The Phoenix herald., 1880-07-30
FINAL POLITICS. How 0ury's Nomination
 Was Ratified. The General Political Out look in that County.
[coRREsPoNDrxcE OF THE nERALDl


 the Democracy was held last nigh
 according to previous anneuncemer
 stating that speeches would be mad
 by Sam H. Wildly, Esq, c. H. More
 head and others. During the day
 stand had been erected, with the oi
 flag for background, and, at tn
 proper hour, bon-f1rcs were kindle
 to"enlighten" the audience probably since the speakers did not Quite
 large and respectable audience hay
 ing assembled, (at least two-thirds o
 whom seemed to be Republicans, Mir Wildly stepped in front of tn,
 platform, and proposed NIT. More
 head as chairman, and there being
 no dissenters, MT. N. mounted tho
 platform, closely followed by Mir Frank w. Fitch, solo.
 MT. Morehead's brief speech, tC
 the effect that the Democracy had
 elected President four years ago but had been cheated out of him, but
 wouldn't be again with a gallant soldier for leader, hence the neccs- sity of electing Colonel Oury as del. egate to Congress, but the still greater necessity of the creation Ot a new county here, with Globe as county seat, was received throughout with out single demonstration of ap- piausc, except the proposition of a new county, aud then he introduced
 THE MODEST FRANK,
 As the son of his father, Tom. Frank has been studying politics lately be- hind the counter, dealing out dried apples, prunes and "tobaccy," and somebody having remarked in his hearing that Sam Wildly and Grant Oury were going to carry Pinal for Hancock sure, he f5pped, and last night posed himself before the foot lights, smiling and chirp as 8 young poIlywog which has just lost his tail and got out"-Gway from his mother. But he spoke his piece well Frank is prond of his elocutionary powcrs-only he forgot he had be- come Democrat, and told his hearers that what they wanted here was public schooli "You already have a church," he said, land you have more than fifty as bright and prom ising chi. drcn as ever rolled in sand, pr climbed the silver-ladened hills, Dr breathcd the glorious air of free lom. but for Gods sake build a and civiliZe them and vote for Grant Oury." Frank took his seat amik q tumu tuous-silence. Morehead fidgete1, and looked lround for Sam. Sam climbed the adder, looked at the flag, took a lrink-of water-sguared his back Q the old Stars and Stripes, and in ormed his hearers, in hoarsc voice. l hat 'as a matter of fact, he had been informed in the morning. Che did 1 lot say for the first time) ''that he l vas expected to make a speech, was otally unpreparcd, and would in iulge in
 NO FINELY ROUNDED PERIODS" Casting his sinister eye on the young who blushed., but would | .ndeavor to make little talk-a lit le plain talk at home, where they II knew him, at least some of them, 0 his neighbors, as it were" Now, here were great many who were ull of expectancy-dreaming of all orts of pyrotechnic oratory from the cry son of Texas, who graduated rom Harvard, and finished his edu- alton by extensive travels abroad, .c, etc. .,"-according to the Tucson sscord-and perhaps the expecta- ons of some were filled, for the en- lusiasm of silence was as perfect as lat which inspires a graveyard at lidnlght.
 Colonel Wildly would first give an ccount of his delegate eship to Flor nee, thence to Phoenix, and how it jusist.the learned scholar twenty years growth upon Arizona ,il, but, above all, whose honesty, tegrity, virtue, purity, spotless es unstained armor, and gen. al saintly cha acterists had been scovered by him, and by him had zen put in nomination for the next ( ,legate to Congress. It was
 REALLY MELANCHoLLY ) reflect what might be the result : so good and pure man to send ( m to Congress, and the audience emed very grave and sad. Then : ldge Wildly elucidatei the advant- ( ,es which would accrue by sending I Democrat to Congress Of course g ancock was going to be elected, f rizona would be knocking for ad C ission as a State, and unless she IS represented by Democrat she 1uldn't be admitted. But we es- cially wanted an honest and pure an. Nothing but verbatim re- Tt of this argument could do it space forbids. Here q black steer came down into the [ 1wd, when the speaker hoped that d O black Republican was going to " ter our ranks" and then proceeded Il show the necessity for the organ il ltion of new county here, which o ,t the approval of his audieEcc,and d in no sense, a party question. but a could be accomplished only by Il ,cting Grant. the pure and honest. il nally, Sam caught sight of the flag is hind, and told, with tears in his a es, (almosk) how General Hancock 5 d come to Texas at the close of C ? War, aud found her people p 1aning under oppression, and had q opened the '.jails and let all the V ,n, women and children free" He c peaIed to any Texan present to o ar witness, but there WAS no re- a onse. "Was General Hancock in fl , Yankee arny?" enquired an a sbman in the audience of a by h ndcr. "Yes,'' was the reply. "Wbat n was he doing there. and he a g mocrat? Sure and I'll not vote ei the lyikes Q him 70 There was E ad silence when the speaker closed Il lot a cheer for Hancock, Oury, rt ildy nor aDyb ody else-but some II
 the boys commenced shouting SC Lolmes, Rosy, Holmes, Rosy, &c., I , crowd began to disperse. Holmes d gan a brief harangue, Morehead s f the DiaffOrTu and started heme- V