Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-19

| vention, declared yesterday after the
! committee adjourned that in few
days a call would be made, signed
| by prominent Republicans of the
| county, calling for a regular primary
election and convention as directed
by the highest Republican authority
in the territory, the order of the ter
ritorial committee.
Committee Proceedings.
Promptly at IL O'Clock the Republi-
can central Committee met in the
parlor OF the Copper Queen Hotel,
pursuant to the call issued by Chair
man r. "A. Kirk, who called the COM
mittee to order. The call issued for
the meeting wassread by E. A. Fol-
som, secretary of the committee. On
roll call twenty-eight members of
the committee were found to be pres
emit 1t was then suggested that per-
haps there were some proxies held
from absent members and the chair
man appointed G. A Overlook, j. f.
Crowley and Charles Thomas to re
ceive and examine proxies. This
committee performed their duty and
reported some twenty-five proxies in
were all permitted
Filling vacancies in the committee
was the next order of business an
nounced by the chair and Franklin B.
Dorr was named as committeeman
from Douglas to fill the vacancy
caused by e. L. SaddIer leaving the
county.
The report of the chairman and
secretary of the committee covering
the work during the last campaign.
1t made the remarkable showing that
after paying for all the red fire, ex-
pense of meetings, etc, there was
left in the treasury 40 cents.
ApPortionment of Delegates.
The first thing upon which there
was difference of opinion to come
before the committee was the ap-
portionment of the thirty delegates
apportioned to Cochise county by
the territorial committee. The com
mittee in some manner found out
how many delegates they were en-
titled to, though no official communi-
cation had been received by Chair
man Kirk from the secretary of the
territorial committee, according to
his statement In agreeing to elect
thirty delegates the local committee
recognized the authority of the terri
torial body, but this is the only rec
ognition granted to the territorial
body.
Mr.. McNair had an apportionment
prepared on one basis and Mr.. Nc
Reynolds mad an apportionment pre-
pared on different ratio OF repre-
seatation. In presenting his appor-
tionment Mr.. McReynolds claimed
that it followed the call of tle terri
torial committee which he took occa-
sion to read in full to the committee. |
After some discussion Mr.. Crowley
offered an amendment to Mr.. Nc |
Nair's apportionment which dropped |
Johnson and Cochise from the pre-
ciRct entitled to a delegate Mr. |
Crowley's amendment was adopted, !
but the substitute of McReynolds was |
voted down, the only votes fayoring |
it being that of McReynolds and the
proxies held by him.
Manner of Selection.
The chairman then stated that the |
next business would be to determine |
upon how the delegates should be |
selected in Cochise county. Mr..
Crowley here arose to inquire as to 1
some of the particulars concerning /
the meeting of the territorial com
mittee at Tucson, stating that one of
the members of the territorial commit /
tee, residing in Wilcox had never
been notified of such a meeting. It
was explained that only the executive
committee had been called at Tucson
and that Mr.. McReynolds had attend
ed as the representative of M E. Cas-
sidy, OF this county.
c. n. Thomas here offered a motion
to the effect that the county central
committee proceed to elect the thirty
delegates to which Cochise county
was entitled in the territorial con-
vention- Mr.. Thomas stated that
this had always been the custom in
this county heretofore. This motion
was seconded by Mr.. Crowley, of
who declared that he had
attended all the conventions in this
county for many years and he con
Cured in the remarks of Mr.. Thomas
the past custom in Sc
Getting delegates to the territorial
Here Chairman Kirk left the CHAIR
anu AAduc d SpttCH III OppOSlIO0 10
the motion, stating that he favored
The plan Of holding primary to elect
the delegates
Chairman Kirk was followed by c.
McReynolds, who offered an
to the motion of Mr..
Thomas, submitting formal call for
the election of delegates at a pri-
mary in each precinct entitled to one.
NJ. McReynolds made IN impassion-
ed appeal to the members of the COM +
mittee to follow the call of the terri
torial committee and again started to
read that call, but upon objection be.
Ing made he was not allowed to do
so. However, he had read the call
In full in arguing in support of hi.
substitute
Louis Hunt took the floor and gave
warm support to the motion providing
for the election of the delegates by
the county convention. Mr.. Hunt re-
erred to some ancient political his
.ory in this county when McReynolds
was holding secret meetings Of the
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