Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-07-08
Republicans will Make the Fight With
The Cooperation of the Independ-
ent Vote of Other Parties
Recognition Given to Women Voters
By Giving Them Representation
To the Party Councils

! Whereas, the male Republicans
of this State are sincerely DESTROYS
of welcoming the women of Arizona
to the fullest participation in party
councils and of placing women can
didates upon the State and County
tickets for as high Offices as are
in the gift of the people:
NOW therefore, be it resolved,
that the Executive committeeman
be and each of them is hereby in
structed and directed forthwith to
appoint, in their respective coun-
ties, a number OF Republican wo-
men residing therein, equal to the
representation of such county upon
the Republican State Committee, to
act as advisory members of such
committee, it being impossible I'M
der the law for the committee to
appoint such women as full mem
bers, as all committeeman are re-
CURED to, be elected at the pri-
maries.
Representatives of the Progress
sives were present at the conference
and they. as all others, were treat
ed with every courtesy, given full
opportunity, and invited to discuss
the situation and any ground upon
which coalition could be based.
The general sentiment was decided
~ favorable Of any reasonable So
luton Of the differences which are
stated to exist between the Pro-
gressives and Republicans, but no
suggestion, which was acceptable to
the Progressives was advanced, ex-
cept tie desertion OF the Republi-
can party and the selection of a
non-partisan ticket. This met with
the practically unanimous disapprov-
al OF all present. 1t was proposed
that ali complaints OF the Progress
sives whether concerning principles,
platform, leaders. or offices, could
easily be arragned by a full partici-
patton in the coming primaries at
which time new committeeman
would be elected who would, in
turn, elect a new State Committee
and thereupon a new platform would
be formulated, but even this did not
satisfy the Progressive leaders.
A plan was offered by which a
movement could be organized to be
known as the "Progressivc-Republi-
can Party" and that a conference
could be arranged between ten men,
bers OF the Republican State Com
miuee and ten members OF the Pro
gressive State Committed, which
twenty men could select some dis
interested person to act as an UNI
pire, such body to meet in Phoe-
nix in one week from the 5th OF
July and that all disputes, differ
ences, and plans, should be submit
ted to if and that tie decision OF
such body should be final and bind
ing upon both organizations. This
very reasonable offer was immedi-
ately refused by the Progressive
leaders.
The executive committee then APP
pointed a committee OF five, viz. L.
/. Hayden OF ella county, R. c.
Smith Of Navajo county, Thomas
Mattock Of Coconino county, Robt.
= Z. Morrison Of Yavapai county, and
. Lee N. Stratton Of Graham coun-
? ty, to confer with a like committee
, Of Progressives and to arrange a
= plan of operation, il possible.
This committee met with a COM
= mittee OF two Of the Progressives
VIZ. Z. s. Clark Of Yavapai coun.
= ty, and T. D. Nolloy of Yuma coun-
ty, and were informed by the Pro
- gressive committee that, il It were
the purpose 81 the Republicans &c
proceed under any name which
would include the word "Republi
I can, any attempt OF unifcatior
Z would positively prove futile arc
= useless. It was conceded that al
differences as to principles could b,
E adjusted in the new platform. an,
e that fair apportionment Office.
e could be made, but that before all,
e. other step would be taken the Re
S publican party must be Immediately
= and finally deserted To this, O
lcourse, the Republicans committe,