Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-22
HARMONY PREVAILS IN
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Judge Sloan Endorsed As Delegate To
The Chicago Convention--Natiional
And Territorial Adminiistra-
tions Approved.
,,srom Thursdays Daily

reye was no scrap in the Republi.
:, convention yesterday, contrary TO
,,coetations of those who had ex.
..,sd At least, some verbal hostilities.
n,,s was not a Auttcr of disturbance
:, 10 all outward appearances one
MA not suspect that there had been
:, siscord in the pre-convention Skin.
shs. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con.
rr.d the convention, and the Clark
mr. of the party evidently concluded
make the best Of the situation. The
l.,;opsl aud Territorial administra.
m, we're endorsed as was also Judge
h~n as delegate TO Chicago.
The convention was called to order
~ c. Forest, secretary Of the county
,,,ral committee, at the court nouse
provided for by official call and up
motion an adjournment was taken
Dcugherty's hall. A. J. Doran was
lk,,ed temporary chairman and J. c,
Isrst secretary, without opposition
h, chair then appointed committees:
creaen,ials-J. NJ. Ross, l.. W. Kirk
Johnson, Tom Anderson, A. W. Ed
urds
Permanent Organization - Z. r
hastings. s. +. Dennison, Leroy An
irson,
Platform and Resolutions Leroy
Asa,rson. X. f. Morrison and Fred g
b,cht.
h-recess was then taken until IL o.
.lsk and after rc-convening, Chair
mao Hastings of the committee on per
nsnen, organization, reported that the
temporary organization be made per
u,ncnt and recommended the order Of
bpsncss that was thereafter carried
%, Toe report was adopted as wa
ln that Of the committee on creden
tsls which showed that fifty delegates
we're represented either in person o.
by proxy.
Upon motion the chair was authoriz
Vi 10 name a committee Of five to sci
v. twenty.four delegates to the Tue
Na convention. The appointecs wer
we're A. W. Edwards, John Roberts, q
p Harrington, Thos. Garfield and Rcb'
Brow.
A recess was then taken until o
,lrk, At the afternoon session, tn
following report of the committee o
platform and resolutions was presente
snd unanimously adopted, the readin
Of the names of Senator Foraker an
JGice Sloan evoking enthusiastic al
plsose.
The Platform.
eve, the Republican party Of fav'
pa County. Arizona, in convention a
umbled, do hereby reafiirm our dev
lion TO the policies and principles
The Republican party as enunciated
orr national Republican platform, al
further approve those principles al
purposes as embodied in our nation
legislation Of the past.
1--WE approve and endorse the ADM
's,rstion at Washington in its fea
less, patriotic and businesslikc co
duet of our national affairs, but regr
That the same or any portion there'
was in favor of joint statehood of A
iona with New Mexico and trust tn
they, as well as the entire world,
convinced that the citizens OF Arizo
are unitedly and unalterably oppos
10 the admission Of Arizona and N
Mexico into the Union as one sta
We desire the admission Of Arizo
INTO the Union as separate and So
reign state, believing that our
surces, development and citizensl
qualify us for the same. We are NIL
ful of the just debt Of gratitude u
she people Of Arizona owe to
friends who have saved her from 20
statehood.
"To Senator Joseph b. Foraker,
great leader in Congress, who oppo
pintne with New Mexico, and by
determined fgnt for the Fora
Amendment, gave us the Ameri
night to declare at the ballot box
opposition to joint statehood, We,
Republicans Of Yavapai County,
This, our FIRST political convention
vince the defest Of joint statehood
The last election, tender our heart
and grateful thanks for his devotion
The people Of Arizona.
I'VE commend and approve our
htorial administration for its succ
ful management of Territorial AM
Realizing that Arizona has m
Wings to secure at the hands OF the
publican national convention, and
heving that the same can be better
cured by an uninstructed delega'