Arizona republican., 1916-04-23
That is to Say Republicans
Resolute for National
Committeeman, But De-
cline to Tie Selves On
Other Candidates
YOUNGER ELEMENT
DOMINATES MEET
Session Has Snappy Start,
Develops Pretty Struggle
and Ends In Harmony;
No Test of Hildreth- Cam
eron Strength

Seventy delegates to the re-
publican state convention were nam
ed at yesterdays county conven-
ton, and instructed by resolution to
support Ralph H. Cameron for ma
tional committeemaa. And that is as
far as anybody got with instruct
ing resolutions" With a deal of
new blood, and a pitch of interest
that has not been reached in re-
publican circles hereabout for many
many years the convention progress
ed smoothly, in the hands of chair
man Earl Curtis who was elected
in the first sharp skirmish of the
day.
No contests were entertained by
the committee on credentials, and
although its report contained few
errors. due to careless certificates,
lit seated a convention of 165 mem
bers-a surprisingly good representa-
tion out of the 1874, elected at last
Mondays primaries.
Upon the call by County Chairman
Jack White. the first battle line was
drawn. c. W. Hartman secured the
floor and nominated Earl Curtis for
temporary chairman. Fred Holm
quist followed with the nomination of
Judge Sloan. As the rising vote was
being counted, and it appeared GER
tain Curtis had received a majority,
Judge Sloan courteously moved to
make the election unanimous. The
convention settled down for d joyous,
old time contest, that appeared ami
mated only when the matter of
pledging developed during the after
| noon session.
| Howard B. Claflin was named tenn
porary secretary,
Chairman Curtis named this Gre
dentials committee; w. p. Mealey,
Leo Bigley, F. d. Blackmer, Jeff Dun
can and Robert S. Fisher. The roll
| took about an hour to make up, fol-
flowing which delegates and proxies
were seated.
Frank Stewart then offered his
resolution. endorsing Cameron for
National committeeman, and the vote
was strong and also viva voce.
The convention then began to gath
er impetus toward its real object.
George Norman Mac.Yean moved the
appointment of committee to bring
in the names of II delegates, to the
Tucson convention. The purpose OF
the committee. he explained. was not
so much to nominate a set of dele
gates, as to discover if full dele
tgation of Il could not be named
with lots of hop that it would al
seek the Old Pueblo convention hal
in propria persona.
The chairman named MacBear
chairman, F. r. Shaw, T. S. Coulter
W. 5. Pickrell and H. c. Wikoff or
this committee. and a motion wa:
made to recess until two o'clock
> George kirkland sought the floor
; but was refused the privilege, al
though the chairman allowed h
would recognize Mr.. Kirkland inst a.
; soon as the wheels began to go
round once more. Mr. Kirklan'
seemed visibly satisfied with this.
A Popular Delegation
When lunch had been eaten an
cigars smoked and the watches sean
Ined many times it impressed tn
reassembled throng that the com
: mittee was taking a long time abou
= its business The word was circu
lated that the perspiring five coul
not find enough chaps who wer
u !, sure they could go to the Tucso
convention, and instantly, the doc
was besieged by forty who wante
to offer their services. The com
= mittee politely remarked that it ha
the names of 1872 men, each of whol
= was absolutely certain of maxim
y the trip. if named. and that the dii
s diculty lay not in filling the list bt
in filing it-down to the limit of
;, AT last, in despair the commttt
- | shuffled the names into two list
called one delegates" and the oth'
- "alternates" and made ready to RI
=, port 1t had been understood th
nominations would be made from Il
floor, to fill vacancies.
Then, the nearest approach to FIR
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