Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-08-19
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Pasha Dibbie Gees Away With the Delegates-A Rather Tame Affair The Delegates ChOsen-Speech Of the Village Black smith.

The Republicans of Cochise county met o'clock Saturday afternoon. It was a motley assemblage, well calculated 10 adorn crossroads pow-wow. There were some men participating who would be a credit to any gathering, but there were others who would dignity the name of American citizen by crowding them. selves into very small space where nobody could see them. About an hour before the assembling of the convention, stragglers began 10 trail along in the direction of Fremont street. As the EPITAPH building is located close to the Court House. orders were immediately given to place close watch over the cash drawer until the Rads had departed. This being done, a com missioner was sent to note the proceedings. The side walk in front of the court house was lined with people and it was noticed that Recorder Jones had a guard at his door, after the same fashion and for the same purpose as the EPITAPH. Soon the calm, placid features of the chiefwe seen looming up on the corner of Allen and Fourth streets and the little fellows were all agog to find out how he started. A passage was opened for him through the crowd, and Messrs. Farrell Dunbar, Dib- ble, Major Patterson, Judge Cuddy and other chiefs of the party were in eager con- sultatlon with him in few minutes The result of the consultation we could not learn but it was generally understood that the gallant fire foreman told the city bloods that he was resolved to cast his lot with the country delegates and with them sink and survive. This might be called the beginning of the contest. It was some time before the machine got a-running in proper shade. Blackburn was not mem- Der of the convention, but he had three direct representatives on the floor, and his ideas pervaded two-thirds of the assem- blaze. At two o'clock the convention was called to order by the
 VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
 He felt his position keenly, and never did the cream of his career flood upon him SO generously as then. His speech was vigorous and pointed; it was embellished with metaphor and full of pathos. It was an extemporaneous speech carefully pre- pared, and transmitted to paper, and the EPITApu is indebted to the author for the manuscript, which we give verbatim:
 Gentlemen of The Convention by virtue Ol JULIE N'hdlih Ol tuC ltDuullCdu Stu- tral Committee of Cochise County I call you to order it is indeed an Honour that am proud, of Calling to order the first Republican convention ever held in this county.
 gentlemen of the convention it was truly remarked that history repeats its self 27 years ago had the honour of calling to order the first Republican convention ever held in Northern California in the town of Weaverville trinity county then gentlemen it took some little courage to be A republi- can Republicanism was not then as pop- ular as is now to be A republican then was to be branded as an abolition black repub- lican scoundrel but gentlemen we ware right We ware battling tor the right and freedom of mankind our cause was just God has prosperd it
 Republican well may you be proud of your party history records not A prouder record than the republican party has made freed 4 million human beans but down the most Gigantic Rebellin the world ever saw brot over two million of an army into service of the republic raised our National credit aud have madc crr bonds at A premium in the markets of the world have spand our con- tinent from the atlantic to the pacific with rail Roads and have made us A nation of freemen thus gentleman is but small portion of the work of the republican party well may you be proud of your record
 Gentlemen of the convention the people of cochise look to you for reform reform in all departments of the government you are called together to elect delegates to the territorial convention see you elect none but true and tried men men that haze the good of the people at heart men that will give to the people of Arizona A ticket that every good citizen can support then victory will crown our banners in November next
 Gentlemen of the convention we belong to tue party of pragress for twenty two years our party has ruled this land all her ac- tions has been on the side of freedom and advancement her disteneY is not yet filled nor will it be as long as freedom has an abiding place on earth
 let your councils be that of harmony and unity each. one trying only to sec how can work best for the good of our cause and the prosperity and lasting good of our country, by so doing your labors will be appreciated by the people. Finally gen. gentlemen the welfare and destiny of our county and Territory is placed in your keeping.
 Be sure that you will do nothing to re- tord it's rogress-Keeping always in mind, That Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty"-
 Gentlemen. 1 leave this great trust with you, the Peoples delegates.
 For some two minutes after the last word had died away pin might he heard drop, so intense was the stiffness. Not word of reproach, or encouragement was uttered by the crowd, and the grand old village etc, sat down, somewhat confused. While he remained in the chair afterwards his actions were mark ed by kind of plethoric vacancy; he seemed somewhat daZed and acted as if the rever- brations of an anvil, instead of the mo- tions of a deliberative assembly, were coursing through his veins. The cause of all this was the infamous taste displayed by the convention. The speech was a good one While of course its deductions were wrong in political sense, still there Is no denying but the matter at issue was we'll handled Mayor Carr started out to make speech, and he made one, and if the swallowtailed members of the party don't like 1t we guess they can lump it. When the sombre stiffness that pervaded the hall when the last echoes of the speech he'd somewhat died away, motion was made that John R. Farrel be made temporary chairman. Another dele. gate nominated w. II. Savage, and q vote by ballot was taken to decide the choice. Both men were exceptionally good, tor Republicans, and both were popular with the members of their party. Ordinarily, Farrel, as city man, would stand the best chance, but on this