Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-16
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
TO-Day's Gathering at Schieffelin
 Hall---The Delegates Present.

huIl---Hhe DeIcSatcS ETcscht.
 The Democratic County Convention will assemble at Schielfelin Hall at two o'clock this afternoon. Most of the delegates have already reached town, and all day yesterday there was consider able caucusing and wire-pulling. The candidates are nearly all on the ground also, and to give them their due, are an agreeable set of fellows. The Bisbee delegation, Messrs. Howell, Duncan Britain and Gilroy, reached town Thursday evening. They are all staunch Democrats and will support in the convention only true Democrats, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. There are two sets of delegates from Contention, one Messrs. Hause, Myers and Marks, and the other hessrs. Smith, Spatz and Dunn. Both claim to be the straight delegation and the convention will have to adjudi- cate on the matter. The Benson delega- tion have also arrived There is no con- test from there, though the candidates arc not pledged. In fact the delegates pledg- cd are few and far between, and the best interests of the party will be considered in preference the wishes of any one man. Independent movements, however, are universally con- demned, and it may be set down as safe proposition that none but thorough Demo- crats will be selected to carry the party banner The candidates are all sanguine, none of them expecting less than twenty i've votes on the first ballot The shriev- slty will be tho chief bone of contention, the number of candidates for that office being greater than for the others. From present appearances it would seem that Al. Jones will receive a unanimous nomina- tion for Recorder The Probate Judge ship is being warmly contested by Messrs. Rielly, Peel snd Britain. All three have many friends and partisans among the delegates, and at the present writing it would be hard to determine the result The County Treasurership is also being warmly contested, and the delegates seem to be pretty well divided between the different candidates. Messrs. Smith and Howard, with the respective friends of both were making an earnest canvass for the district attorneyship, and both have many staunch friends. The friends of Captain Tevis and Judge Duncan of Bis bee are eagerly pressing them for for councilman. Harry Woods has also many staunch frienes anong the delegates who are pushing him forward for the higher branch of the legislature, and it IS not at all unlikely that he may come in as a dark horse.
 There is hardly doubt but that it will take several ballots to decide the shrisval- ty contest, the delegates being pretty well split up on that question.
 John Lyon, of Tres Alamos, s delegate to the county convention from that pre- cinct arrived in town yesterday. MT. Lyon is a sterling Democrat and says he will vote for the strongest man.
 The Charleston delegation came in yes. terday morning. They are united and will vote as unit on most propositions.
 The old war noise of the Huachucas was on the ground early, aud is making himself solid with the delegates It is said that he has legislative aspirations.
 The Dos Cabezas delegation is said to be somewhat divided on the shrievalty question. The same may be said of Ben son.
 Bisbse sent an intelligent, able delega. tion. They are unpledged and propose to vote for the strongest men.
 Many of the delegates, at late hour last night, spoke in favor of makinS Judge Colby temporary Chairman.
 A few of the delegates met fer an infor- nal conference last night bat in conse- quence of several delegates not having arrived, adjourned without doing any thing.
 There will be contesting delegations from the Fourth Ward of this city, Conten- tion, WillcoX and Russell.