Arizona weekly miner., 1876-10-20
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1876.
MEETING AT WILLIAMSON VALLEY.

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 A meeting was held at the School hous in Williamson Valley on Saturday evening of winch Eli Puntney was chairman and D W. Mooney Secretary We have not beel furnished with written account of the pro ceedings, but understand that Judge F. | B. Goodwin, w. J. Tompkins and c. A Franklin, of Little Colorado, made speeche strongly condemning the action of the Mas Convention held in Prescott, on Wednesday the | 1th. Not on account of the character of those put in nomination for the Legisla ture, but on sectional grounds. They insist ing that the town of Prescott was too largely represented and the country ignored.
 Thomas Burke was placed in nomination for the House of Representatives, which Sc far ss we can learn, is all that was transac. ted The nomination is good one, no one who has the good of the county at heart doubts that his sympathies and interests arc in the right place, or that he is honest and true as steel, yet it was positively asserted by the delegation from Williamson Valley at the Mass Convention that he would not accept nomination on any account nor serve if elected, and when his name was placed in nomination before the Convention those assuming to act for him promptly withdrew it. Under these circumstances it was not deemed advisable to vote for him, as it is a matter of great moment at this par ticular cricis that every member of either house elected from this County shall go to Tucson and represent us. So also of W. H. Cook, whom we interviewed in person and insisted upon his becoming candidate. He declared that his affairs at home were in such condition that he could not leave home for so long a time as his election would require, and for this reason his name was not urged before the Convention.
 Mir. Peoples, of WIckenburg, whose name the business men of Prescott were anxious to have on the ticket for the Council. was importuned, as we are credibly informed and believe to allow himself to become can- didate, and not an hour before the ticket was printed which was used in the Convcn- ton and which carried the nominations. Several leading citizens, friends of Mr. Pee ples' urged him to allow them to use his name which they intended to have printed | on the ticket, and he positively refused. This does not appear to have indicated dis position to slight any particular section ,f the County. On the contrary there was but one object in view with those who nave the most at stake in this contest, and hat was to elect good and true men to the and if MT. Cook, MT. Burke, dr. Peoples or any other good men from he outside precincts had been presented and consented to run, they would have been uite as acceptable to the Convention as hose who received nominations. There is ot man on the ticket who has the least esire to occupy the position, and they only onsented to become candidates at great per onal sacrifice because they believed they ould be of service to the people, and, being lrgely interested in the country, to them dyes as we'll. We have already shown that NO thirds of the names on the hcket nomi- ated on Wednesday are of men whose f hief interests are in the country and not in ! rescott, so that the charge of sectionalism 1, 'ed not again be gone over. It is not I aimed either by the nominees themselves ! their friends that they are in any way su- t 'rior to many others who might have been r iected for the positions nor is it denied by I e disaffected that they are at least the e uals of those whom they would have ;' osen. In view of the fact that there is no h eat glory in being Councilman or Rep e and that those whom the people ii sire to represent them are generally reluc- p nt to accept of the positions, the mere !, estion of local residence at time when ii ire are no conflicting interests likely to u SC ia the Legislature would seem to be h, matter of secondary consideration. We P, ild not disguise the fact if we would. and a, a, Ire would be nothing gained by it if we vi id. that the main issue upon which this tn ket was selected is the rescue of the Cap- Ctt of the Territory from location to da ich it was wrongfully removed, to its fin yinal, central and proper place at Pres m t. Should Mir. Burke, Mir. Peoples. .n u lge Howard or any other of the safe men sal ken of receive majority of the votes at pc election this chief object and interest ro rD' stili De m good hands and we shall be col tent. bu
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