Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-11

| OHlu Nbht A l0SuC 1(0flSs MOhdNS- O. motian of Mir. PGidy recess of half an hour WAS taken for the committee tu prepare their report. Committee on Platform and Res> olutions appeared and reported.
 The platform expresses the adher~ ence. of the par y iu the Territory tt the principles of the national Demo cratic party, as enunciateG in the Chicago platform 1t recognizes the necessity of fostering educational Interests, and recommends that the Territorial legislature take prompt action Tn tine matter to secure and foster educational facilities and in terests; it asks for the appointment of Territorial officers from residents Of the Territory, it recummenes an enlarged judiciary; the classifica- ton of mesa lands ana tkat all lands be re-tored to pIblic settlement; that hneral appropii tions be made for tue survey of the public lands; that lands be set aside for tie sup> port of pu5;ic schools; thst rai'road corporations be made to respect the law and te tl eal,d as an iudivMual iu business matters; it asa for the festoration of the forfeited railroad lands 10 the public domain; and hat the San Carlos ,oal fields be segre> gated from the reservation.
 On motion 'he IT port Mas received aud adopted as whole
 The chair sunouuced tho next order of business to be the namina- ton of Delegate to Congress,
 Hugo Richards of Yavapai, Tn 8 few very complimentary remarks, presented the name of Col. c. r. Head of ms county.
 A. L. Heushaw, of Maricopa, 1 plac, d in nomination A. (. Baker, of Maricora.
 The nomination of Col Head was seconded in an able anu a teling T eech by J. C. Herndon of Pie colt and the 10 mn alton of MT. Baker was secon ded in a neat speech by Jos Campbell of PhocnIx.
 Hon. Wise withdrew his name as T candidate before tie convention tor nomination for Congress.
 A committee of three, cunsis st,ug of Gates, Manning and Henshaw, was then appointed to escort the candidates before the convention that they might express themselves upon the platform adopted.
 During the absence of the com, mittee vote of thanks was rendered to Mr. Eos CT for his efficient ser> vices as temporary secretary.
 The candidates then appeared and the chair introduced Col. c. P. ! lead, who endorsed the platform plank by plankin a short speech. He dwelt somewhat on fraudulent Mexican titles and stated that it va, not thought thai those now existing would be confirmed as they bad not in most instances been given by the
  Mexican government and the United States was lot bound 10 recognize ih en
 The chair then introduced the Hon. 4. L Baker who endorsed the platform throughout tut thought It no5 strong enough on inc two GU, ses which biightcd the falrest portion of the Territory, namely the Texas Pacific Land gran; aud tue pretend~ ed an infamous Reayis clam. He thought the platform should meet 1 these two issues fairly and squarely. 1 He declared that whoever might go to Congress he would fail to do his 1 duty If he did not remove the foul | and dsmning blot which the Reavis | claim casts over the iairest portion of Arizona.
 The eenveu tion then proceeded to baiiot on Delegate to Congress with 1 tic following result:
 For C. P. Bead.-Apache 5, Cos chise l3, Gila 8, GIaLam 4, Mohave 4, P ma 8, Pinal 5, Yavspai II, Yuma ?. Making q total of 50
 For A. C. Baker.-Cochise 1. Marlcopa 5,Glla, 1. Pima 6. Ictul B.
 On mutton the nomination of c. | r Head was made unanimous.
 A recess Was then taken for fifteen minutes and on rcassem bling the char announced the next order of business to be the nomination of superintendent of Pubic Inslruc~ ton.
 On motion of sam1 Purdy of Yuma committee of four was ap~ pointed to wait on MT. Head and in> form hlm of his nomiuution. The committee as appointed was P R Brady, H Behan, Samuel Hamil- ton and Sam~el Purdy.
 Col. Head was introduced ar ex- pressed his thanks for the honor c ,rterrel upon him by the conven. lion.
 Dr. " " Jones of Maricopa was put in nomination for Superinten- dent of Public InstI uction and was unanimously elected by exclamation. The omination of Territoriil l Central Committee was next de> cl red in oldcr and each dclegaiion was ordered to select their own 
 On mott on the counties of Pima, Cochise. Yavapai and Maricopa were each allowed three members