Arizona republican., 1910-08-14
FIONA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST A. l
MAR|COPA MAKES CONTRIBUTION
 n CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

, Carr, s. j. Tribolet, j. M Creighton C. s. Steward, H. F. Kell, R L. Mul- len, V. C. Norris.
 Ned Creighton moved the appoint ment of a nomination committee oi seven which should report the names of all nominees to the convention with a recommendation in favor ot them. But the committee did moi later avail itself of that power but reported the names of candidates submitted to it without recommenda . tions. The members of this commit were c. G. Jones w M. Newell, c. l w Johnstone, J. F. CIeaveland, Frank ! H Parker, C. P. Munger and Celora Stoddard.
 It wsa decided that all resolutions designed to be parts of the platform should be submitted to the resolu- tions committee without debate. | There were already two such resolu- tions one in favor of equal suffrage 1 and one by the anti saloon league designed to be an article of the con stitution
 This business having been dis posed of, a recess was taken until 2:30 o'clock
 THE AFTERNOON. It was nearly three o'clock before | the resolutions committee appeared at the theater and the convention was called to order when the re- port of the committee on permanent organization was received. It rec commended that the temporary organ ization be continued. that the report of the committee on resolutions be received and that a new central com mittee be appointed.
 The report of the resolutions com mittee was offered by Chairman j. IT. Kibbey and the reading of it was punctured with enthusiastic Zap plause.
 THE PLATFORM.
 The opportunity for separate state hood. for which we have so long struggled. has been given us by a re- publican congress. We recognize with gratitude the loyal and earnest sup port given statehood by President Will liam H. Taft, who since his visit to the territory last fall, has been our most powerful advocate, and the faithful, untiring and successful work of our delegate to congress, Hon. Ralph H. Cameron, and of Governor Richard F. Sloan in securing statehood. We hearti- ly endorse both the national and terri torial administrations.
 We believe in making a constitution which shall be a credit to the high character, ability. courage and good Judgment of the people of Arizona
 
 follow closely those lines of simplicity and clearness of the national constitu ton. and should illustrate that the peo- pie of Arizona have been inspired by the high ideals, moral courage and great common sense of Theodore Roosevelt.
 ONLY FUNDAMENTALS.
 In making such a constitution we recognize clearly that to secure stabili- ty and effectiveness its provisions should be confined to the structure 9f fundamental functions of government and should not endeavor to work out governmental details, which should properly be left to the legislature of the new state, and we. the republicans of Maricopa county, in convention as- sembled, hereby declare our unequivo cal support to the following principles. and we do hereby pledge the nominees of this convention, if elected as dele gates to the constitutional convention, to earnestly and steadily advocate, support and vote for the incorporation of said principles into the constitution of the state of Arizona.
 We believe in the republican form of government. guaranteed by the consti- tuition of the United States and to | each state of the Union, and look with 1 disfavOr upon all proposed expert | mental substitutes therefor. We hold | that extreme caution should be exer- cised in the introduction of any inno vation upon the time -honored and | time tested principles of representative l democracy established bv the fathers | of the republic. and the wisdom of | which has been demonstrated by one | hundred and twenty-three years of | beneficent operation; and that no in- to the people of the state ought to be | incorporated into the fundamental
 Recognizing that the primary and | essential purpose of the constitution should be the safeguarding of the lib eTJeS or tHe peOple, we noiu tndt IL should contain such limitations upon the legislative power of the state as experience has shown to be needed to protect the inalienable rights of the individual citizen from nasty, oppres sive or harmful legislation. Subject only to the constitution of the United States and the recognition of those basic rights which the declaration of independence declared to be the en- dowment of all men, we favor the full by the state of it's legislative powers, with proper restrictions only upon the surrender, barter or giving away of any of its rights of regulation and control
 THE PRIMARIES.
 We declare in favor of direct pri maries for the nompation of state and officers and we favor the se lection of United States senators by popular vote.
 The power of taxation shall never be suspended nor surrendered. All