The copper era., 1910-09-02

The republican convention of Ora
ham county to nominate five dele
gates for the constitutional conven
-tion, was held in Ovens hall, Stafford
August 20, 1910.
Albert T. Cotton, chairman of the
county central committee, called the
meeting to order aud a Temporary
organization was affected with Jas
A. Waksfeld as chairman, ant
Walter R. Rhoads secretary. Later
the temporary organization was
made permanent.
The usual committees were ap
pointed and reports made by the fol
lowing chairmen:
Lee N. Stratton on platform and
resolutions.
A. A. Anderson on credential.
George Crosby, Jr., on permanent
oaganiza tion and order of business.
The following delegates for the
constitutional convention were nomi-
mated by the convention;
Lee N. Stratton, Stafford; Hugh M.
Watson, Duncan; Milton H. Mclean,
Morenci: a. 7. Thomson, Clifton; w.
L. Nelson, Solomonville.
The following constitution was
adopted:
The opportunity for separate state
hood for which we have so long
struggled has been given us by re-
publican congress. We recognize
with gratitude the loyal and earnest
support given statehood by President
William H. Taft, who, since his visit
to the territory last tall, has been
our most powerful advocate, and the
faithful untiring and successful work
of our delegate to congress, Hon.
Ralph H. Cameron, and the governor,
Richard e. Sloan in securing state
hood. We heartily endorse both the
national and territorial administra-
tions.
We believe in making a constitu-
tion which shall be a credit to the
high character, ability, courage and
good judgment of the people of Ari-
zona. Such a constitution should we
belieye, follow closely those lines of
and clearness of the con-
stitution, and should illustrate that
the people of Arizonar have been in
spired by the high ideals, moral cour-
age and great common sense of
fThna6Dra DoA=a,a1E
In making such a constitution we
recognize clearly that the secure
stability and effectiveness, its pro-
visions should be confined 10 the
structure of fundamental functions
of government, and should not en-
deayor to work out governmental de-
tails, which should properly be left
to the legislature of the new state,
and we the republicans of Graham
county, in convention assembled,
hereby declare our iunequivocal sup
port of the following principles, and
we do hereby pledge the nominees of
this convention, if selected as dele
gates to the constitutional conven-
tioD, to earnestly and steadily advo-
cate, support and vote for tha incor-
poration of said principles into the
constitution of the state of Arizona.
We believe in the republican form
of government guaranteed by the
constitution OF the United States
and to each state in the union, and
look with disfavor upon all proposed
substitutes therefor.
We hold that extreme caution should
be exercised in the introduction of
any innovation upon the time-honor-
ed and time-tested principles of
preventative democracy establish
ed by the father of the republic, and
the wisdom of which has been de-
monstrated by one hundred and
twenty-three of benefcent opera
tions; and that no innovation of
doubtful or uncertain value to the
people of the state ought to be in
into the fundamental.
Recognizing that the primary and
the essential purpose of the consti-
tuition should be\the safe guarding of
the liberaties of the people, we hold
that it should contain such limita-
tions upon the legislative power of