Arizona miner., 1868-05-23
Proceedings of the Peoples County
 Convention.

Pursuant to a call, signed by many citizens ! of Yayapai county, delegates from the differ | ent precincts met at the Court House on Friday. May 18th. to nominate county ticket, independent of party prejudice The meeting was called to order by C. J. Stanley and organized by electing, as temporary oih cers, Wm. J. Berry, Chairman, and Henry A. Bigeow, Secretary
 On motion, Messrs Dunn, Alexander and Monhon were appointed Committee on credentials. The meeting then took a recess for half an hour
 At the expiration of the recess, the meet ing being called to order by the Chairman, the Committee reported the following ng-named gentlemen to be entitled to seats in the Con- yentiOn:
 From Prescott-Wm. J. Berry, X. c. Dunn, J. D. Monhon, T. NJ. Alexander and John Raible.
 From Agua Frio Ranch-Wales Arnold J. D. Monihon, proxy.
 From Beaver Yalley-I Q. Dickson. C. :. Stanley proxy.
 On motion, the report of tbe Committee was accepted and the Committee discharged. On motion of Mir. Stanley, the officers elected pro fem. were declared the permanent officers of the Convention.
 The Chairman then made brief speech, declaring the state of public feeling which led to the calling of the Convention, and urging the members to be guided in the nom nations only by the fitness and capacity of the candidates for the relative county offices, concluding by declaring that as the first business before the Convention, nominations for the Council were now in order
 Messrs F. NJ. Chapman, of wickenburg, John Howard and John c. Campbell, of Prescott, were put in nomination, and no other names being proposed, were, by accla- nation, declared the nominees.
 Nominations for the House of Representa- tiyes being next in order, Messrs. T. w. Brooks, s. E. Blair and Calvin White, of Prescott, John W Swilling and John Smith, of Phoenix, and Edward Kerr, of Wickenburg, were named (being the number to be elected, and no more) and were declared duly nom mated by exclamation.
 For County Supervisors, Messrs. A. C.. Dunn, Edwin Darling, E. J. Cook and Cid con Cornell, were voted for by ballot, and the three gentlemen first named, having received majority of the votes cast, were declared the nominees.
 For County Recorder, C. T. Rogers and E. w. Wells. Jr were proposed, and MT. Wells was declared the nominee.
 For Public Administrator, H. W. Fleury was nominated 5y acclamataton
 For District Attorney, John NJ. Rountree was nominated by exclamation.
 The Convention then elected the following gentlemen to act as the Peoples County Cen tral Committee, for the ensuing year:
 James Gralt, John Howard, Henry A. Bigelow, A. c. Dunn, George Lount, T. NJ Alexander, Edward Bowers, L Q. Dickson Wales Arnold, W. K. Ferris and Geo. E Freeman.
 By vote of the Convention, the matter o printing posters and tickets was intrusted tc the Central Committee, with instructions tC leave at the head of all tickets printed fol the Committee, after the words for Dele gate to Congress" a blank space.
 The Secretary was requested to furnish copy of the proceedings of the Convention tC the ARIZONA MINER, for publication.
 The Chairman addressed a few pertinent remarks to the Convention, concerning tn, apparent folly of party organizations, in th county, at time when it was difficult tc select, even from the whole body of the popu lation, enough good men who would accep the various offices in the gift of the people and referred to the action of the Convention this day, as his hope for the commencement of a new era in our county politics.
 On motion, the Convention then adjourned sine die
 WM. J. BERRY, Chairman.
 HENRY A. BIGELow, Secretary.
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