The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-18
PROPOSED STATE FUSION TICKET
BLOCKED BY PROGRESSIVE BOSSES

that the Executive committeeman
be and each of them is hereby
Instructed and directed forthwith
to appoint, n their respective
counties, number of Republican
women residing therein, equal to
the representation of such coun-
ty upon the Republican State
Committee, to act as advisory
members of such committee; it
being impossible under the law
for the committee to appoint such
women as full members, as all
committeeman are required to be
elected at the primaries.
Representatives of the Prog
ressives were present at the con-
ference and they, as we'll as 9TH
ers, were treated with every
courtesy, given full opportunity
and invited to discuss the situa-
tion and any ground upon which
coalition could be based. The
general sentiment was decidedly
favorable to any reasonable solu-
tion of the differences which are
stated to exist between the Prog
ressives and Republicans, but no
suggestion, which was acceptable
to the Progressives was advanc-
ed; except the desertion of the
Republican party and the selec-
ton of a non-partisan ticket.
This met with the practically un-
anamous disaproval of all present.
1t was proposed that all COM
plants f t h e Progressives
whether concerning principles,
platform, leaders, or Offices could
easily be arranged by a full par
ticipation in the coming primaries
at which time new committeeman
would be elected who would, in
turn, elect new State Committee
and thereupon a new platform
would be formulated, but even
this did not satisfy the Progress
i've leaders.
A plan was offered by which a
movement could be organized to
be known as the Progressive
Republican Party" and that a
conference could be arranged be-
tween ten members Cf the Re-
publican State Committee and
ten members of the Progressive
State Committee, which twenty
men could select some disinter-
ested person to act as an umpire,
such body to meet in Phoenix in
one week from the 5th Of July
and that all disputes, differences,
and plans, should be submitted
to it and that the decision of
such body be final and binding
upon both organizations. This
very reasonable offer was imme-
diately refused by the Progress
sive leaders.
The executive committee then
appointed committee of five,
viz: L. L. Hayden of ella coun-
ty, R. C. Smith Of Navajo coun-
/ ty, Thomas Mattock of Coconino
county, Robt. E. Morrison of
Yavapai county and Lee M.
Stratton of Graham county to
confer with a like committee of
Progressives and to arrange a
plan of operation, if possible.
This committee met with a
committee of two of the Pro
gressives, viz: E. S. Clark Of
Yavapai county and T. d. Mol
10y of Yuma county, and were
informed by the Progressive
committee that, if it were the
purpose of the Republicans to
proceed under any. name which
would include the word "Repub-
lican, "any attempt of unifcation
would positively prove futile and
useless. 1t was conceded that
all differences as to principles
could be adjusted in the new
platform, and that a fair appor-
tionment of offices could be
made, but that before any other
step would be taken the Repub-
lican party must be Immediately
and finally deserted. To this, of
course, the Republican commit
tee was unable to agree and so
reported to the conference and
Executive Committee.
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