Arizona republican., 1910-07-24
Addresses at Republican County Committee Meeting 10 FIX FOR THE ELECTION
Primaries to Select Dele gates to County Conven- tion, August 6. Date of Convention to Be Named By Special Committee

The republican county central com mittee yesterday fixed August 6 as the time for the holding of primaries for the selection of delegates to the county convention, which in turn shall select nine candidates for delegates to the constitutional convention. The date of the convention was not de- termined. That was left to q com tee which shall make known the date d week before the time for holding it.
 But that was not all that was done. There was an expression of sentiment by several of the most prominent re- publicans of the county on the sub ject of the constitution. The expres sion was regarded as representatives of the republican sentiment of the coun- ty and it was a declaration against any sort of freakishness in the constitu tion
 The gentlemen who took part in this discussion have not always viewed par ty questions from the same angle. but on this most important matter they stood solidly together.
 Considering that two years have elapsed since the organization of the committee there was a fair representa- ton of it at the Third Avenue thea ter yesterday afternoon. It Mas more than committee meeting for in the call of it there was an invitation to republicans generally to be present and offer their views as to the best man ner of making up the ticket of candi- dates for delegates and offer such oth- CT advice to the committee as might seem helpful. There were present at the meeting many of the leading re- publicans of the county
 The resolution regarding the pri- maries and the convention was offered by Captain George D. Christy. The dates for the holding of both the primaries and the convention were fin blank
 It was explained by Chairman Mintz that that had been done because of the action of the democratic committee which had met in the morning and had tentatively agreed upon August for the primaries and August S for the con vention. It had been proposed by the democratic committee that the repub- licans should select the same dates
 The chairman said that there were
 
 held at the same time and places, but the same reasons did not apply to the holding of the conventions of the two parties He would suggest that the primaries be held simultaneously and at the same places. but that the repab- lican convention be held either the day before or the day after the democratic convention. But as the latter is q
 
 could be named for the republican convention and the matter of determ- ing the date of it was put into the hands of a committee of three consist ing of Chairman Mintz, Secretary In gles and H M Lewis. It was later understood that the committee should give notice of a week of the date of the convention It was also decided that the same committee should name the places of holding the primaries.
 The resolution of Captain Christy which was adopted after these amend ments had been unanimously agreed up on. contemplates a convention of seventy-siX members. Each precinct shall have one delegate and one for every fifty votes or a major fraction of fifty votes cast for Ralph H. Cam eron for delegate in congress. This ar rangement win give Phoenix twenty seven delegates. the remaining forty nine to be divided among the outside precincts.
 Governor Sloan's Address.
 All this business was disposed of quickly, after which Governor Sloan was invited to address the meeting The governor approved the plan which the committe had adopted as the wisest one in that it would bring out the largest interest and support of the re- publicans of the county, resulting, he believed. in the choice of the best ma terial of the party for delegates to the constitutional convention.
 The governor said that he had made a tour of eight or ten days through the territory and he had returned with the impression that the sentiment of re- publicans everywhere favored the se- lection of men best fitted for constitu- ton making It was realized that the making of a constitution was a vital thing and not an easy thing; that it re- quired the work of men of experience and highest intelligence.
 The republican party. the governor said was not prepared to lay down platform embracing the provisions which should be put intOthe constitu tion; one, dealing with all the provi- sions of the constitution, but it was the duty of the party to endeavor to