Mohave County miner., 1890-10-11
The DemoeratIe Cenvention.

HDn A, Cornwall VAS unanimously
81, srn teInpJrary rhtrmtn and Henry
4 BsInI. secretary. fhe chairman
made short and appropriate address
upon assuming the chair, and unen pro
ceeded 10 appoint the following commit
tees
Committee ON Credentials--He Henry z.
Ewing, Thos. Mulligan and Edmund
Burke
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions--Iud,e Jonathan Logan, Foster 5.
Dennis and p. f. Collins.
Committee on Order OF Business--r.
L. Ayers, Chas. Il. Sherman and +. NJ.
Hickey.
The Convention then took recess un-
Ill 2 p. m.
The Convention was reassembled at 2
p. m, and upon motion Of VIM, Aitken
the temporary organization was made
permanent. and T.. N. Hickey was elect
ed assistant secretary.
The Committee on Credentials report
cd the following list Of delegates as en-.
titled to representation in the convention,
which was unanimously adopted and the
committse discharged:
Z. +. Collins, J. Z. finegan, Joseph
Wasgonsr. Root. deara, by J. Waggoner
proxy, Wm, Heimrod, by ii. p. Ewing,
proxy, 4. A. Tyler, Thos. Burke, Thos.
Mulligan, 7. L. Ayers, W. f. Grounds, j,
w. Mum, by w. +. Grounds, proxy, q.
N, Conard, Thos. Stinson, John S. Kolar,
Daniel Smith, John C. Potts, d. X.
Beebe. Wm, GI Carleton, L. NJ Hickey.
John Mllligan, Wm. Aitksn, Thos. Nc
hlahon, Ed Burke, T. J. Christie, G. F.
Sherman, J. X. Giliiland, by G. f. Sher-
man, proxy, J. Logan, A. Cornwall, j. z.
Burns, by j. Logan, proxy, J A. De-
Land, oy J. Logan, proxy, G.. w. MAN
Dry ami NJ. g. James, by Foster s. Den
mis-, proxy. Wnoie numosr OF delegates,
4S; number present, 33.
The Committee on Order OF Business
reported as follows:
We recon mend that the rules govern
Ing former Democratic Conventions in
this county shall govern this ConventioI,
and that the nominations be made in the
following order:
Councilman, Assemblyman, Sheriff,
Treasurer, Recorder, Probate Judge, Dis
trict Attorney, Supervisors. County Sur
yeyor. The report was thereupon adopt
ed and the committee discharged.
The Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions then reported resolution en-
dorsing the platform Of the Territorial
Convention at Phoenix, and adopting
the same as the platform Of this Conven
ton. The report was unanimously
adopted amid much enthusi asm, and the
committee discharged.
Upon motion of II. 7. Ewing, 1t wal
resolved that the chair appoint a com
nities Il three 10 select n central com
mittee and report the same to the con
vention for consideration. The chair ap
pointed J. 7. Finegan, Daniel Smith anC
J. Logan as such committee.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate candidates for the various Of
fees. Nominations for the Council b.
ing in order, the name Of Foster s. Den
, mis- vas placed before the convention, anC
, bis nomination was made by acclamation
For the Assembly, Henry P. Ewins
was nominated, but declined, and nom
! in ated Hon. Thos. Halleck. Hon. p. F
Collins was then placed in nomination
and the convention proceeded to ballot
The chair appointed Edmund Burke
aud Wm. q. Carleton as tellers, and 40
on counting the ballots the vote wal
: found to stand rs follows Collins, 8
Halleck, %. The nomination OF Mr.
iIalleck was thersupon made unanimous
For Sheriff, Vim. II. Lake was the un
animous choice Of the convention, and h
was nominated by acclamati0n.
Upon motion Of John S. kolar, tn
convention took recess Of twenty min
gtes.
VI Open fss-smhling the committee ap
ppinted to select central comnittss re
ported the following names; Wm Neal
= Harvey Hlhbs, John Kolar, VIM Aitken
G Henry p. Ewing, T. L. Ayers, Charles Z
y Sherman, John Fielding, A. Cornwall
= and Wm. q. Carleton. The convention
y accepted the report, and elected the cen
IL traI committee As reported.
The convention then proceeded l.
nominate a candidate for Treasurer. I
J. Christie nominated L. Davidson, AM
-" s. Kolar nominated Harvey Hubhs
- There teing no further names the nont
ma ions we're declared closed, and th'
convrntlon prGoeeded TO ballot, with tn
following result: Davidson, II; hubbs
10, The nomination Of Mr. Hubbs was
made unanimous.
For Recorder, Tubman L. Ayers wa
!. nominated by Thos. Mulligan, and wa
: nominated by exclamation.
For Probate Judge, J. Logan nominal
ed Judge J.. o. Cowan, who was nomi
n tied by reclamation for that Office.
There being no candid ate for DistriC
Attorney, it was resolved to leave tina
,,lfce blank on the Democratic ticket.