The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-18

Plans for the fusion OF the Re
publican and Progressive parties
of Arizona came to naught at the
conference which was held Sun
day afternoon and evening at
/. 0. 0. F. hall under the aus
pices >of the Republican State
Executive Committee. Although
the afternoon session opened
with a number of speeches which
were all marked by a "get-to-
gether" spirit, and although all
present were unanimous in their
opinion that the State should be
rescued from the clutches of the
present extravagant and incomp-
etent Democratic administration,
yet when the meeting got down
to actual business, all proposition
advanced by the Republicans in
the way of compromise or con-
ciliation were rejected the Pro-
gressive members present. An
offer to wage the fight under the
name of Progressive Republican,
allow the Progressives to write
the platform and take the big
shares of the offices was not t.
isfactory to the Progressives who
would not entertain any plan of
amalgamation except under a
nonpartisan ticket, although in
doing this they admitted that they
were not even officially authoriz-
ed to bind their party to an ar
rangement of that kind. 1t
gradually developed from re-
marks that were dropped from
time to time, that the Progress
sives present were afraid to act
on any proposition without first
having the sanction of Boss"
Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix who
is in Chicago. AS individuals
however they expressed a strong
desire to amalgamate for the pur-
pose of ousting the present State
administration. Two committees
were appointed for the purpose
of ascertaining if a compromise
agreement might be reached but
this plan proved futile within a
few minutes after the joint COM
mittee assembled,
A report to that effect was
made at the evening session and
as a result it was decided to
make the campaign but invite all
Progressives who are not under
the domination of the Phoenix
bosses, as we'll as all other citi-
zens, to participate in the pri-
maries, for nominations for any
or all offices, and that the Re-
publicans would pledge them
selves to support Loyalty at the
polls all candidates chosen by the
primary. Resolutions were
adopted, including one providing
for the appointment of women to
act as an advisory committee
with the executive committee
and these are embodied in the
following:
Statement of the Voters of Ariz-
ona Issued Under Authority of
Republican State Executive
Committee.
Prescott, Ariz., July 6, 1914
In response to a call recently
issued by the chairman and Sec
retary of the Republican State
Committee, the Executive Com
mittee thereof and about one
hundred and fifty representative
citizens from every point Arizona
met at Odd Fellows Hall in Pres
cott, Arizona, on July 9Th and
9th, in general conference to con-
slider, among other things, plans
and methods for redeeming the
State of Arizona from the pres
ent incompetent, extravagant
and obnoxious State administra-
ton.
Mr.. Joseph E. Morrison pres
ented the following resolution,
which was endorsed by the con-
ference, and later adopted by
the Executive Committee:
Whereas, since the last State
campaign and general election
the women Of the State of Arlz-
ona have been admitted to full
and equal suffrage, largely thru
the efforts of the Republican par
ty and in accordance with its
platform: and
Whereas, the male republicans
of this State are sincerely desir-
GUS of welcoming the women OF
Arizona to the fullest participa-
ton in party councils and of pla-
cling women candidates upon the
State and County tickets for as
high Offices as are in the gift Of
! A. - xoovo1o.