Arizona republican., 1908-10-04
THE FIRST TICKET
 PUT IN THE FIELD
Nominations Made in Yesterdays Prohibition County Convention.


 The county convention of the pro. hibitfon party of Maricopa county held at Lamson's hall yesterday af- ternoon was fairly well attended. $ ] s. Green was made temporary chair man and s. $. Scull, temporary sec retary. The temporary organization was later made permanent and after the adoption of a platform a full ticket was put into the field as fol lows: For the legislative council, Dr John WiX Thomas; members of tho ! assembly, s. s. Scull, Rev. F. A Ames. John Forney and J. Stanley Howard; sheriff, Clyde Evans; dis trict attorney, c. T. BOnney; probate ! judge. c. H. Davidson; treasurer, s s. Green; recorder. J. Ream; super | visors, A. E. Tomlinson and s. K l Townsend; school superintendent. H. 1 A. Sevringhaus: justices of the peace of Phoenix district, D. B. Harer and William Griffith; constables, Phoenix precinct. John H. Scull and C. A Johnston; justice of the peace, Glen dale precinct, J. G. Hammels; justice of the peace. Tempe precinct, R. A. Windes; justice of the peace. Buckeye precinct, Frank Hollenbeck.
 The central committee was author ized to fill any vacancies on the tick ct The members of the committed are John Wix Thomas. $. s. Green, s. s. Scull A. V. Van Doren, John Forney, Frank Hollenbeck. Joseph Holly. R. A. Windes, NJ. List and J. R. Evans.
 The following is the platform:
 The prohibition party of Maricopa county. Arizonas in convention assem- bled at Phoenix. this 3rd of October, 1908. hereby endorse the platforms of the national and territorial conven- tions of this year and further declare that
 Laws are not automatic and hence a prohibition law in itself does not destroy the liquor traffic. Long eX- perience has taught us the sound political philosophy of those who founded the prohibition party in 1869, that we cannot place prohibition laws on the statute book. and have them enforced by political parties whose state and national policies are agairet prohibition and in favor of license. llt Atlll ltl slcillAt man W Alp L'A NclA s' has voted to drive the saloon out of his town or state. and at the same time has united with the brewer. dis tiller and salOonkeeper to place a political party in power that is op- posed to prohibition, has been woe fully misled.
 The experience of more than half a century shows that in dealing with the liquor traffic a national party in power pledged to destroy it is indis- pensable to accomplish that end, and in the states and counties a like party must exist to aid in the work.
 That our present local option law is contrary to the spirit of American institutions which accord the right of government to a majority, instead of a two thirds vote.
 That we favor a fixed salary as against the fee system for all county and precinct offices.
 We affirm the constitutional right of every farmer and producer to sell his product at his own discretion in any form in any market without li- cense, and favor the abolition of the butchers trust by giving every farmer anu 0ADAAAA4eilA AAlN BA " lAt-N 'A -AAAAAAAe5 and selling his own stock.
 The convention also endorses the following national platform adopted at Columbus, O., July 16:
 The prohibition party of the United States. assembled in convention at Columbus, Ohio, July 15-16. 1908, ex- pressing gratitude to Almighty God for the victories of our principles in the past. for encouragement at pres ent. and for confidence in the early and triumphant success in the future, makes the following declaration of principles, and pledges their enact ment into law whe pnlaced in power:
 The submission by congress to the several states, of an amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale. importation, eXpOrtatiOn or transportation of alcO- holic liquors for beverage purposes.
 The immediate prohibition of the liquor traffic for beverage purposes in the District of Columbia, in the territories and all places over which the national government has jurisdic- ton; the repeal of the internal rev enue tax on alcoholic liquors and the IlIbllblllbll bL lllLtl SNdlt IT dillG AlltIt- in.
 The election of United States sena- tors by direct vote of the people.
 Equitable graduated income and in heritance taxes.
 The establishment of postal savings banks and the guaranty of deposits in banks.
 The regulation of all corporations doing an interstate commerce busi- ness.
 The creation of a permanent tariff commission.
 The strict enforcement of law in stead of official tolerance and prac- tical license of the social evil which prevails in many of our cities, with its unspeakable traffic in girls.
 Uniform marriage and divorce laws
 An equitable and constitutional en- gzs R ISz7silllzlIa.Eza