Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-09
Captain John C. Greenway,
 of Warren, Heads Delega- ton of Six Representing Arizona in Chicago in June.
DELEGATION TO CHICA-
 GO CONSTRUCTED
Several Efforts Made to En- dorse Roosevelt for Presi- dent. All Are Defeated, However.

In q convention which, by the call. was limited to discussion of national issues and to the election of delegates 10 the Progressive convention in Chi cago, in June, the Progressives of Ari- zona yesterday afternoon, met and concluded their business within sev- eral hours
 Harmony characterized the meeting of the followers of the big Bull Moose" It was harmony, blended with 8 feeling some kind of a compromise would be effected at Chicago in June which would re-unite the warning fac tions of Republicanism, and which un- der the most favorable circumstances would mean the nomination and cleo ton Of Theodore Roosevelt as Presi- dent of the United States.
 Fifty delegates seated from tue var ious counties in the state Cochise county was represented in full. each of the thirty members of the delega gation being credited with one half vote. Pima county sent six delegates, MaricoDa nine, Yuma one and Graham one. The credentials committee had little difficulty in reaching an agree ment and the work of the convention was commenced at once after the call was read.
 In the absence of J. L. B. Alexan-. der. chairman of the state central committee, David Benshimol. chair man of the county central committee, was elected chairman. Paul Per nald, chairman of the Pima county central committee was elected secre tary.
 The first actual work of the con vention was the election of delegates to the national convention. It was first proposed that this be done by ballot. This idea was given over. however in favor of nomination from the floor and election by exclamation.
 Heading the delegation from Ari- zona, and first in nomination and cleo tion. was Captain John C. Greenway, of Warren
 Next. and in order of nomination and election. completing the list of regular delegates were: Dwight B. Heard, Phoenix. Captain J. L. B. AL exander, Phoenix, J. G. Compton. Tue son, Thomas Marshall. Tucson. F. P. Moore, Cochise.
 Alternates were then selected. Ow- ing to the action of Harry B. Wilkin- son of Phoenix in withdrawing in ia vor of Captain Alexander it was de- cided that the Phoenix attorney should be the first alternate to act in case either of the MaricoDa county dele gates did not go to Chicago.
 The alternates selected are: Judge Baughn, Pinal, Captain Futile. Ora ham, T. M. Cureton. Coconino, J. Braz- elton Santa Cruz. E. & Clark Yavapai. and H. B. Wilkinson, Maricopa
 Indicative of the feeling of the rank and file of progressives and of their conciliatory attitude toward the Re publican party was the action taken upon a proposed motion, which would have committed the Arizona delega- tion to support of Theodore Roose- welt. first. last and all the time at the national convention.
 The leaders as well as the members of the convention opposed the motion. It was stated that they opposed it because it was not polite. at this time. to instruct the delegation to support any one man to the exclus- ion of every one else
 Along this line Captain Greenway stated that "The Progressives of the nation and I think of Arizona have taken the position that they will talk provided the Republicans meet them half way.
 We should be diplomatic and meet them in all fairness. We should make it easy for them to meet us instead of hard to make advances. What we want is progressive nominee on the republican ticket for President"
 Captain Greenway stated. in expla- nation of his remarks that he was warm admirer of Colonel Roosevelt but he considered it would not be good politics, at this time, 10 take such action
 Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix, and the national committeeman from Ari-
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