The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-09-07
POLITICAL

tV a C-kit OI the Dcl0Ocrdtlc county Central Committee, the Delegates elected by the people, at the primaries, on August r, assembled in the Courtroom, Prescott on Saturday, August 3lst, organized, and proceeded with the business before them Twenty-two delegates attended in person. and total of tweuiy-seyen votes were represented.
 Having, on that day, just crawled from under a spell of sickness, we did not go forth to see hear or be told of, the workings of the convention : yet, it has come to knowledge that the session of Saturday was exceedingly inharmonious, ow- ing, we learn, 10 the desire of some members to force the nomination of objectionable men. Most of the trouble, we are told grew out of the question of who should be nominated for County Treasurer. The friends of Mir Foster and those of NIT. Tompkins-the two opposing candidates-wcre, each, in numerical strength, so nxed tbat the voting was q sort of "locked-horn arrangement from which dilemma the casting of several ballots failed to free the Convention all who were in favor of Foster hung to him, and all those who prayed by Tompkins chung to him. Then, there were those who would not under any circumstance vote for either of these candidates, and who finally found plain trail by which the Convention fanKed this, it's greatest difficulty, took hold of the business in hand and completed it in short order.
 Owing 10 the squabble Saturday, the Convcn ton adjourned from that day to Monday, Septeni- Der ,, upon which day it finished all that it cared to do aud adjourned, sine die.
 The ticket placed in nomination Is as follows
 FoR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - John C.. Campbell, of Prescott.
 Fox REPREsENTATIyEs-Wm Cole of Brad shaw; Tbos. Stonehouse, of Williamson Valley Thos. w. Brooks, Del Pasco Mill; c. H. Veil, of Prescott, and NJ. Perata of Wickenburg.
 FOR THEAsURER-John II. Marion, of Prescott.
 FOR SHERIFF-James S. Thomas, of Woolsey Valley.
 FOR DISTRICT ATToRNEY-H. H. Cartier, Jr., of Prescott.
 FoR PUBLIC ADMINISTER G. Rod dick, of Kirkland Valley.
 FOR SUPERVISORS s-Gideon Cornell, Edward Kerr and Gideon Brooke, of Prescott.
 Taking everything into consideration, we must say that the Convention has made pretty fair se- lectiOns It might, perhaps, have done better. A majority of its members wished to do so, if pos sible, but were prevented from so doing
 They came here impressed with the belief that the sinking, for the time being, of strict party issues would please the people and benefit the county and Territory. To this end they were pre- pared to ignore the fact that the Democratic party was in the ascendency here; were anxious to prove their love of fairness by nominating or re- commenting for office Republicans of honor, abili- ty, standing and influence in the community. But tbe action ot the Central Committee of the Peoples party, tan account of which We published last week., dsplcased good many Republicans and gave rise to feeling of disgust for the old Peoples party, and desire to rc organize and set up the Republican party, all of which, combined. prevented such Republicans as would have been acceptable to the Democrats from accepting posi- tions on the ticket. Had it not been for this, Captain J. F. Ilargrave would have been nomi- naied for the Council other Republicans would have been nominated for the House, and Dr. Geo. D. Kendall or A. l.. Moeller would have been re- questcd to accept Supervisorship There was, of course, no intention of nominating any Demo- crat for the Recordership, nearly all being well satisfied with the present Independent incum- bent-Ed. w. Wells.
 As matters now stand there is q vacancy in the council portion of the ticket for one Councilman, and it is hoped, ny nearly all voters in the coun- ty, that Captain J. F. Hargrave will permit them to vote for him.
 ly, by this county and Marcopa, the feeling here Is that, should Maricopa propose to act hOnora- bly, it would be no more than right to give her tue Councilman. If not, there are numerous cit iZens of the county who would be pleased to vote tor A. II. Peoples, of Wickenburg; and still oth- CTS who are anxions to do the same thing for b. Henderson, of Prescott.
 We arc told that many members of the Con- yention favored the reelection to Congress of k. c. Mccormick, but no action was taken in the matter.
 The following gentlemen were appointed to serve as a County Central Committee for the en- suing year:
 F.. J. Cook, of Prescott A. II. Peoples, Wick enburg; Fred. Henry, Weaver District; Robert Bell, Camp Verde; John White, Peoples Valley; L. R. Stephenson, Walnut Grove.