Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-19
WHAT WILL THE
HARVEST BET

Got BE-!
sust what will be the harvest of the
meeting of the Republican Central
Committee of Cochise county, held
yesterday, is a question which the
future only can solve. The committee
was called together, according to the
published call of the chairman and
secretary, ''for the purpose Of de-
Gliding the method of naming the dele
gates from Cochise county to the ter
ritorial convention to be held in Tue
son on April 49,
When the committee assembled in
the Copper Queen hotel, it soon be-
came apparent that the real purpose
was not only to decide the method of
selecting the delegates from this
county, but TO name them as weH.
The territorial committee which
met in Tucson recently, named two
methods of selecting delegates from
the several counties to the territorial
conventions; both of these methods
required that primary election be
held, as a means of consulting the
Republican voters of the counties as
to what action should be taken by the
party on the issues which have re-
Gently arisen in this territory
The committee yesterday ignored
the orders of the territorial committee,
as to the methods prescribed for chos-
ing delegates to the territorial con
-1ention, and adopted a method of its
own. This was an unprecedented ac-
ton, SO far as we know, in political
history. It is true that in the past
both parties in Arizona have often
adopted the plan followed yesterday
by the Republican committee, but that
course was pursued in the absence of
any definite method directed by the
territorial central committee.
The fact that large number of the
county central committeeman were
named as the delegates to the Tucson
convention has given excuse for the
claim on the part of a number of the
Republicans that the action was cut
and dried affair. Whether this charge
is true or false, it is not for the Re
view to say, but certain it is that
the action of the committee was not
authorized by the highest Republican
authority in the territory. The ter.
ritorial committee prescribed two
methods for choosing delegates to the
territorial convention; neither of these
methods were followed by the com.
mittee OF Cochise county.
The action yesterday may OF may
not be recognized in the Tucson con,
yention; it ought not to be, as politics,
like business, should have some regu-
Iarity of proceedings. Certainly it lies
within the right and power Of a state
or territorial committee TO prescribe
the mode of electing delegates to a
state or territorial convention Ger.
tainly the territorial convention would
not disobey a plain mandate of the
national committee regarding the
election of delegates; the same rule
should reach to The counties from a
state committee
Il the Republicans Of Cochiso
county who do not approve of the
usurpation Of power by the central
committee, decide to hold a primary
election and convention, in accord
ance with the call from the terri
toriaI convention, it is apparent that
the delegates selected in this regular
manner would be seated in the terri
toriaI convention.
It looks very much like Republican
harmony in Cochise county was mere
a doubtful quantity than ever.
And in the mean time, the Demo
Gratis Of Dear old Cochise," remain
now as ever, a solid and compact
body. ready to carry on the victory
this year, as they have always done.