Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-26

thoroughly exempliGed at various
times. Even the name Of Taft and
Sherman failed to arouse the enthu.
siasm of the convention 10 the same
pitch as that of the Chief Executive
Of Arizona.
$3.50. Yavapai Big Factor.
Yavapai county, as usual, was the
dominant factor in the convention.
Clark was the unanimous choice for
temporary chairman and Ed. Meek was
elected assistant secretary. She wields
big influence in territorial affairs, as
was evidenced not only by the honors
conferred upon several Of her repre-.
sentmives but by the further fact that
two Of the principal planks in the
platform were taken verbatim from
the platform adopted by the Yavapai
county convention on Friday. There
were planks favoring a law that will
check wildcat" mining schemes, and
another endorsing the good roads move.
ment while placing party on record as
opposed to the employment Of convict
labor on public highways.
Another strong plank adopted was
that recommending the creation Of a
railroad commission to be appointed
by tne governor, with powers to inves
tigate alleged Determinations and exor
bitant charges in freight rates, and re
port the same TO the nterState Com
meree Commission for proper adjust
ment.
The national and territorial admin
,istrations were heartily endorsed an
an appeal made for the election OF
republican delegate to congress IN OF
der 20 insure the immediate admissio
OF Arizona to statehood.
/. Clark for Chairman.
The convention opened at ten o'cloe
and Territorial Chairman Herb Tel
. nv called the same 90 order. Afte
. Territorial Secretary Geo. Mauk ha
, read the call, Tenny asked for nomin'
lions for temporary chairman, j. IL
, renzo Hubbell of Apache nominatin
Attorney General 4. 3. Clark Wit
Q ont opposition and with much cheerin
Clark was elected and upon taking u
3 payel thanked his fellow republican
9 and announced he would make b
|. speech later in the day. Clark's nom
;. nation was seconded by Judge ID.
!. Parks. Of Yavapai, and Albert sam
v Of Coehise. Mayor Slack, Of Tueso
n and George ID. Christy escorted Cia
j IN the platform. Clark asked for mol
X nations for temporary Secretary al
A. Reuton Dick of Pima named George
Tralles of Pima. Tralles was select
unanimously and was escorted to I
re platform by Dick and Joe Roberts
As Yavapai.
N Cheers for Governor Kibbey.
re Wells of Yavapai nominated r.
IN Meek for Assistant Secretary. u
" Akers Of Maricopa and J. W. Mines
so yayapai we're appointed to escort Me
e. IN the chair but could not hnd d
ri. At this junc,ure Robert y. Norri'
n. moved that Governor J. II. Kidney
no National Committeeman w. D. %
d. pes be invited TO take seats Oh
oil n,otform. At the suggestion OF otn
Ior Herb Tenney and George Mank "
.es also invited into the 1imelight' 1
m. aove,nor Kibbey's friends were IN
mt majority in the convention became
,.s non. 90 be was escorted by X. A, Il
Nv :, Cochise and Judge Parks OF IA
on. pai TO the front.
,as rho convention broke into appi'
be. and cheers as the Governor "''''
In, .xohed from the rear TO front
70. ,oo. bis seat at the right side OF ~
.ew man CLARK. This disposed of the
,e mo,;,ies of the convention and I
the allied for the naming of the var
AL. committees. On motion e"e" Wv
to ton was permitted to se'ec' i''
,ful member. his name being "h"o'"'''
and The chairman. The following com
tees were named;
Committees Named
,oDt Creaentials-A Apache, D. Lo'
IL OH
fsa. uubbell; Cochise, C. A. oVer'oos
y al oonipo. II. q. Lockett; d'la' D. -
,bey dis; Graham, DelPot'er; Mona ,r',,
ned. A. Bonelli; Marieopa' 0n'' n,.
a,, Mavoio J. =. Maboney; Pima'
nan. lack; Pinal, c. W. Powell; 'a"'x
,ion A r Bird; yavapai, George u 10
than Yuma, Tom Molloy' Min
poo. Rules and order OF n'''a .
mem. Apache, Alfred Ruiz coen'se,
the Gardiner; coeOnino, q, W. o" = =
cord George A. Msuk; Graham y, :,
the Mohave, o. d. NJ, Gaddisi nA'.'',
~ pad. Navajo, j. +. Maho"ey'