Arizona republican., 1903-04-25

A. was suggested by W. T. Smith. though no mention had been made yet of 2 platform, that all blanks for the plat form if there should be enc, should be- fore being read or discussed referred to the committee on platform and resolutions. It was Q mania that some thing might be presented for endorse ment favorable to Adams; Adams it vas feared might stampede the con Vertisn.
 After the adoption Of this suggestion the following committees were ap- pointed:
 Platform and resolutions: Alfred Franklin, G. Gonzales, Robert Cannon. Pedro c. de la Lama and ". E. Lount.
 Permanent organization and order Of business: . II. Langston. Martin Farrell. O. W. Lawrence. ". F. Ed wards and F. M- Mognett.
 The credentials committee had gone out first and while it was gone MT. Cleary was induced to say what he had to say about Adams. At the first men ton cf the name Of Adams there was ar uproar of applause in which the delegates did not Jo.n. While the other committees were out Mir. Bullard to0.1 q fall out of Adams whc had :ot been notified that he was to be under dis cussion and was not present to make replication. Inquiry began to be made 5y the audience at large what Adams had to do with all this. This was the first time in the history of political conventions that so much attention mad been given in one to q prominent member of another political party
 The report of the committee on plat
 
 Adams. There was q reG1Iirmation of the principles of the Kansas City plat form and a depreca ton of republican iaeincerity on the subject Of statehood. Pride was expressed in the manage
 1ont of the city during the last two years, the extension of the city limits aad an improvement Of the sanitary conditions which had interierad with tke spread of all contagious diseases except that Of the Adams fever tie pr0Da gat:on of the pacilii of which among the members of the democratic party, tlie health department had not haen able to prevent. It was pointed 0lt that in the course of the demo- cratic administration there had been nn violation cf any political plank of q previous convention.
 It was read between the lines of this i declaration that TO democratic rlanll i had ever forbidden the making of q political machine out of the depart nle3lts of the government and the as ; sessnent of the paid members of the 1 department for the swelling of pQlit- ical fund.
 | There was a declaration in favor of mEnicipal ownership. but the applause
 which greeted it was suspiciously light ard vain.
 There was a commeldation of the
 efficiency Of the police and the fire de-
 partments. The closing plank recou-
 menGed the estab ablishment of a moral garden in a very small area. It pro- Vided that there should be no gambling and no saloon within 800 feet Of any school or church. The wisdom Of this plank is clearly manifest. If there
 were a sambiing place or saloon
 within closer proximity. the Sunday
 schools would result in failure and the ministers and the deacoas. to say noth- ing Of the commandments would Der haps become confirmed inebriates and
 Eauesters. It was feared that unless
 these dsns Of vice were removed so far
 from the schools that the children could net get to them that the whole
 scheme Of education would fail and
 that the money set apart for the sup 1 pert Of schools would be wasted.
 After the adoption of the Sa tforn some alarm was expressed. Ia was | feared that there had been a deviation l from true democratic principles. With the guns of the South Methodist church. ! the Christian Scientist church and the 1 Lamson business college trained in 1 every direction, all the saloons and gambling places between First avenue and First street and between Adams and Jefferson streets would be blown out of the water.
 At the close of the reading of the i platform there was motion which was adopted requiring the candidates for mayor and councilmen to come for 1 ward and place themselves squarely . upon it.
 i Then the nominations were begun. llr- Sanders placed Mir. Gang before | the convention for mayor saying that the nomination had already been ac- | ceptsd by him. This was ali done by exclamation. Mr. Gang came forward and thanking the delegates for the pit fall they had prepared for him said the platform was not entirely distasteful TO him. especially the plank relating to municipal ownership.
 Subsequent agonies need not ne dwelt upon. There were none. There was TO contest for any office. Henry George was nominated for marshal and Clay Leonard for treasurer. In a speech accepting the nomination, the nominee referred to his opponent on the republican ticket, w. II. Robinson.