The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-04-23
REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL CON.
VENTION AT TUCSON.
A Harmonious Start but a Split in the
Finish Two Sets of Delegates
Elected.

The territorial republican conven-
ton convened at Tucson last Satur-
day, and although it started with per-
feet harmony, before the delegates to
the national convention were select
ed split took place, with the result
that two sets of delegates were elect
ed to the national convention, both
of which will claim seats. There are
numerous reports in circulation
which were circulated by the DEM
ocratic papers of the territory
making capital of the contesting
delegations and are trying to give
them privileges over the regularly
elected delegations of the various
counties of the territory. The con-
testing delegations were Maricopa.
ella and Cochise counties.
The question of instructiug dele
gates to the national convention was
dropped before the convention was
called to order and Col. Herring, of
Tucson, was unanimously elected
chairman of the convention. At
caucuses the various counties elected
chairmen, and delegates were select
ed to represent the committee on
credentials. In the convention the
committee on credentials reported
that those delegates who held the en-
dorsement OF the county chairman
and secretary be seated. Everything
went smooth up to this time and
when Chairman Herring asked if
there was. mo minority report the big
thing came off, and the chairman
clearly showed on which side of the
fence he stood. The minority report
was made and a motion put that
those who had no credentials from
the regular chairman and secretary
be seated also.
The unit rule, as has always been
the custom in the territory. was
agreed upon before the convention
convened, Tut there were several
delegates from Pima county who de-
sired their delegation to be polled, as
under the unit rule eleven votes
would be lost to the friends of the
governor. The chair overruled them
and when Governor Kibbey arose to
take the floor he was denied to speak
even upon the ground of personal
privilege. At this instance the gov
ernor left the hall and was closely
followed by the regularly elected
delegates from Graham, MariCopa
and other counties, representing a
total of III regular votes, against 60.
! The delegates repaired to the Santa
Rita hotel at Tucson, where another
convention was held, represented by
the regular delegates at which the
following elections were made:
For Chicago sDelegates-Judge r.
E. Sloan, Yavapai. Hoval a. Smith,
Cochise.
Alternates-Co O'Keefe, Nogales;
J. E. Perry, Mohave.
Provisional Delegates-Ben Heney,
Tucson; Dell M. Potter, Graham;J. A.
Hubbell, Apache and John Dorring-
ton, Yuma.
National Committeeman - George
D. Christy, Phoenix.
The delegates will go TO the nation
al convention uninstructed, but with
a resolution commencing the national
and territorial administrations,
thanking Senator Foraker for his eff
forts for the benefit of Arizona and
expressions of friendship towards
William H. Taft. The other con-
vention passed practically the same
resolutions with the exception of not
mentioning the territorial executive.
The other convention, with Col.
Herring as chairman, seated the reg
ular delegates, as well as the contest
ing delegates, and proceeded with the
business. They made the following
elections:
For Chicago Delegates r.
E. Sloan, Yav1pai; L. w. Powell, Co.
chise.
Alteruates-Col. VIM. Griffith,
Pima; F. f. Breen, CocOnino.
National itteeman-Judge w.
J. Kirkpatrick, Tucson.
The contesting faction are holding
that they will gain the seats at the
national convention, but this seems
improbable as they do not represent
the majority of the regular delegates
of the territory. They will not be
entitled to seats any more than the
contesting delegates of Maricopa,
ella and Cochise counties were en-
titled to seats in the territorial con-
vention over the delegates from the
same counties whose credentials were
signed by the regular county chair
man and secretary. There will be no
contest in the case of Judge Sloan,
as he was the choice of both f factions.