Arizona republican., 1906-09-28

A more enthusiastic or a more har- monious political convention never gathered in this county, or anywhere else for that matter, than the assem- blaze of republicans from all parts of Maricopa county who met in deliber- ative council in the Hardwick theater yesterday. Nor was there ever a more earnest or harder working body of men. That their work was effective is well shown in the personnel of the winning ticket they placed before the voters of this county, and which is as follows:
 For territorial council-Watson Pick rel of Tempe
 For territorial assembly-Winfeld Scott of Scottsdale, J. c. Reed of Wick enburg, Elliott Evans of Alhambra and Frederick Webb of Mesa.
 For sheriff-W. W. Cook of Phoenix.
 For district attorney-Ernest w. Lewis of Phoenix.
 For county treasurer-R. P. Miner of Osborn.
 For county recorder-Harry Kay of Phoenix.
 For probate judge-J. c. Phillips of Phoenix.
 For supervisors-O. H. Christy of Isaac, and w. A. Evans of Buckeye
 For surveyor-Harry Hancock of Phoenix.
 For school superintendent-w. J. Anderson of Tempe.
 For delegates to the constitutional nvention-Governor J. H. Kibbey,
 Dwight B. Heard and Walter Bennett
 of Phoenix. and Alfred J. Peters of
 Tempe: and ratified the democratic
 nominations of Frank P. TrOtt and Vernon L. Clark of Phoenix, J. C..
 Goodwin of Tempe and Charles Peter
 son of Mesa City.
 The following precinct nominations
 NeIe made and ratified:
 PhoeniX-C. W. Johnstone and D. P. Kyle for justices of the peace; Harry
 Troops and Frank Martinez for con
 stables.
 Mesa City-C. L. Diehl for justice
 and James Da1y for constable. Glendale-V. E. Messinger for justice and c. L. Erickson for constable. Lehi-T. B. Steele for constable. Buckeye-Walter Jones for justice and John Knight for constable. Wickenburg, No. ? (MorristOwn)- Harry V. Cox for justice
 Though there was a healthy scramble for the nominations, in only two instances did the contest reach a trial of strength on the floor of the convention, and they were for the of fees of district attorney and county treasurer. They were vigorous and somewhat exciting for the time being, | but the best of spirit prevailed, and the defeated candidate in both cases arose l instantly moved to make the action unanimous, and pledged his strength to the support of his late opponent. The overshadowing feature of the convention was the subject of joint statehood. There had been d sup 1 pressed fear that there might in cer- ] tain quarters be a lukewarnness, not
 in respect of anti -jointure itself, but in i respect of taking a decided stand in the platform. lest a scattering vote for some candidate from among jointure sympathizers in one party or another might be lost. But the platform com mittee and, later, the convention, acted with that decision and perspicacity for which the republican party has made itself and the whole United States fa- | nous. and most emphatically pro nounced its aversion to jointure and pledged it's candidates to exert their
 strength in demonstrating that fact at
 the polls It was wisely reasoned that
 while the jointure question in itself finds no place in county politics. silence ! or apathy on that issue would give the l democratic candidates a leverage that would prove disastrous. By this firm
 stand the ghost is laid in the county campaign and both parties present a united front on that question. It was ! further. in accord with the sentiment of both territorial committees and as a l strengthening and binding tie, ar ranged by both conventions for har- monious action in the selection of the | eight candidates for the constitutional convention Each nominated four men and ratified the nominations of the oth- CT convention.
 The whole atmosphere of the cOnven- tion was anti -jointure. It was empha-
 sized in the address of Candidate Cooper: 1t was remarked in every speech where reference could properly be made to it; every candidate after his selection referred to it in denunci- atory terms, and even the defeated as- pirants for nomination arose in the or der of their opportunity and gave it a partfng kick. Never but once did the offensive issue show it's head on the convention floor, and then it waG in jected only as explanatory matter, but
 the convention would have none of 1t
 and it was squelched almost on the showing of it's head. That incident will be referred to later.
 The convention was called to order
 fin the forenoon by Dr. F. O. Richmond, chairman of the county central com mittee Temporary organization was effected by the selection of C. T. Hirst for chairman and J. C. Reed for secre- tary. The committees on credentials, permanent organization and order of
 business. and platform and resolutions, were appointed. The first named com mittee. consisting of H. B. Kersting, H.