The Arizona sentinel., 1880-10-09
THE PEOPLES CONVENTION.
They Meet in Mass and HIRE
epective OF Party, Nom
nate a Full Ticket,
Hon. III. n. Alexander Chairman.


Thursday evening, in pursuance to
call published in the SENTINEL OF October
I'd, large number Of the citizens of Yuma
met at the Court House, for tie purpose
OF nominating candidates for the different
offices of the county. At 7:30 O'Clock
Judge Charles II. Brinley called the meet
| ing to order, aud on motion Hon. IL. N.
Alexander was elected Chairman, and Z. 3.
! Wightman Secretary Of The Convention.
Mr.. Alexander, on taking the Chair,
| thanked the Convention for the honor
conferred upon him in calling him to pre-
| side over the deliberations OF the Conyen-
ton, and on stating tie object OF The meet
| ing 20 be the nomination. Of candidates
fol the various offices in the gift Of the
people of this county, choosing men for
their efficiency, irres pcctive Of political
considerations, said he hoped the same
spirit would be shown in this Convention
as was evinced in It's call, and that har-
nony and union would be consulted in
the choice of candidates and Il hearty sup
port given to secure their triumphant
election on the q of November.
A motion being made that committee
of five be appointed 10y the Chair to rec
I'D fi,,.n rlar of b5ysinaS- and
nations, the Chair appointed s. Purdy
Jr, J. W. Darlington. G. II. Brinley, DIR.
j. H Taggart and Thomas Hughes, who
reported the following order Of nomina.
tions and rules OF business:
ORDER OF NOMINATIONS.
Member of Council, two Members of
the House of representatives., Sheriff,
Recorder, Treasurer. Probate Judge, Dis
trict Attorney, Public Administrator, Cor
oDer, two members of the Board of Super
visOrs.
Precinct officers-three School Trustees,
three Justices of the Peace, two Consta-
DlcS, IOunQinaSlcf,
That al nominations for each Office be
made collectively, and will be closed upon |
announcement Of the Chair.
Upon the closing of nominations for |
each Office, the nominations Will be I'M
mediatclY voted upon.
Voting shall be by ballot.
When there arc two or more to be |
elected to the same office, ballo.ing shall /
lie had for each separately,
4 motion of Mr.. Hughes that all candi- !
dates TO both Houses Of the Legislature |
pledge themselves 20 this meeting that
they will oppose any ri! for the foadiug
of the Yuma couhty debt WAS carried
un unanimously.
a communication fren Silver District,
presented ty Air. II. Il. isausias, was rcaG
and E!utiyn that It i've received and spread
uroa The minutes Of The meeting vas
carried. The communication is as fol
lows:
To the C.ti=;ns' Mass Meeting Of Yuma:
Alta mass meeting ii the citizens OF !,
Castle Dome and Silver Districts, 4. T.,
held on the 18th ut.. for the purpose OF
respectfully demanding recognition from
the citiZaas' meeting OF Yuma, co8vening
October 7th, according TO the population
and to further the mining Interests Of our
county and districts, S. 5, Draper in the
Chair, T. D. Macleod, Secretary, for the
Council, John W, Darlington, OF Yuma;
for Representative. George W. Norton, of
Silver District; for Treasurer, George
Martin, of Yuma; for Supervisor, T. D.
Macleod, of Silver District, were duly
The Secretary is requested to forward
these nominations to John W. Dorrins-
ton, to be brought before the Yuma cit-
Zeas' mass meeting, and respectfully de-
mand that the above representatives be
recognized, S. S. DRAPER,
President.