ of the American flag flying forever } over every acre of ground over whict it has been raised.
 s 4. We point with pride to th' , splendid record of the Arizona mem bers of the Rough Riders" and VI , join our grief with that of the rela tives of gallant Captain O'Neill anC D bis comrades who gave their live
 for human freedom on Cuban soil
 ,. We believe kn an economica
 administration of all public bushes
 and hereby pledge the nominees O t this convention to the most econ ' omical administration possible con g sistent with good service.
 6. We favor the admission of Ari , zona to statehood and pledge ever . republican to work consistently t'
 that end.
 |, 2. We approve the principles O
 the initiative and referendum in al cases where the material and finan , ciaI interests of the people are in
 volved and we favor the submission
 to the people of all questions affect 2 ing the public debt and finances O |, the territory. We endorse tn
 further principle of the imperativ mandate as a means of relieving tn , people of inefficient, incompeten
 and dishonest public servants.
 8. We favor the abolishment O I the territorial board of equalization . believing that the work of saiC
 board can be performed by tn
 county supervisors sitting as boar , of equalization and at less expens
 tO the taxnayers