Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-10
ROW AND RACKET
AMONG AR|zONANS
Arizona Republican
CentralCommittee
Acts Silly.
DECLARES AGAINST JO|NTURE
Strenuous Fight by Minority
Favoring Project.--Roose-
Welt Resolution.

Favoring Project---Roose-
welt Resolution.
Special to the New Mexican.
Phoenix, Ari., Aug, Saturday,
August 4th, both the Republican and
Democratic Territorial Committees Of
Arizona met at Phoenix, in the capt.
tol, the governors Offices given over
to the Democratic gathering, and the
Offices of the secretary Of the territory
serving as the battle ground of one
of the most fiercely contested political
contests ever seen in Arizona.
Both committees held meetings at the
same time and place from pre-ar-
ranged plan to swing both parties into
the fight against statehood, and to
make it appear perfectly harmonious.
The Democrats succeeded in securing
the most perfect unanimity by elimi-
mating all members of their committee
! who had any leanings toward or af-
filiations with joint statehood, in do
ing so shutting out nine Of their forty
members, or about twenty-five per cent
OF the entire body. The Republicans
showed a vote of fifteen for jointure
out of a total of fifty-one, and during
six mortal hours that fifteen contest
ed every inch with the arrogant ma
jority, putting them on record every
time, and making them put into black
and white the account of their op-
position to the policy of the national
Republican party, as enunciated by
the chief executive and congress.
The Republican committee was call
ed to order at ten o'clock in the morn.
ing, by the chairman, Governor Joseph
Kibbey. He hoped there was to be
harmony in the deliberations of the
committee. and then he launched up
on a discourse which he knew full
| we'll could not fail to stir strife. He
| wanted the party to oppose the policy
of the national Republican administra-
| tion, when he knew that some Of the
strongest and most active Republicans
| present were ready to wage war at a
moments notice upon any such propo-
! sition. The governor wound up by
rendering his resignation as the chair
man of the committee. He admitted
he had to resign the chairmanship or
the governorship. and he elected to
cling to the latter.
When the Circus Commenced.
w. s. Sturgis, of Pima County, was
elected chairman, and then the circus
commenced Bowman OF Cochise
County proposed appointment of a
committee of three to confer with a
similar committee from the Demo
Gratis. Bird of Santa Cruz jumped up
on the proposition with both feet, and
in his fight he was supported by Hogue
and Hubbell of Apache, Gaddis of Mo
have, Molloy of Yuma, Dysart of
Graham and Atkinson of Pima.
Whats the matter?' roared Mo
honey of Navajo, 81 am not afraid of
Democrats. Neither am l." declar.
ed Bird, "but am opposed to political
miscegenation"
! Said Hogue, of Apache "This is
my fiftieth anniversary in the Re.
publican party. voted for Fremont
in 1856, and have been attending Re.
publican meetings and conventions ev.
er since. | have been in every kind
of pontical gathering from pri
mary up to national convention; and
in all my political experiences I never
before encountered so infamous a
proposition
But the proposition finally prevailed
the vote being 36 to Is. Bowman OF
Cochise, Akers of Maricopa and Ander
son of Yavapai, were appointed the
committee of conference asked by the
Democrats. Then there was recess fOi
lunch.
In the afternoon the conference com
mittee reported that the Democrats
had submitted three propositions, viz:
ITO hold both conventions at Bisbee
the same day, September 13.
"To provide permanent committee
to fight statehood, said committee tt
consist of three from each party.
"To recommend the county conven
tions to divide between the two par
ties the delegates to the constitutions
convention, in proportion to the vote
cast at the last election. 4"
The conference reported the propo
sition without recommendation. L
was received and filed.
The proposition to hold the two con
ventions on the same date, at tht
same place, was not received witt
favor, so it was voted to hold thu
Republican convention at Bisbee OF
the 9th Of September. The Democrat!
Immediately changed their date to thu
9Th. Then the usual apportionmen
was ordered, and an attempt wa!
made to adjourn, but resolution il
opposition to joint statehood wal
sprung. Bird of Santa Cruz opposed
the resolution in speech of half
hour, terminating by offering this sub
stitute resolution:
Resolved that this committee
heartily endorse the administration O
President Roosevelt in all respects
Immediately Mahoney offered mo
ton to table the substitute offered b.
l Bird. The motion to table a resolu
/. ton endorsing the administration o
a Republican president was carried b,
q vote o. 36 to 16.
. Then the debate continued on tn
: original motion to oppose statehood
Hogue, Hubbell, Gaddis, Molloy AM
Dysart all presented strenuous rea
sons why the resolution should no