Arizona republican., 1908-08-16
SHORT AND
 HARMONIOUS
The Republican County Con-
 ventiOn Yesterday
Thirty-One Delegates to theTerritOrialCOnventiOn
 Chosen Without Friction.

The republican county convention for the choosing of delegates to the territorial convention for the nomina- tion of a candidate for delegate to con- gross yesterday afternoon selected the following:
 Phoenix Precinct No. fPhil En- sign. E. w. Potter. William Evans Charles Tribolet and G. w. Vickers.
 Phoenix Precinct No. 2-H. A. Diehl, B. T. Gillett, w. c. Foster, L. w. Col lins and c. H. Akers.
 Phoenix Precinct No. 3-George D. Christy, w. P. Doheney, Elmer War ren and J. A. Marshall
 Phoenix Precinct No. 4-F. P. Fow- Ter. E E. Kirkland, c. w. Cisney and J. M Melendrez
 Mesa-P. A. Williams, c. A. Bald win and Wiley Simlins.
 Tempe-A J. Peters, C. G. Jones, I. V. Stewart and Byron Redden.
 The country west of Phoenix pre- cinct-F H. Parker. J. c. Reed. Elliot Evans, Roy Clayson, L. E. Graham and W. l.. Grier.
 A list had been made out the night before in the expectation that it would be presented by committee appointed for that purpose That project how ever failed on account of a prevalent motion for the selection of the dele gates by precincts.
 The convention was called to order in the Olympic theater at ten o'clock in the morning and a temporary or ganization was effected by the election of G. A Mintz chairman and c. G. Jones secretary pro tenn. This also had been agreed upon the night before and no opposition was encountered. It had also been slated that the temporary organization was to be permanent and that arrangement too was not inter fered with.
 After the appointment of the follow ing committees the convention took a recess until half past one o'clock:
 Credentials-B. F. Marks. c. H. Diehl, Harry Creighton, w. H. Black mer, J. C. Reed.
 esolutions-George D. Christy, A. J PetFs. J. A. MaSshall, B. T. Gillette, Phil Ensign.
 Permanent organization and order of business-Elliot Evans, Grant Jones, l-illltA W ell ltlif lhAelAllf L@- " q. Potter.
 The work of the committees was not arduous. There were no contests for the credentials committee to wrestle with and the committee on. platform with commendable brevity confined itself to very few words. The platform was a renewal of allegiance to the principles of the republican party though there had never been accusa- tion that there had ever been a for feiture of allegiance. The national platform was endorsed and the admin istration and principles of President Roosevelt were commended. There was an endorsement of the adminis- tration of Governor Kibbey with spe- cial reference to the readiustment of the burden of taxation and for the lowering of the territorial tax rate The report of this committee was unanimously adopted as was the re- port of the committee on credentials
 The convention was business-like and harmonious throughout There was no waste of time or nervous vital ity in oratory. no dangling. or show of ill temper at any stage of the pro- ceedings
 There were two contests. One came up on a motion for the appointment of a committee to make up a list of the delegates to the territorial convention. That was defeated by a vote of 23 to 11, an amendment having been offered that the delegates should be selected by the precincts to which they had been apportioned.
 It was ruled that that amendment did not nullify the original motion but that it bound the committee to accept the recommendations of the precincts. The following committee was appoint ed and the convention took a recess until it should be ready to report: F. H Parker, C. H. Akers, l.. w. Collins. Charles Tribolet and A. J. Peters.
 The committee having reported the next and last contest as precipitated by a motion to elect a chairman for the delegation. It was ruled that that was not within the Jurisdiction of the convention but was solely the business of the committee itself. Then a mo- tion to put the committee under the unit rule. A viva voce vote left the matter unsettled and a vote by ballot was taken. It ran along rather evenly to the end when H. A. Diehl who had cast his own and the votes of two proxies against the motion, learned that he had got on the wrong side and desired to change his votes That was allowed and the motion was carried It would have been anyhow, by a mar row margin.
 That was the end of the convention. After the adjournment the delegates met for organization. C. H. Akers nominated Elliot Evans for chairman and Elmer Warren put Captain George D. Christy in nomination. Captain Christy was elected and the delegation was left to its own devices until the meeting of the territorial convention next Saturday.