The Phoenix herald., 1880-09-10


 measures of the bill.
 Mo;lon of BOlan to-lay the rcsolu-
 tion on the table lost.
 Resolution was then adopted.
 Last evening there assembled on the Plaza about q half hundred per sons, oaiensioly 10 ratify the nomina
 tions made by the pandsm0nium which, for he two last days, has ] heid high carnival in oar Jown
 Mir. Frauk Cox delegated to himself the honor of proposing Sheriff R. $. Thomas for tiIe presidency of the meeting, which, d. none di>Scnted, was carried MT. Thomas, after con- siderable consultation with Frank, asked that the meeting nominate it's vice pres idents, then, as eve Y Demo crat present felt that lie was just Inc man for such an office, and mat his fricnds Uugl.t- tD =:CU IccuTdfEgiy, a quiieIness Ike unto That of fhe grave ensued, until q member of the band hluIted oiit n0ini:ia. ion. After the ice WAS. once broken. the meeting entered so enthusiastically into n0min ating Ina there seemed for q while to be greaI danger Of all the Demo crats Fl the crowd jving absorbed i'll filling vice prcsidrucies. Indeed this danger became so imminent that the little Tommy Riggs found it ab- solutciy necessary 10 catch one man, who Eas about to propose still Onother V D., by the throat and chOl C him of Finally, after Mcssrs. Orme, Brown. (who thanked the audience for the audience conferred by saying Oh, % lon4, and taking scat by the side of q Zanjn.) Baker, Lemon, and others. 10 numerous to mention, had been declared elected, and called on very eaIheetly. by the President, to come forth" viih very r0or sue cess, A. c. Baker was introduced, and proceeded, with his usual readi- ness. to shoot of lis mouth Those who have once heard MT. B. know we II his stock iu trade, and 10 pub- allie spree Captain Sharp WAS the next 10 sP@eh, and if promises were horses. that gentleman would have no difficulty in riding i: tO tie next Legislatuie His libcraiily in deal ing oul-in his mind-to Marinnra county the capital, and evslyihing else in the way or TeTritori; plum dcr-a!l other secti' ns to the contrary notwithstanding - was marvellous, and hard to be equalIod. After his address, ''rustling" WAS the Orcer of Ihc hour. With troubled ;Ock. the venerable chairman fitted around. vIinly cnGtayOTing to find some one who would satisfy the crowd. Con- mcncing with he Grand b. m0cra;ic MOgul p j. BOlan. the crOud q yelled dIminucEdO. until they N ere call ing fer any Democrat who could be rt surrccicd." At this peint. as dernier resort. Frank Cox was in the words of q by-standcr, "fOiciIt q up and put before the audience. Frankie didn't know much about politics He had been giving his time to diligent study of the law" (Sly fei- low 10 get in his "adn SO cu;ely ) "Bu he would try 10 say )mething He then proceeded to give a little yOu d. hardly expect my age speech, in which he managed to let off some of the private gall which, for sometime past, has been tending to cast into eternal gloom his large circle of friends, by souring his very aniabl disposition. Even gall will at length expend itself, and so. at last, with q sigh-of relief from the audience-he des ccndcd from the platform. and took his place among ordinary mortals. After some more rustling Prof. Orme, was induced to give rambling speech, in which politics, education, federal ring, school house, Union of States, and dozen ether SlibipcfS WQrp cOnfnSp1lv blended.
 If .'coming events cast their shadows hefore," last nighI's meeting was the shadow of Democratic defeat in No vcmber. The disposition of the ma jnrity Of the Democrats was, ;s q yery proT inent Democrat said, ''tO let those who made the nnmlnces elect them. and whether they will do so or not. apparently bothers the majority of the party very little.