Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-09-11
THE DEMOCRATIC
TERRITORfAL CoEvEN-xox
 EN SESSION
Temporary Organization thls FOreHoOn-fseport af the Com 1z1ttee On Credentiais-The Work Begins.

cratic Territorial Convention con- vened al the courthouse aud was ca led to osder, in the absence of the chairman and secretary of the Ter riiori1l Central Comm ittee, by Dr- w. ". Jones. chairman of tho former committee.
 Dr.Joaes extended a few prelimi- nary and appropriate remarks Of welcome to the delegates present. He then announced the first husi> uess in order to be temporary or orsanization.
 On motion the convention pros ceeded to the election of tempo rary chairman.
 Mr. P. F. Brady, of Tinal, was nominated but declined the honor.
 Thns. r Weeden, editor of the Fl0rence Enterprise of i'insl county, was pIac, q in nomination and on no irn of C. L. Mosler, of Mar copo, was declared the unanimous choice of the convention for tempo. rary chairman.
 Mir. A L. Henshaw was appointed 6 committee of one to escort MT. Wtedeu 10 Inc chair.
 On taking the char MT. Weeden add essed Ihc convention in highly improved aud approved Democratic ltIms on ihe Guties of the ccnven- lion, nnd in his remarks expressed the hope that platform would be put forth by tiIc convention that would be silent or no living issue concerning the welfare of the Ter rIteiy, enc that would be honest and ghtfoIward in its declarae ton of issues aud principles, one that would be DO trap designed for the catching of votes. He expressed if as his ptrsonal preferen 6 to see defeat n an hon est. straightfor- ward platform, tending 10 secure Lhe best interests of the Territory rather than to march to victory by means Of 3 platform that would ad> init of d double construction, that was meant for mere vote>oatching purposes-
 He furthermore recomm ended the of candidate, for the Territorial offices firm among men who were ideRiified with Arizona a d its great material interests, and who would work for it's best vel fare alone.
 Mir. Weeflen's remarks were well received with hearty applau>e-
 C. L. Mosher nom, mated G. N Faster, Of Yavapai for temporary secretary, and he was chosen by the vote of tue conventi ln by exclamation. and invited by the chair to lak his seat Gt rhe secrs> iary's desk.
 On molion the chair proceeded to the foiiowiug
 COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
 Foster, of Yavapni; Brady, of Final; Meade. of Cocbise; Baldwin, of Apache; Stevens, Of Pima
 On motion the convention ad- jourued 10 o'clock r. IT.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Convention mt Al } o'cloek n m ss Rer adjournment.
 Called to orier by Thos. Weeden, .em purnry chairman.
 On motion Lou Vidal was elected Sergeant at Arms.
 The following was offered as the REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON
 CREDENTIALS.
 Apaehs.-Harris Baldwin. Mo;ris Earth, T s Bunch, J L Hubbell, 1 Charles kinnear.
 Coehise-J II Behan, c Nj LIn> 1 coln, H Quigley, West Howell 1 5haries Young, E J Roberts, " K i Meade, $ Friedman, Il Ferris, G | " Bryan. J-H Hoa;ley, G G Berry. J A Kirtley, W P Lancaster, Phil Hcnt que
 G1G--Wtrthrop Howe, Alonzo }aliey, F KeIner. J D NcCalle.
 Grah&n-Geo H stephens, 4 Me- Kinney. P Bolon, Jose ph Fosier.
 Ma,tcopa-JoscI h Campbell, II. Hrnshaw, c L Mosher, L Il Orme, 3 B Todd.
 M.haoe John T Davis, Samuel Hamilton. A Cornwall.
 Ptma-H 5 Stevens, Uriah John- on, Phi Crnvat, R Manning Thomas Gates. L c Hughes, A c 5ernard, Julius Lindmayer, Charles ArcsbMm.
 P.nas-P R Brady, P NJ Czarnow~ Ri, T F Weedin, J O'NelIl, SIR Turner.
 Yavapct-Hneo Richards, c B Foster. John C Fl rndon G " Cur is, J R Walker, M " hutchison, N 1llis. D J Biann,n, " H Harriug- on, c Miller, 4 [ Fay.
 Yuma-Samuel Pn'dy, Jos Stein.
 On motion the report was adopted ,ad The committee discharged.
 On moiion the convention pro- eeded 10 consider the matter of per- nanent organization
 Sam Purdy, of Yuma, moved that committee of i've he appointed on ,ermanent organization. J K Meade, f Cochise, offer, d an amendment hat rules of the convention be in~ luded in the work of the commit. ee. Amendment accepted by the mover.
 Notion prevailed and the chair appointed H 5 Stevens, of Pima; J