Arizona republican., 1904-09-18


 of the most harmonious and enthusi- | astic conventions ever held by the re- publicans of Arizona adjourned tonight | after the nomination of B. A. Fowler of | Phoenix for delegate to congress. < | spirited contest developed during the | day between the friends of Fowler | and Cooper, the only candidates, but | as soon as the forces lined up Fowler 1 was clearly in the lead. Mir. Cooper | and his friends are entirely satisfied 1 with the result, and all will go home | with the determination to work ener- | getically for the success of the ticket. The Yavapai republicans had sur passed all former efforts in their pre- parations for the convention. The Odd Fellows hall, in which the county con vention was held Thursday, was rented for three days in order to secure it for today's meeting. It was very ela- borately decorated with flags and bult | ing, while on the wall facing the au- ldience, was arranged a group of pie lures consisting of those of Lincoln, Mckinley, Roosevelt, Brodie. and R. F. Morrison, while the names of Roose- welt and Fairbanks were worked in flowers on the wall.
 | Secretary Nichols was given an ova- ton when he ascended the steps of the lpldll0IIu lO call the GOllNFn-lQl or der as chairman of the territorial com mittee, and amid the cheers of the delegates the band struck up the tune. America" and all present arose and ljoined in singing the anthem The lscene was very inspiring. The anthem lconcluded. Chairman Nichols @apped the convention to order and said th.t before proceeding the Hon. R. E. Nor lrison had an announcement to make At the mention of Morrison's name tie convention went wild with enthusiasm, and cheering continued several mln- Uses before he could proceed. He an nounced to the visiting delegates that tFe Yavapai club had been thrown open for their use, that Mayor Burke had given them the keys of the city and tenoered them the freedom of Pres colt. That at the close of the conven- ltion refreshments would be served in the banquet hall adjoining the ccuN en- ltior and that commencing at nine to- morrow morning, a siX-horse tally -ho : capable of accommodating fifteen per ! sons would leave the Hotel Burke and every hour thereafter for drives around .. {. town, to Whipple Barracks and over Murphy's boulevard.
 After announcing this programme.
 Mir. Morrison said he could not refrain
 from drifting into politics on an oc- ;. lcasion of this kind and for over thirty . minutes he spoke of political affairs, [ both national and local, in a very force t; ful and eloquent manner, eliciting . ithunders of applause and putting the i: delegates in good spirits for the d business of the convention.
 :, TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. ?, Chairman Nichols then announced '. the object of the convention. The
  whereupon a temporary organization
 was effected by the election of Frank R. O'Brien of Cochise as temporary ,' chairman and J. F. Cleveland of Ora .' ham as temporary secretary and FenT - s. Hildreth as assistant secretary. A
 committee on credentials was appoint.
 ed, when recess till 4 o'clock this after
 noon was taken.
 On Teconvening Chairman O'BrieI invited Governor Brodie, Hon W. Scot Ls Smith of Washington, Secretar. O. Nichols and Judge Sloan to the plat le form. Another period of cheering oc II cured at the mention of Brodiei ,- name and after the report of the ere n dentials committee had been sdopte, IS the chairman invited Robert F. Nor )I rison on the platform. This was the oc IS casion for prolonged cheering. Tn = committee on permanent organization 1T and order of business and platform
 made a report which was adopted
 when recess was taken until o'cIocl
 tonight. There was a good representa-
 tion from every county in the territor W except two or three, every delegat y. from Maricopa being present in person in THE PLATFORM.
 The following platform was adopted
 We the republican party of the terri
 tory of Arizona in convention aSseu1 bl
 ed do hereby reaffirm our devotion t he the policies and principles of the re
 publican party as ennciated in tn
 national republican platform; and, fur tn ther, We approve those principles an % purposes as embodied in our nations e. legislation of the past. And compaT ne ing our present leaders with our grea ad historic leaders, we believe them to | r. worthy of our most earnest support as We endorse and approve the admin
 istration at Washington and especial
 that high diplomacy which has so mag
 nified our country's prestige and 1T
 huence in foreign affairs. which secul al ed to us the Panama canal, the build a. ing of which We believe will result st worldwide benefit to all mankind an v,, secure to the United States the pOlit tv cal and commercial supremacy of Il ar1 Pacific ocean. We especially and pal Id ticularly endorse and approve She prC ~ motion and passage of irrigation laN
 for and on behalf of the territory
 Arizona and other portions of the ari
 west, by the republican majority +e the national congress, and we ca ,vr especial attention to the fact tn; is President Roosevelt was the first an or only president of the United Stat,
 who called the attention of congress