Arizona republican., 1908-08-05

of the party in this county, but no
opposition was offered to them for the
reason that the Smith faction had rea-
son to believe that the same platform
would not be adopted by the terri
torial convention. 1t is noticeable
! that the platform commends Mark
Smith briefly for a single act, the Sc
curing of a public building for Phoe-
nix. Considerable more space is de-
voted to M'ONeill commencing him
for the things that he would have done
liz he had been given the opportunity
The platform says:
I'VE, the democrats of Maricopa
jcounty, in convention assembled, re-
affirm our belief in and pledge our
loyalty to the principles of democracy
as promulgated and set forth in the
democratic platform adopted at Dem
yer By the democracy Of the United
States in national convention as
sembled
I'VE pledge our allegiance and sup
port to William Jennings Bryan, our
candidate for president, and to John
w. Kern our candidate for vice resi-
dent
I'VE particularly endorse the action
of the national democratic conven-
ton in asserting 'the right of congress
to exercise complete control over in
terstate commerce and the right of
each state to exercise control over
commerce within its own border" And
believing that the question of trans
portation is the most vital question
before the people of Arizona, we de-
mand of the legislature of Arizona the
creation of a railroad commission,
with full power to take into considera-
ton, ascertain and fix the physical
value OF az railroad property within
the territory ot Arizona and to fix
and regulate the charges for transport
ing the commerce and the people of
Arizona. We favor the granting to
such railroad commission of power to
regulate and control the conduct and
the rates of all express companies do
ing business in Arizona.
I'VE favor the regulation and con-
troll of the rates and services of all
telegraph and telephone companies do
ing business in Arizona.
1--WE believe that the democratic
party stands for the people and listens
therefore deem it unwise and undemO-
cratic for any democratic central COM
mittee to appoint delegates to any
or territorial convention, and
we favor a direct primary law where
by primary elections may be neld I'M
der the laws of the territory of Ari-
IONA and the electors permitted to
vote directly for the candidate for
to all territorial, county or
offices, and TO that end in
struct our delegates to the territorial
to be held at Prescott.
Ariz., August S, next, to use their best
endeavors to secure the adoption of
such a plank in the territorial plat
form.
I'VE commend our present delegate !
to congress for his efforts in secur-
ing a public building for Arizona and |
locating the same at Phoenix.
1--WE endorse the efforts of our es-
teemed fellow democrat, the Hon. Eu
gene Brady O'Neill. in behalf of the |
people of his county and territory, and |
hereby instruct our delegates to the |
territorial convention at Prescott to |
vote as unit for his nomination as |
delegate to congress.
I'VE hereby instruct our delegates to |
he Prescott convention. to vote as |
init on all questions coming before the |
and forbid the use of |
proxies except by regularly elected |
and the chairman of the |
Maricopa delegation is hereby autho- |
lied to act for any delegate who does |
not appear or send a proxy to the |
Prescott convention"
Altogether it was the most harmoni- |
,us democratic convention in the poll
ical annals of Maricopa county.
Chairman Lyman and Secretary Mac |
Donald were robbed of strenuous !
line, but they discharged such light |
luties as were imposed upon them in |
highly creditable manner.