The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-05-08
Democratic County Convention.

Pursuant to notice given by the Democrat ic County Central Committee. in and for the county of Yavspai, the deiegates from the respective precincts met in Prescott. on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1859.
 At II o'clock a. m A. J. Moore, Chairman of Central Committee, called the Convention to order, and, upon motion, A. II. Peoples was elected temporary Chairman, and Vim. Felend, Secretary.
 On motion, committee ol three were ap- pointed by the Chair, as a committee on ere dentials, consisting of hessrs. Jackson, Ste phens and Lane.
 Convention adjourned until o'clock D. m. o'clock p. ID. Convention met pursuant to adjournment Committee on credentials reported the follow ing named persons as entitled to seats in the Convention, viz: S. c. Miller, Calvin Jackson, and Vim. Felend, from Prescott. A. H. Pee pies and P. D. Lane, from Wiekenburg. wm. Brecht, from Vulture Mine. Peter Harvey, from Sterling Mine. J. l. Walker, from Moves & Curtis saw-mill. D. R. Poland, from Chino Valley. V A. Stephens, from Beaver Valley. N. s. Graves, from Lynx Creek. James Fine from Date Creek Luther Rllit, from Lower Lynx Greek. John Robin son, from Kirkland Valley. Fred Henry, from Walnut Grove.
 On motion, report of Committee accepted and Committee discharged On motion, Joseph Ehle was admitted to seat as delegate elect from Skull Valley
 On motion, the Chair appointed commit tee of five, consisting of John Robinson, J. Fine, S. c. Miller, C. Jackson and Fred Henry, on order of business
 On motion, A. H. Peoples was unanimously elected permanent Chairman, and Wm. Fe- lend, Secretary.
 Committee on Business, by their Chairman, reported the following as the order of busi- ness for the the Convention, to wit:
 lst Nominating six candidates to repre- sent Yayapai County in the sixth Legislative Assembly.
 l 2i Sheriff
 Sd County Recorder. 4th. County Treasurer. 9th. District Attorney. 9th. One Supervisor. 7th. Public Administrator. 1 sth. County Surveyor. gth. Coroner.
 Report read, accepted, and on motion, com mittee discharged.
 On motion, !; ~ss agreed 6 elect sy baiiot. Nominations Cor members Of Assembly be. ing in order, F C. Roddictk, ?. D. E.Ass, si K. Lerty, Joseph Ehle, T. W Simmons and J. ". swilling were duly nominated. 1 For sherif-the names of John II. Behan and Hannibal sypert were placed in aomina ton, and after the ninth ballot, Mir sypcrt was declared the nominee, be having received 10 of the Is votes in the Convention
 For Recorder | M Rountree and Gideon Brooke, were duly nominated. Mir Rouutres received majority of the votes, and was de- elared the nominee uf the Convection, for | Recorder.
 Nominations for Treasurer being next in order, wm Cory and Vim. Felend werC placed before the Convention ss candidates for Treasurer, when Nr. fsleEA received c majority of the votes, and was declared the nominee of the Convention, for County Treasurer.
 The Convention then honored wm Corr with the nomination for District Attorney. z. Jackson was then nominated for Super. visor. J. W Simmons, for Public Admins trator, aad Joseph Todd, County Surveyor
 After the appointment of aCounty Central Committee, ard resolving that ths proceed ings of the Convention be published in tho ! ARIZONA MINER, the Convention adjourned