Arizona republican., 1916-02-27


 stituted the meetings declaration of principles.
 The Fleishhacker resolution read: Resolved, that in order to bring i together all the former elements of the republican party, and thus insure republican victory in the approach l ing presidential election, and in order l to preserve in California the social and political advance that has been made in this state in the past five l years and thus maintain the republi 1 can party in California as a party of | progress and not of reaction this conference of republicans represent l ing every section of the state, select and support a ticket of 26 delegates to the republican national convention, who, while unpledged to- any partic- ular candidate, will vote for the nomination of some forward looking candidate on whom both the republi- cans and the progressives can unite" There were present about 125 per sons, most of whom it was said were invited to the meeting as rep resentative republicans from all parts d. officially, from several county cen tral committees.
 The two peace committees named were:
 For the new republicans: Guy C. Earl of Oakland, Ray Benjamin of San Francisco, R. M Richardson of Sacramento, Tom Hughes of Los Angeles, T. l.. Chamberlain of Au- burn. Egbert J. Gates of Pasadena State Senator Lawrence F'laherty of San Francisco and Joseph Grail of Los Angeles
 For the republican state central eX- ecutive committee: w. F. Nixon of Woodland, A. F. St Sure of Oakland,
 N. E. Nelson of Sacramento R. R. Veale of Martinez w. B. Griffith of Napa and eX-officio members, Fran cis V. keesling and Walter R. Bason.
 When the new" republicans con-
 vened Guy c. Earl was nominated for chairman by Joseph Scott of Los Angeles. Egbert J. Gates of Pasa- dena, was nominated for secretary by Judge Thomas J. Lennon. presiding judge of the state district court of
 appeal Both were elected without
 opposition.
 Boynton led the peace talk He
 found support from the floor, but
 obtained no action.
 r What appeared as the turning point
 away from harmony, was the adop- tion of resolution offered by Philip S. Driver of Sacramento providing , for a committee of II to select q
 list of delegates The conference ad-
 journed pending a report from this committee and also for "consulta tion.'
 In the interval, Walter R. BacoI
 called to order at the Palace the ex- :, ecutive committee of the republican l state central committed which was
 to consider how delegates should b, selected and take other action. ] A. F. St. Sure introduced a resolu tion providing for a convention t' | meet at the Palace hotel March {, e name the delegates, but no action wa
 taken on it until after the joint con S | ference, when it was adopted unani e mously.
 The trend of affairs at the othe = meeting, however, was presented t Q the committee and other affairs wer t sidetracked to appoint committee O a five to go to the St Francis hote O and confer with the new republ = cans. Meantime, the meeting thcr
 remained adjourned, over the protest e of some delegates who favored pad . ding their own canoe" to await an Il possible action by the other meet | in har nf ha 1on' O plan presented by Keesling, Boynto e and others.
 When word was received that tn d old line meeting was for peace tn e conference was reconvened and speed = fly authorized an executive committe q of eight to talk terms. h The nomina ting committee reporte e it's list, but turned it over to the eX Il ectuive committee with authority t 's make changes in it.
 s This list of delegates was as fol is lows:
 Just before the adjournment of tn ,, meeting of the executive cOmmitte
 of the republican state central com d mittee, Chase $. Osborne, Jr., Charle V INV. Fletcher and George V. Martin
 all of Fresno, and members of tn n Fresno county Young Mems Republi ,, can club. endorsed the work of tn =, committee and urged the organiza
 tion of clubs similar to their ow o throughout the state The proposi -, tion was received enthusiastically D l. the committee and action in the nea
 future along the suggested lines wa
 promised.
 The Fresno club, Osborne said Ina |. 300 members.