Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-03-19
COMMITTEE FIXES
REPUBLICAN MEET
MAY s IN TUCSON
State Central Committee
tremendously Decid e s
Preparatory Issues-Suf-
fragists Secure Passage Of
Resolution

on the promise that at Tucson can
he found the cement with which to
patch up the Jagged holes caused by
the convention of 1912. and because
Pima county had the votes and then
some, the republican state central
committee yesterday named the Old
Pueblo as the place for the coming
state convention. May was fixed as
the date. and the duties of the con
Vention were made elastic that.
after having named delegates to the
Chicago convention and nominated a
national committeeman. the assembly
may turn its attention to the task of
measuring up some candidates for
congressional and state offices In
providing this last the committee
made it known very audibly that the
olive branch was being extended to
progressives.
Aside from a few Jars that were
muffled almost into silence, the pro-
cess Of putting the state republican
automobile in tune was rapid and sr@
cessful The word harmony was SO
earnestly spoken that it lost consid-
cradle of its triteness. and sounded
more like a WatchWord than has any
utterance OF similar convention
here-a bout for about four years.
Republican leaders. both of Mari
Copa county and of the state at large,
regard yesterdays conference as
totally satisfactory. The program that
had been mapped out by the state
chairman. Judge KibbeY, was rigidly
adhered 70. even though the delega :
tion of the local members of the Con-
crcssional Union for national suffrage
managed to hypnotic the meeting in
to committing itself on the Suther-
land Mondell resolution. In fact the
nearest to a fissure that was permit
ted to appear on the surface was the
division of the membership over the
propriety of passing on such a ql'es-
tion; surely. there remained no doubt
in anybodN's mind that the commit =
teemen as individuals were heartily in
favor of national suffrage.
Because the committee made "A
stouter fight for tie principle that
prescribes its power than did the
democratic state central committee
some days ago, the final acceptance
of the resolution of the suffragists
vas made to appear much less grace
fll than il really was. A vote of 45
to % to sustain the chair in an az
peal from this decision ruling the
resolution out of order therefore ar
peared ir the true light of final ac-
tion as merely protest against the
necessity of passing on the question
and not a protest against the claims
of the women. The resolution was
finally passed under a suspension of
the rules. and no voice vas heard
when the call came for the nays"
Admittedly an unfortunate issue
the question IF considering the suf-
fr1ge resolution drew the Warmest
debate of any that was heard yester
day 3. J. Thompson of Yavaia
county led the fight in favor Of the
instant passage of the resolution while
the speakers against that course Wert
quite numerous, until by some in
tangible means. the intelligence per-
vaded the meeting that the resolution
would go through no matter what.
Judge Lewis conceded that thu
lddieS were morally deserving OF
favorable vote. but technically unde
serving of any kind of vote. Sec
retary Tommy Maddox argued tina
the refusal to consider the resolution
on whatever grounds. would merel,
result in convincing the political in
FAINT class-tAe women-that thes,
chaps were not for them The coo
manner in which Mr Maddox insin
Iated things about the political acu
men Of the women belied the fear o
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