Arizona republican., 1900-09-25

the folly of the democratic fear of the latter, which could never in this land and in this age threaten the liberties of the people, The address was deliv- cred at length and was an impressive effort. When the speaker had con- cluded. Col. $. M. McCowGn moved the appointment of a com mit1ee on plat form and resolutions.
 The chair appointed the following gentlemen: <, Nj. McCowah of Mar copa. A. j. Doran of Yavapai. E. S. Clark of Coconlno, F. S. Nave of santa Cruz. II. B. Tenney of Pima. J. H. Carpenter moved that all resolutions offered in the convention be referred to the committee and that no fes button be entertained by the convention unless included in the comr!lttee report. Thomas D. Bennett facetiously inquired if the resolutions committee would re- port nomination for delegate. and a recess of ten minutes having been or dered Judge Kibbey asked why the commit did not avoid this waste of time by taking the report out of it's vest poc;;et. The cha,r replied that was the tlsiness of the cor-.i.--c.
 A SEASON CT ORATORY.
 The time spent in waiting for the committee was not wasted. # was proposed that it he filled in by speeches and Judge Kibbey was called i for. He responded from the floor. eX plaining his late suggestion regarding the committees vest pocket report. He had not. he said. made 1t in spirit of 1 frivolity. There could be no harm in 1 rors,ro ri, ip udVa11pa. Tho precedent was as old as the republican 1 party. for the convention at which the party was organized had adopted a committee report made up before the committee was named. The chairman on that occasion inquired ingenuou5ly why the committee did not present tho report at once and save the time of i the convention instead of taking uT time by pretending to be preparing one
 General A. J. Sampson. United States minister to Ecuador, was called for General SampsUn's reputation as an or ator extends throughout the cuuntr, and was fully sustained by his effor yesterday. He was never i'll q happier mood and when once hs was about tc discontinue that he might not delay tn work of the convention he was Coni pelled to give way to the clamor of thu convention to proceed. His addrrs. was both thrilling and humorous. H. described the new United States grow ing both in area and Influence. If had measured the growth Of the latte in the country to which he was ac credited and in which "The Great Re public of the North" is held in high est esteem General Sampson was ire ipr lU q crazy individual in the audience wh claimed to have been with Dewey. H seemed to be a relic of the late silv@ insanity and wanted to know partc ularly about silver in the Philippines That" said Geperal Sampson, "open another subject" and he described tn financial reform in Ecuador. where gold standard will be adopted next No vember. The miseries of that countr under the free coinage of silver wer described by the speaker, who was ir terrupted again by the sailor, who re ferred to the unsatisfactory fact tha when he was disconnectru from tn United States navy he was paid off i dobie dollars He acted as If he eX pected General Sampson as d represent ative of the government to do some
  to him. That part of the crowd n-lr est him threateneA, to throw him out . the window and he subsided.
 The committee on resoluuopo T" ported as follows:
 THE PLATFORM.
 "The republicans of Arizona in con vention assembled congratulate th members Of the party in the territor upon the grand achievements of tn present national administration, an We believe that the people of this na tion will by an overwhelming majorit return William Mckinley to the presi dental chair, which he has filled dur ing his term of office with such dis tinguished honor to himself and sue high credit to the people of the Unite States.
 We unite in endorsing the territoris administration of Governor N. o. Mur phy and point with pride to the eff cient administration of every depart