Arizona republican., 1890-05-19
IT IS YET A CITY.
Turmoil in Tombstone Over
 Disincorporation.
Did The Officers Resign to
 Carry Their Point.
Governor WOlfley Requested to In- terfere on Behalf of PrOgress---A
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 Ghastly Incident. y

They have been having delirious sort of time with the city government down in Tombstone.
 There is strong element down there, it seems, in favor of disincorporation, for various reasons not necessary to par ticularize. This element petitiOned that a special election should be held for the purpose of bringing about such disincor- poration, and the people who were in fa- vor of keeping up the municipal govern ment were victorious at the polls by some fifteen majority. This result, it was alleged, was brought about by the disfranchisement of some 400 non-prop- erty-holding voters, who, it was claimed, not being taxpayers, had no partic- ular interest in the fight, one way or another. However that may be, the votes of the four hundred were thrown out and Tombstone continued to be a city.
 The disincorporators were not discour- aged. They had pull--and they used it. The city government of Tombstone on the first of January consisted of c. N. Thomas, mayor; J. C. Wises, as sessor and tax collector; George |. . Fitts, treasurer; Nat. Hawks, auditor and city clerk; Robert &. Hatch, police man; George w. Swan, city attorney i; J. II. Campbell, Alexander Durward, John Prindiville and Joseph r. Sippert, cOuncilmen.
 The pull of the people who favored disincorporation was alleged to be with Mayor Thomas, and with councilmcn Durward and Campbell, and upon these gentlemen pressure was brought to bear of such nature that it could not, evidently, be withstood. Durward was the first to go, resigning his office on February 25. That did no par ticular harm to the incorporation peo- ple--if, indeed, any such harm was in- tended, a point that was by no means clear at such an early stage of the game.
 A special election was called for April 6, and Joseph McPherson was chosen to fill the vacancy.
 The position was clearly not to Mir. McPherson's liking, for he resigned on the Sd of May following Meanwhile, the pull would seem to have grown stronger for on the 2lsg day of March Campbell also resigned his office as councilman. Mayor Thomas joined the procession on the 5th of May, giving in his resignation in writing, although how such resignation could be accepted by 8 city council consisting of only two mem- bers is not very clear.
 Mayor Thomas would seem to have insisted upon his res ignation, however, for he ceased to perform the duties of his office, and the town of Tombstone, although not yet disincorporated, was yet without a city governInent--ior, under the law, the power of the municipal government was vested in the mayor and board of four councilmen, and when there were only two Councilmen remaining no quo rum existed for the transaction of busi. ness, and consequently no election could be called to fill vacancies.
 The city of Tombstone, not to put too fine point upon it, was in the soup.
 Just about this time a particularly ghastly episode threw a lurid sort of light upon the situation, considera bly, cOmplicating matters. The city mar. shal had been an interested spectator of these proceedings, perhaps because his duties were performed more directly un- der the public eye than those of the other officials. The marshal was, fur thermore, in debt, and was of sporting proclivities. The debt amounted to $lOO, mulated $S0. He informed his creditor h.t In ,l sl. quired to meet the account, but that he would go to faro bank with what he had and twin out"
 There was some little remonstrance, without avail, and the marshal went to the bank. He did not win out. When he quit playing, the bank was sSO ahead and the marshal was Respondent. Presumably his inability to draw for pay for his official duties, owing to the cha otic state of municipal affairs, did not add to his cheerfulness, for he took the remedy in his own hands and went over the divide. To be brief, he committed suicide.
 Here was state of affairs for which only one remedy existed, and that lay in an appeal to the governor for the appointment of new mayor and two cOuncilInen to fill the existing vacancies, and it was the more important that this should be done for the reason that the assessment of the town was to be capitalized, that nobody could do this but the common council and that it was duty that must be performed under the law between the lst day of May and the lst day of June.
 The members of the Tombstone city government still in office accordingly drew up petition setting forth this state of facts, with the difference that the story of the city marshal's mishaps was not touched upon at any great length, which was received and in due time acted upon by Governor Wolfley. The appointees were w. D. Monmonier, mayor; and Allen Walker and John P. councilmen.
 These appointees who will, it is under stood, consent to serve, are to enter upon the discharge of their duties inn mediately.
 The Real Irish Frisze.