Arizona republican., 1905-05-27
CONVENTION MATTERS
General Information and Outline of
 the Days Activities.

 What follows will cover a variety of news items or assist in answering numerous questions that will be asked by somebody, SO it is we'll that every body read it, in self defense if for no other reason. Dozens of delegates are already on the ground, many arriving yesterday and a few the day before. No delegation is here in full yet but this mornings trains will bring in the rest of them. Quite a number ap- piled yesterday at the Board of Trade room, temporary head quarters, but it was not thought best to open the books for registration until this morning when the temporary assistant secretary will be there to receive and register the delegates. That they should all reg ister as early as possible this morning is extremely desirable that the register may be referred to as a sort of credential committee report when the convention opens, so that no time will be lost. Another thing that will con ceTn many delegates is the matter of having their certificates entitling them to reduced fare for return tTdp ticket, signed. There will probably be some Tiundeds of these and 1t is planned that as soon as the convention is organized
  shall be elected to do this work and nothing else. As soon as the man is named delegates should then improve their earliest opportunity to apply to him for his signature. If all put it off until the close of the meeting there will be a big rush at the last end, or the matter may be forgotten until too late. Better attend to 1t first and get it off the mind
 It would be like taking the census to try and find out now just who is here and who is coming but from time to time lists of various delegations from other towns, counties and organ izations, have been printed and yes- terday still other delegation lists were received at the Board of Trade. Messrs. F. F. Pascoe, Eugene Brady O'Neill and Dwight B. Heard have been ap- pointed as official delegates to repre- sent the Phoenix Real Estate board at the anti-joint statehood convention, but all the members of the board are expected to take an active interest in the meetings of the convention and to welcome the visiting delegates.
 The Prescott delegation as certified by City Clerk F.. B. Modem Is as fol- lows: Messrs. Frank M. Murphy, R. F.. Sloan, John C. Herndon, D. A. J. Johns, E. s. Clark, F.. w. Wells, and R. N. Fredericks. MT. Murphy and others will arrive in his private car on this mornings train.
 Hon. Thomas c. Norris of Prescott was the most disappointed man in town last night. He had fully intend ed to attend today's convention, but important business imperatively called him away, and he left for the north this morning. Mir. Norris stated to q Republican representative that in his judgment today's convention will have a heavy responsibility resting upon it; that the danger of joint statehood is much greater than most citizens of this territory are willing to concede, and he considered it necessary, there fore for the convention to act with tte utmost circumspection in mapping out the campaign against jointure Dignity and conservatism, earnestness and energy, should be the watchwoTds, he thought.
 The Graham county delegation ap- pointed by the board of supervisors of that county includes: Henry Hill, Wiley F. Jones, Charles Henry, John J. Birdno, F. B. Laine, Geo. Webster, Ben M. Crawford. Lamar Cobb, jr., Geo. Olney, Jas. Pursley, w. T. Webb, c. M. Layton, Frank Dysart, w. A. Leonard, J. F. Cleaveland. Jas. Puck ett, M. J. Egan. E. M. Williams, A. T. Thomson. H. S. Van Gorder, c. E. Mills, John D. Parks, Frank Billings ley, J. l.. T. Walters, H. c. Day. Frank Richardson, c. F. Solomon, Dr. J. H. Lacey, J. V. Parks, C. L. Raw lins. F. J. Edwards, W. c. Mcfarland, Lee N. Stratton, Ben Clark, A. c. Alexander, Chas. Stephens, D. H. Mat thews, Dell M. Potter. A. P. Avling, s. J. Forbes, Frank x. Tyler, Horace Gardner, Andrew Kimball, w. A. Moody, A. c. Hunt, Miles N. Wood, A. Johnson, Col. H. C. Hooker, Tom Bell, c. M. Shannon, Sam Abraham, Tom s. Bunch. J. NJ. Tester. O. F. Webster, Jos. Cuff, C. B. Martin, M. Bake.
 The Tombstone delegation consists Of Judge F. M. Doan, Ben Goodrich, Col. H. L. Pickett, Daniel Mcfarland. Charles Bowman, A. l.. Grow, and George B. Wilcox, all on the ground.
 The above as mentioned in the be- ginning does not include the many delegations of which mention has been previously made and in addition the town is full of delegates, individually and in punches from other places. This list is only in further illustra- tion of the fact that it is to be q sure enough Pan-Arfzona convention and it won't all be made up of proxies edth- CT. The people are coming because they have it in their hearts to defeat the statehood jointure and they want congress to understand that thedr en- thusfasm is no sentimental midsum- mer nights dream.
 Chairman Ellinwood of the demo- cratic central committee ana who has been selected as temporary secretary of the convention, was here yesterday and is as busy as stick of giant powder at a fourth of July celebra- tion. Dozens of others of the repre- sentative citizens of the territory, democrats, republicans, socialists, pop ulists Protestants, Catholics, and Simple Lifers. saints, sinners and life insurance men are all here and all have tbair cOatS off If thev haven't