Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-24

The Latter Repudiated as
Party Organ and Chair
man of Territorial Central
Committee and Others
Castigated by Resolution

! An effort was made to place skid:
under the Arizona Democrat and Joe
Dillon by the Maricopa county demo
cratic central committee, representing
the radical wing OF the party, yester-
day, and the twenty-five democrats
who, few days before the constitu-
tional election. signed a statement de-
| claring that the constitution did not
embody the principles of the demo
cratic party of Arizona, were severely
| rebuked.
The Democrat was utterly repudiat-
ed" by the committee and the demand
was made that it change it's name from
| Democrat TO Pacific Gas or some
other suitable heading" Dillon, who
is chairman of the territorial demo
cratic central committee. and Albert NJ
Sames, who occupies the same posi-
ton in the republican party, were ''po-
! litely invited TO keep their
hands off our constitution and refrain
from interference in am manner as
chairmen uc their respective central
committees"
Three resolutions were passed at the
meeting OF the county central commit
tee yesterday. That which is intended
to repudiate the Democrat follows:
Whereas. The Arizona Democrat
under the present ownership h. simply
an afternoon echo of the morning Re-
publican. and
Whereas, Its political activities
consist i'm making one crazy attempt
after another to rock the democratic
boat, and
Whereas, II is common knowledge
that it's payroll is met by the Pacific
Gas & Electric company, and that the
pay checks are signed by clerk in the
employ of the Pacific Gas company.
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the county demo-
cratic central committee of Maricopa
county. utterly repudiates the Arizona
Democrat as a democratic organ. and
demands that the word Democrat be
stricken from its headings and hat the
words Pacific Gas be substituted
therefor. or some other suitable head
ing: and II is further
Resolved. That the secretary of the
committee is hereby directed to send
a copy of these resolutions to the Ari-
IONA Democrat"
Concerning the activities of Dillon
and Sames. the committee resolved as
follows:
Whereas. One Joseph Dillon. chair
man OF the democratic central COM
mlttee of the territory. has upon his
own motion and personal responsible
q II
direction from said central committee,
has written a letter to one Albert NJ.
Sames, the chairman Of the republican
territorial committee, inviting the said
Sanes to join him, Joseph Dillon, to
make a joint call of their n spective
committees for the purpose of sending
a joint committee to Washington. d. c..
to further their joint ideas as to state
hood, and
Whereas. There is nothing to pre-
vent any man or any set of men from
proceeding to Washington and work.
ing for statehood and speaking for the
territory so long as they support the
constitution ratified by the people, and
for such purpose they already have
higher sanction than any central or
joint committee can give. and
Whereas. The said Joseph Dillon
and the said Albert NJ. Sames belong
to that 20 per cent minority that OPP
posed the ratification of the constitu-
ton. and the said Albert NJ. Sames
openly and bitterly fought the constitu-
ton and that the only purpose of said
meeting and the sending of such joint
committee could have would be to lend
some color of authority to speak and
work against the expressed wishes of
so per cent of the people of Arizona,
therefore be it
Resolved. That the makers and
signers of Arizona's constitution are
the only persons in Arizona that have
the right to send an official committee
to Washington and that we respect
fully request that they designate such
committee If in their judgment such a
committee is necessary, and that we
also politely invite the said Joseph Dill
Ion and the said Albert NJ. Sames to
keep their hands off of our constitu-
ton and refrain from interference in
any manner as chairmen of their re-
spective central committees. and it is
further
Resolved, That we congratulate the
citizens committee on it's effective
work in washington at the last ses-
sion of congress. and that we applaud
the efforts of all good citizens whether
they go to Washington or remain at
home, that work consistently for state
hood under the constitution that has
been adopted by the people"
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