Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-22

ug was to decide whether delegates ,o ,he state convention at Tucson. which chooses six delegates to the rat,onal convention, should be SC. lec,ed through the medium of pri- | mary or by the committee itself. The Roosevelt supporters made hard fight for primary bu, the Taf, people won. the vote in their ,avor on this and all other ques- ,ions arising. being 26 to l8
 The session was not extended but was long enough to admit of some pcricfvid oratory on the part of the leaders of the two factions. Robert r. Morrison in behalf of Taft and F. $. Clark as champion for Roose- Vel,
 The first real test of strength came oyer the adoption of the credentials committee report. there being min ori,y and majority report The appointment of this committee was made by nominations from the floor and i, was in this one instance only inc T. K. men figured in the pro cecdings, they securing J. N. w. Moore and J. C. Bradbury. the Tafiers getting A. w. Edwards. The minority report was oceasioned by the majority of the committee hold ing that two proxies given to out ,iders but subsequently transferred 10 committeeman. would not he allowed Paradoxieal as it ma, sound, the minority report when pu 10 vote. because in reality the ma jority report and increased the al ready strong Taft representation b! TWO votes. Of course there wa argument on the question but that | immaterial now, the result beinI what counts.
 Prior to the action above take there had been at the instance C the chairman, J. w. Mines. nomir a,ions made for the office of ten porary secretary. There were tw aspiran,s for the position. F.. l Meek (RooseveiD and II. r.. Arm iage (TafD. Then, the inquiry W; made as to the persons entitled vote and it became necessary yisc the credentials. The report ,he committee being disposed Of. q roll was called. The balloting r suited in Armitage's election. Hard had the reading of the state al county proclamations been hnish when T. l.. Nelson offered a resol ,ion, which after reeiting the bell of the Republican party in the pression of the will of it's memb' through primary elections, gave multitude of reasons why one IS T feasible at the present time in fi apai county. Its text follows;
 Re lt Resolved:
 That whereas, we approve and dorse the plank in the Republic State Platform advocating the
 tension of the primary system to clude the preferential primary
 presidential nominations. and u the passage of such an act by
 Arizona State Legislature at
 earliest possible date;
 And whereas. the primary law II IS now written and in force this state fails to provide for
 method and manner of eondue' such primary;
 And whereas, there are no iu available, either from the state county, or from the state or eo' Republican organization, to
 care of the expenses of holding primary;
 And whereas, the Republican
 " of this county is not suihcie organized and equipped to take
 proper steps to control and ad
 lSer, without the guide oi '"" other precedent. the condue'
 regulation of such a primary
 And whereas. many preeinet
 not great majority, would no
 represented or take part, pee
 of the impossibility of securing
 eien,, or any, officers to cor
 sratuitously, and SO furnish the
 essary supplies and expenses
 quired by such a primary;
 And. whereas, there IS no
 plete, adequate or substant'ai
 of the voters of this county "
 by it can be determined who
 who is not qualified to vote
 primary or other election, to 'h