Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-04-21
Bump Convention.

Bump Convention. | After the sensational and momentous declaration of Gov. Kibbey that he and that he and his delegation would retire, a cheer arose that grew in volume as he and his followers passed down the aisle of the theater toward the door. That he was heading bolt of gigantic proportions the doughty executive did not at first seem to realize. Nor did it dawn for a moment upon the regulars among the delegates or to the vast au- dience that the defraction was to as- sume such gigantic proportions. As the bolting Maricopans passed down toward the street, Lorenzo J. Hubbell, the sole delegate from Apache county, joined the governor. Yuma was next and the chairman pulling up the banner and followed by the entire delegation ex- cept Donald Mcintyre, fell in line Two of the Pima delegation, George Puseh and Andres Rebeil, became inoculated by the bolting bug and then the "de fraction" became rush. Pinal, Graham, Santa Cruz, and Mohave joined the bolters in body and a solid phalanx like an army bearing ban ners, they marched to the dining rooms of the Santa Rita hotel.
 Andres Rebeil, one of the two bolters of the Pima county delegation, was nom. mated for the temporary chairman by Col. Ike Stoddard of Maricopa, but Mir Rebeil modestly declined and Cameron of Coconino was named in his stead and was unanimously elected E. w. Lewis was nominated as temporary sec retary, and the routine work of the convention was immediately begun. The following committees on credentials were named:
 Apache-J. l.. Hubbel.
 Coehise-R. A. Kirk.
 Coconino-R. M Cameron.
 Gila-M Mccarthy.
 Marieopa-George D. Christy.
 Mohave--J. F., Perry.
 Navajo-J. F. Mahoney.
 Pima-George Pusch. Pinal-Nott E. Guild.
 Santa Cruz-Edward Titcomb. Yuma-Thomas Molloy. The committee on credentials met in a corner of the improvised convention hall and procuring a carbon copy of the majority report of the original com mittee on credentials which had been turned down at the theater it was again signed by the original signers, and in five minutes announced itself as ready to report. The report was read and cheers followed the response of the bolters as their names were call ed. A dismal groan followed the call. ing of Yavapai county. That county was the only county which was not represented in the Santa Rita conven- ton.
 The roll call showed the presence of "ll7 regular delegates or more than a quorum of the delegation duly elect ed, as announced by the chairman. The report was read and adopted amid cheers
 The following was the representation by countless:
 Apacbe ,, Cochise 2s, Coconino 8, Gila ,l, Graham l7, Maricopa 31, Mo. have 2, Navajo l, Pima 2, Pinal 5, Santa Cruz 4, Yuma 8. Total IF. Motions were then made to appoint joint committee on permanent or ganization and older of business. 
 A recess of five minutes was ordered at l0:l5 in order to give the commit tee an opportunity to formulate their reports.
 At 10:30 the convention was again called to order and the cominttees on permanent organization and order of business read as follows:
 That the temporary organization be made permanent and that the order of business be the receipt of the report of the committee on resolutions, the cleo tion of six delegates to the national con- vention at Chicago, and that national committeeman be named. Governor Kibbey moved that the re- port be amended by changing the or der of business so far as it related to the election of delegates to the national convention to read that:
 "The convention proceeded to the election of six delegates and that in the event of the representation being re- duced to two, the first two delegates on the list shall be regarded as the delegates The amendment was ac- cepted and the amended report was adopted without a dissenting vote. A committee of one from each coun. ty was appointed to recommend the six delegates to Chicago, who reported as follows at 1l:10 o'clock.
 Delegates-R. F. Sloan of Yavapai, Hoval A. Smith of Coehise. Alternates Con o 'Keefe, Santa Cruz; J. E. Per ry, Mohave, Pro, sional delegates Ben Heney, Dina, Del M. Potter, Graham; J. L. Hubbel, Apache; J. w.. Rorrington, Yuma. Provisional alter nates-J F. Crowley, Cochise; c. T. Martin, Gila; A. C. Sieboth, Pinal; II. C. Lockett, Coconino.
 On motion of Governor Kibbey, the delegates were instructed to demand that all six delegates be seated in tho national convention.