Arizona republican., 1900-09-09

Jordan-W. w. Dobson.
 Fowler-F. P Fowler.
 BroadWay-T. L. Short. Verde-James Kea ting. Kyrene-C. c. Jones.
 Frog Tanks-A. D. McGinnis.
 New River-W. w. Cook. Phoenix Mine-C. M. Etter. Wilson CrOssing-Fred Tait. Creighton-M. H. McCord. Scottsdale- Winfield Scott, H. L. Underhill.
 THE START. The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock by Chairman A. E. Hinton of the county central committee. After a movement of thanks to Attorney c. M. Frazier for the stage decorations and observations by Chaplain Scott upon the difference between democrat ic and republican appreciation of the Am5rican flag. J. A. Marshall was elected temporary chairman and George Xii kland temporary secretary. The fol- lowing committee on credentials was appointed: w. C. Foster. Thomas J. Prescott, J. s. Gowett ana Elmer War ren.
 
 in which it was expected that the committee would make it's report. Af- ter the lapse of three-quartcrs of an houl the committee not having re- turned. the convention was called to order and listened to speeches by Col. Jerry Millay. Col. s. NJ. McCowan and William P. Crump.
 In addition the committee recon { t1,, Goldield and Verde precincts. not in cluded in the call; it provided for an increase of representation in certain precincts and directed the attention of the convention to the case of Charles Peterson, an elected delegate to this convention. who had also been a mem Der of the late democratic convention. MT. Peterson was eliminated and the | report with it's recommendations was adopted.
 Certain proxies not residing within the precincts of their princ'DaIs were also admitted. The temporary organ ization was made permanent and after the app intment of the following com mi.tees, the convention adjourned un- 1 til 7 o'clock
 Order of busin5ss-F. H. Parker, "
 H. Wilbur, Hugh NJ. Creighton, w. A. | Watts. II. G. Van Fassen. Platform-J. H. Kibbey. w H. | Code. V. F. Messinger, R. Allyn Lewis, Al Galpin.
 l To choose delegates to the territorial ] conTention-I. M. Christy. H. R. TritIe. J. D. Crabb, A. C. Mcqueen. A. J. | Peters, G. H. Carr. J. 4. Day, J. T. ] Priest. Thompson Walker
 THE AFTERNOON.
 The committee reported upon as semblinS. The platform committees report was read by General R. Allyn Lewis. It recOunted the proud per | formance of the national admfnistra- i ticn at home and its glorious achieve l ments on land and sea. The terri | torial administra tion was unequivo- | cally endorsed for it's wise and eco nCmic handling of affairs. The Phia- ! deiphia platform was described az l having met the views of the republic cans of Maricopa county. The repeal l of the present poll tax law was de- ! manded. The construction and control { Of the Nicaragua canal by the United i States was demanded. Then the reso- l luticns entered upon an elaborate dis | CussiOn of the question of imperialism. | which was described as impossible un- | der the safeguards afforded by the 1 constitution. The title of the United i States to all it's insular possessions. l the report said. had been recognized by all the civilized world except the dem i Ccratic party of the United States. | The course of that party under the di- tction of MT. Bryan was described as | unnatpiOuc and un-American.
 A QUESTION OF COLOR.
 The committee appointed to select | delegates to the territorial convention 1 reported the following names: Jerry 1 Millay. S. NJ. McCowan, Charles H. 1 Akers, George F. Sanders, Frank H. ! Parker. O. H. Christy, A. C. Mcqueen,
 J. D. Monihon. M. H. McCord. H. NJ. : Creighton. w. IT. Stillwell. w. H. Cal | derwood, Sam Brown. J. P. McWil- | Hams. J. T. Priest, J. H. Kinbey. Wil- l liam A. Kimball, w. C. Foster, A. F.. l Hinton. H. c. Mann, Thomas ". Penn berton. s. NJ. Cullom, w. w. Cook Y. | D. Bennett, C. w. Grouse, A. J. Peters, F. K. Nash. C. F. Ainsworth. J. A. Marshall F. Van Fossen. C. T. Hirst. w. B. Johnson, J. c. Adams. William Dufeld, H. F. Tritle.
 
 productive of an unexpected contest. William Crump of the colored McKin- ley and Roosevelt club of the First ward arose and described the relation between the colored man and the To publican party since the war of the rebellion. He then spoke of the per formances of the cOIored man in Ari- zona and in Maricopa county and in Phoenix. His argument was logical and his diction was excellent. He as sUmed that the nominating commit tee had forgotten something; that at least two colored men should have been put upon the territorial delega- tion.
 Robert Hudson. who belongs to an- other colored organization, spoke in defense of the report. but in con- demnation If the committee. He said that the nominating committee was . made up of men who had disrupted the party before. Let them do it again. Col. McCowan, speaking to MT Crump. said that he recognized the jus t tioo I, r1r,-r,lo int Jo roaliz11 +I,o