Arizona republican., 1906-04-11
FOR MAYOR
 Il. C. YAEGER
Ticket Named by RepubIi-
 can Convention
Platform Includes a Plank FaVOring Submission er Gambling Question 10 Referendum Vote and Pledges Business Administration.

The republican municipal convention was held last night in the Hardwick theater and nominated the following named candidates for the consideration of the voting public on May l.
 For mayor-Henry C. Yaeger. r For councilman Second ward-Shir- ley A. Christy.
 For councilman Fourth ward-Claud w. Cisney
 Though there are many municipal problems that the city council has to deal with, the most vital of them be- ing the matter of municipal water works, the convention itself was never theless concerned in it's deliberations, entirely with the question of gambling. Every test vote was based upon some phase of that issue as presented by whatever motion chanced to be before the house. The final result was the unanimous adoption of a plank pIedg- ing the candidates if elected to do all in their power to call an election sub hitting the question of licensed gambling to the people at the earliest possible time. at a special election, the votes to be yes and no Other issues were made mention of in the platform. the water works question being deem = ed most important and the platform as reported by the committee was un- animously adopted without debate ex- cept as to the gambling plank. The platform adopted was as follows: We, the republican party of the city of Phoenix Arizona. in convention as sembled. do hereby adopt the follow 1 ing platform:
 We approve of the action taken by | the city council in doing everything in its power to further municipal owner ship of water works and we hereby pledge all of our candidates. if elect ed to do everything within their power to the immediate construction of a city waterwOrks system, and, in par ticular do We pledge our candidate for mayor, if elected. that he will without evasion or equivocation, sign the $500. GOO water works bonds as soon as they are ready for his signature
 We point with pride. and call the attention of all citizens to the able ! manner in which our city administra- tton have improved our streets and al- | leys by grading and gravelling, and we favor the further improving and grad i ing of our streets as is consistent with i good business judgment. -'
 l We take a just pride in the eff | cient service of our fire department and we believe in equipping the fire .department with the latest and most approved apparatus and appliances known for fighting fire and we further believe that the department should be
 devoid of politics, and that the fire department should select it's own of ficers
 The republican party and the nom-
 inees of this convention are hereby
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 city of Phoenix whether or not gamb- ling shall be continued in the city oi Phoenix, the question and ballot to be
 so framed that the voter may vote yes
 or no, at a special election to be call
 ed for that purpose, and to be held or or before the Sth day of November
 1906.
 We pledge our candidates if elect
 ed to give the city an economical progressive and business like admin
 istratiOn.
 The convention was called to order by J. A. Marshall, chairman of the fcentral committee and the secretary
 G. A. Mauk. read the convention call
 J. M. Aitken was made temporary chairman and Geo. A. Mauk temporary
 secretary, the temporary organization being later made permanent. The committees on credentials and order ot
 business were appointed and reported There were but four or five proxies presented all other delegates being present. The issue was first raised on the adoption of the order of business which included the statement that all petitions and resolutions should be re- i ferred to the committee on resolutions and platform without being read.
 It had been an open secret that the l Second ward delegation of thirteen was armed with instructions to present an anti gambling plank for ratification This delegation opposed the report | concerning petitions and resolutions and by a series of motions from both sides that section of the report of the committee on order of business was eventually eliminated. The committee was appointed and after a short re- cess the platform was reported. There ! had been numerous speeches by the ! Second ward delegates urging the adoption of an anti gambling plank. Ii was submitted to a vote and lost. 39 | to IS. Colonel McClintock finally moved as an amendment to the plat form, the section printed above. A subsequent motion ordered the action to be by roll call and ballot and it was taken resulting in it's adoption. Pre- ceding the vote there were numerous