Arizona republican., 1910-08-21
4 Strong Ticket For Con.
 StitudOndI Convention NOMINATED AT BENSON
Platform Favors Separate Submission of the Cues tion of the Initiative and Referendum. Pinal Re publicans Oppose It

Benson, AriZ., Aug. 2O.-(Special)- )- The largest republican convention evel held in Cochise county convened today in the Knights of Pythias hall. Ther, was personal attendance of 105 of g total of ll2. The convention was called 10 order at l o'clock by A. H. Gardiner chairman of the county central com mittee- pr. F. T. Wright of Douglas was temporary and permanent chair man, and George Jay of NacO, secre- tary. one contest. in Benson precinct was settled in short order
 Ten delegates were selected as fol lows: Charles Bowman of Tombstone John F. Crowley of Wilcox. Milton Foyle of Benson, H w Woods, Samuel VerraA, Jr. and J. D. Taylor of Bisbee C. O. Ellis, James Baker an1 Jacob Scherrer of Douglas
 The ticket represents the highest character of citizenship of Cochise county.
 The following platform was adopted:
 We, the republicans of .COchise county, in convention assembled, re- joice with the people in the realization of our partY's pledge for separate statehood for Arizona. The fulfillment of that promise Is but one Of many pledges redeemed by a republican president and republican majorities in both houses of congress.
 We commend. in the highest terms, the administration of William H. Taft. as president of the United States. and we are proud of the achievements ob- tained in his eighteen months of office in the securing of legislation of the highest value to the people.
 ''To Governor Richard F. Sloan be- longs no unstinted measure of praise for his energetic patriotism displayed in behalf of statehood. and we heartily endorse the territorial administration for its honest, economical and effect i've management of territorial affairs.
 Hon. Ralph H Cameron, eur dele gate to congress, we endorse in the highest terms. He has made good in every particular and in none more so than in his promise of statehood. Ev- eIy county has tangible results of his untiring labcrs in-behalf of the citi Zens of the territory and he has done more in sixteen months than has been accomplished. heretofore, in sixteen years.
 We declare our belief in the repub lican form of government, guaranteed 10 each state by the constitution of the United States, the wisdom of which has been proven by nearly a century and a quarter of beneficent operation
 We believe that the essential pur- pose of the constitution should be the safeguarding of the liberties of the peo- pie. and, for this reason, We hold that the constitution should contain such limitations upon the legislative pow CTS of the state as will best protect it's citizens against ill-advised legisla ton, of a harmful and oppressive na- tuTe.
 We favor the insertion in the con stitution of a plank exempting from taxation the holdings of the head of a family whose property does not ex- ceed five hundred dollars in value.
 Recognizing fully that the right of self government primarily exists in the citizens of every state and that the right to make all laws belongs to the people, we unhesitatingly declare our selves in favor of such constitutional provisions as will insure to the people of Arizona the right of the initiative and referendum surrounded by such safeguards as will prevent it's misuse by special interests. We favor the submission of the initiative and refer endum to the people separately
 Declaring our faith in the intelIi- gence and disinterested patriotism of our delegates. we are willing to en- trust them with the framing of a con stitution which the people of the pro posed state may safely adopt"