Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-07-10
PHENlX.
The Late Democratic Convention and lt- Usual AccompanimentS- soul That fearned Tenderly After su.- incss And Got It.

PHENIx, June 30.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: Well, it has been done, and at last, aiter three days of labor, the Democratic Territorial Con vention has brought forth Granville Il. Oury as proper victim to be sac. ! rihced on the altar of the party, in the way Of devoung all that he may le able 10 rake and scrape to BouI bon straight 10 quench the burning thirst ' of each true Democrat, and all tor the Sorrowful pleasure of leading forloru hope in most hopeless political cam l paign. But l suppose in order to be explicit l should my tale unfold, and beginning al the bud, tell how, for q | short, short while it lowered ard then faded into h thing of the past-aud that, too, as quickly as to leave unpaid all the bills that the poor devil of q | ergeantat-arms, in his line Of duty, contracted. Poor fellow, he will, if 1 may take liberty with H,mer, fear the Democrats even when they bestow LonorS.' But he has still one one hope lef.; tLat is that the subscription list circulating among Republicans will realize enough 10 pay the expen-es Of the Democratic convention.
 The delegates from other counties began to arrive aoout the 2Oth, and each new arriva, caused d correspond ing isc in the price of Y" orthodox straight until none but delegates might of it drink, and none but can dldates for nomination afford to buy. The delegates from this county were selected on the 22d by convention held by Mr P. J. Bolan.
 J. C. Campbell, Hugo Richards and Grant II. Oury. the most prominent asDiTantS for the nomination, were carly in the field. each working indus triou-ly 10 show and prove to the sat isfaction of all his peculiar and gre eminent fitness for the deIcgacy. On account of the northern delegation to- tally ignoring the claims of any one but Richards, and the remainder of the delegates going almost unanimous ly for OIry, Campbell weakened ' aud withdrew from the contest. This had the effect of making each faction more solid f3r its own man, and more determined to have him nominated. In this condition the convention was called to order al 2 o'clock on Monday bv Jones, of MaricOpa, as chairman, nro lem. The convention immediate Iy proceeded to perfect a perm Anent organization by electiDg Hughes, oi Pima. chairman, and then the circus berau. A motion was made to ap- point a committee on platform and rules To this a delegate from Final objected, saying Cd d-ner plat
 
 form and resholushuns ihic)i Hazler we here for? If 1 knowsh (hic), and I shink I Gosh, we're here to elect delegate to Congress thIc) and 'er State Territorial Superintendent Of Education. Lest get to bish -
 Here the erring brother was choked of by a more sober cOmpadre jerking him into hIs seat by the coattaii. No further objection being raised, the committee was appointed and reported the usual stereotyped platform, sup posed to have been invented by Andy Jackson, and perfected by DaVis' Wade Hampton. and kindred spirits. After the adoption of the platform and resolutions, the convention proceeded to the nomination for candidate for Delegate. On the first four ballots inc vote stood: Oury and Richards $ oocb Morgan 1. On the fifth ballot, Morgan's vote was transferred to oury' 
 and then the convention was at log cerheads, and an adjournment sine die was gaining favor with northern Delerates. and the opinion that the Democratic Territorial organization WAS not what it seemed began to grow ., ,be minds of all In this state of affairs the eleventh ballot was taken, and then the convention took recess over night to talk it over. During the night the northern men had things presented ID 8 light sufficiently strong to convince them that Oury was the man wanted; and on reassembllng, after A complimentary vote to Kich- ards through Head, of Iavapai, the vo,es of Mohave, Yavapai, and Apache were cast for Oury, making his nom ;no,ion unanimous. They also nom- mated for Territorial Superintendent of Education the Rev. l. Fl. Cox.
 In inc evening a ratification meet ing was held on the plaza, and an audience of about 150 whites, MeXi- cans and Indians were entertained by strains from the PheniX Brass Band calculated to fire the Democratic breast. and also by a number ot sneeches. in some of which the bloody shirt was prominently and vigorously talked. O' h'