Arizona citizen., 1873-03-01
Democratic Organization.

uISud1G bO proVlOuo uOClCe, ohO Democratic members of the seventh Legislative assembly of the Territory of Arizona, met at the Court Ill the town of Tucson on the 18th day of February, 1875, at 10 a. m. The meeting was called to order by Hon. King s. Woolsey, and on motion Hon. W. E. Henning was elected chairman. The chairman briefly stated the object ot the meeting to be to consider ana adopt such measures as may be neces- sary for the complete and thorough organization of the democratic party in this Territory. On motion J, T. Alsop was elected Secretary: Mir. Woolsey presented the following resolutions which, on motion, were adopted:
 Whereas a complete organization of political party is necessary to its ehcient influence and unity and whereas there exists in the Territory of Arizona no formal organization of the democratic party, be it.
 Resolved by the democratic members of the seventh legislative assembly of said Territory, That such organization shall consist of Territorial central committee and county committees, each committee to have a recognized head or chairman. Resolved, That the Territorial central committee consist of members from each of the counties. apportioned in the ratio of one to each 100 voters or fractional part in excess of fifty in such county, and that the county committees consist of such members of the Territorial central committee as may belong to said county.
 Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Territorial central committee to call conventions and appOrtion from each county the delegates to such conventions. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the county committees to hold regular quarterly meetings in their several counties and to advise the people of the various actions of their party; to endeavor by every means to strengthen party sentiment in their counties and to see that proper men are sent as delegates to the Territorial conventions.
 Resolved, that the first Territorial con- veuton shall be held at PheniX on the first Monday in May 1874.
 Resolved, That in convention, instructed proxies shall be cast by the chairman of such convention so long as the names of the person or persons for whom the dele gate giving the proxy intended to cast his vote appear as ca uidate before the con- venton in all other cases the proxy shall be cast by the delegation to which it prop erly belongs.
 ganization, we do appoint as Territorial tha fnl1 gentlemen who shall hold their positions until the meeting of the first Territorial convention, and that all vacancies in com mittees may be filled by remaining mem bers of such committee.
 From Pima county: H. $. Stevens, D. A. Bennett, D. c. Thompson, P. R. Fully, Juan Elias, J. w. Ander- son, Jacob ochaublin. From Mohave county: J. P. Bull, J. c. Potts, J. G. Sloven, H. F. Baker From Yuma county: Hall Hanlon, David Neahr, H. E. Lindsay, Thomas Goodman. From Yavapai county: The first seven of the county central committee. From Maricopa County: The first five of the county central committee.
 Resolved, That we the democratic mem- bers of the seventh legislative assembly of this Territory affix our signatures to these resolutions, and by this act bind ourselves to the action of our party conventions.
 Resolved, That the secretary of this meeting be instructed to forward copy of these resolution to each of the news papers of this Territory for publication.
 The following gentlemen signed their names to the resolutions as provided in resolution S.: w. F. Henning, K. S. Woolsey, Fred. Hen ry, John W. Sweeny, William Cole, M. Aldrich, H. s. Stevens, G. H. Oury, J. H. Behan, Thos. Stonehouse, Juan Elias.
 On motion the meeting adjourned.
 W. F. HENNING, Chairman.
 J. T. ALsoP, Secretary.