Arizona republican., 1912-05-16
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in one room since the year of the Eig snow Hayes, however, ruled consistently for the light as he saw it throughout the afternoon. and it was due to his efforts and those of Robert g. Fisher on the floor that the primary rule was finally adopted
 The battle started immediately aft CT the chairmen called the meeting to order and named as a committee on credentials R. S Fisher of Phoenix, A. I. Peters of Tempe and Archie Bennett of Glendale. J c. Adams rose to a point of order You can not appoint a committee before roll call" he said, this kind of game will not do"
 Adams demanded roll call and
 was ruled out of order by the chair.
 He appealed from the decision and
 was sustained by a viva vocc vote. X roll call was ordered, and while it
 was in progress the committee re-
 turned with it's report
 It was moved that no precinct vote under the unit rule, but that each
 member vote individually. This George Kirkland denounced as irregular un- republican and American" Fisher moved the previous question which was whether or not the report of the
 committee should be received.
 This was the first test of strength and upon the result of the vote hinged the entire question of control Twenty voted in favor of the mo- tion. and nineteen against it. At this juncture a number of proX- ies held by the anti-primary men were introduced and a recess declared to enable the committee on creden- tials to consider and report further. Upon the return of the committee Mir. Fisher reported that many of the proxies being "c0nflicting and con- fusing'' it was the determination of | the committee that all proxies be dis regarded and only those present be permitted to vote. Fisher moved the 1 adoption of the report and the lid was off
 J. c. Adams in an impassioned plea, urged that the proxies be taken from the hands of the committee and 1 turned over to the floor. Let Us not | be Brady O'Neulized," demanded MT. Adams Bennett called for the pre- vious question and amid considerable confusion and by a vote of 22 to 19 l the previous question was ordered. | The motion then before the house l was upon the acceptance or rejection 1 of the report of the committee on | credentials eliminating all proxies. | There were several cries from both l sides for recognition as q matter of personal privilege and on point of | order. and it was several minutes be ] fore Secretary Celora Stoddard could 1 make himself heard. but the result
 was the same, 22-19
 AIr Fisher then moved that on the 25th day of May direct primaries be | held for the election of twenty dele 1 gates to the Tucson convention.
 Mir Adams moved that the precinct 1 committeeman in each precinct select the election officers to serve at this election. The chair ruled Mr. Adams out of order and that Fishers motion | was before the house Adams pro- tested that he had the floor The
 vote was 22 to 19 in favor of the Fisher motion. MT. Adams later re-
 newed his motion and it wasNost by
 the prevailing vote of 9 to 19I
 Upon motion of Fisher the chair l
 mittee of five to arrange a plan fol the holding of the primary. The chain named A. J. Peters of Tempe, Ned l Creighton Of Phoenix. F. c. Brown
 of Scottsdale. A. W. Bennett of Glen dale. and the chair The convention then adjourned
 Immediately following the adjourn ment Paul Reneau Ingles took the chair and called the Taft meeting |, order There were 19 present in per son and eight by proxy. Messrs Creighton. Jones and Kirkland were named a committee on credentials. l MT Adams moved that committee of three be appointed to reVeiw the
 records of the %so-called" convention prepare and file a protest and report ] to a meeting of the committee i Messrs. Stoddard, Arnold and Creigh- | ton were named on this committee | MT Kirkland moved that the cen | tral committee meet on May 25th for l the purpose of recommending the ap- | pontment of twenty delegates to the 1 Tucson convention The motion pre- | vailed and the convention adjourned.