Salt River herald., 1878-08-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
The Democratic Convention

cratic Central Committee of Maricopa county the Delegates met in COnven- tion, in the town of PheniX, at 10 o'clock on the 2Gth day of August 1878, when the following proceedings were had, to wit:
 The meeting was called to order by J. A. Chenowth a member of the Cen tral Committee. A temporary organ ization was effected by electing J. L. Gregg, for temporary chairman, and P J. Bolan, for temporary secretary. On motion the chair appointed the following committees:
 Committee on Credentials: P J. Bolan, L. II. Orme, and Thomas Morrow.
 Committee on Permanent Organi- zation: NJ. D. Wilson, P J. Bolan, and J. c. Mankin.
 Committee on Resolutions: J. A. Chenowth, J. P Holcom, H. B. Sor- rells. Convention then adjourned until o'clock P NJ. to give Commit tees time to report.
 Pursuant to adjournment, Conven- met at o'clock P M. The commit tee on Credentials reported following Delegates entitled to seats in the Con vention. Phenix Precinct:- J. P. Holcom, P. J. Bolan, L. H. Orme, and J. A. ChenOwth.
 Tempe Precinct :-ThOs. Morrow, Wm. Osburn, and J. L. Gregg.
 Sun Flower Precinct:-John C. Mankin and \. D. Cline.
 Cain Springs Precinct:-J. M. C. Shultz. and Moses D. Wilson.
 Agua Caliente:-A B. Sorrells, and G. Strickney.
 Richmond Precinct:-E. F. Glea- son and J. II. Lively.
 The Committee on permanent or. ganizatiOn and order of business, re- ported as follows: For permanent Chairman John L. Gregg; that two Secretaries he appointed from out side the members of the Convention.
 The following shall be the order of business: list, Nominations for one member of the Council; 2d Nomina- tiOns for two members of the House; 3d Nomination for District Attorney; 4th sheriff; 9th Treasurer: 9th Recorder; 7th two Supervisors Sth Public Administrator; 9th Coun- ty Surveyor; 10th Nominations by Delegates from the different Precincts for officers for their respect i've Precincts; 11th Election of Gen. tral Committee to consist of nine members for the ensuing two years.
 We your Committee also recom- mend that the votes for the different candidates be taken by ballot, and that a majority of the whole number of votes cast shall be necessary to a choice We further recommend, That the Rules of the assembly of this Ter ritory shall govern the Convention, with the exception, that no member shall occupy the floor on any one subject more than 15 minutes.
 The Committee on Resolutions re ported as follows:
 The Democratic Party of Maricopa county in Convention assembled at the town of Phenix in said county, on the 26th day of August, 1878, adopt the following resolutions:
 I. Resolred, That we adhere to tho time honored principles of Democra cy innunciated by the National Dem ocratic Convention which met at St Louis on the 27th of June 1876.
 II. Resolced, That while we note the fraud and despise the perpetra, tors of the fraud which resulted 1T the defeat of the National Democracy at the last Presidential election, vel we are in favor of submitting to tht decision of the tribunal created for the purpose of settling tic difficulty
 III, Resolced, That we believe tha the Democratic party is largely il the majority in Arizona Territor, and in Maricopa county, and believin: that it is always best to have partie organized, we advise our bretherl in all the oth.r counties of the Terri tory to organize without delay.
 ". Resolred, That we recommend to every Democrat in the county {, support the nominees of this Conven ton as the best means of sustainin! the party organization in this county
 " Resolred, That, we look upOl the so-called non-partisan party as Wolff in Sheep's Clothing" seekin to obtain portion or all of the cour ty officers under the guiSe of nOn=pm tisans when in reality the prim movers of the party are UncomprC missing Republicans.
 VI. ResOired, That the Salt Rive HERALD be requested to publish thes resolutions and proceedings of tn Convention.