Arizona republican., 1890-09-01
ON THE CURBSTONE.

ON THE CURBSTONE.
 IT K common talk upon the streets how different were the Conventions of the two political parties held here last week, That of the Republican party was calm, deliberative body, in which the discussions were of high order, beft- ting the intelligence of the distinguished men representing the various counties of the Territory. On the contrary, the Democratic Convention was sort of DonnybroOk Fair, in which the "ward strikers" carried the day, yelling mob, over which the Chairman seemed to have not the least control.
 l WAS present at the Democratic County Convention for the greater DOT tion of the time it was sitting. con slider it one of the most amusing experi- ences of my life. The grasping, under handed instincts of humankind were never more openly exhibited, and yet it was amusing. It was comical in the same way that the selfish pranks in monkey cage would have been. The different candidates for the various off ces seemed to leave friendship, truth and everything else subordinate to their success in getting the nomination sought.
 
 DuCToR MAHONEY was a delegate from Peoria, and, being an old and tried Democrat, was not at all backward in expressing his sentiments. He belongs to that large wing of the Democratic party that renders not tribute to Zulick. Net"raly, then, when the New Jersey r.--~H' name was brought forward for nohnnation as Councilman, the Doctor protested and with vehemence. During a short recess he was asked to make some remarks and promptly responded.
 
 ''IN the first place" the doctor said, ''I know that the Chairman of this Con- vention does not know anything about parliamentary rules. But, mainly, what wish to say is that, by the Jumping Jesus, I'll never vote for Zulick. put in nomination today the name of a resident of Maricopa County for that position. It was refused and l wish to state right here that l will vote for a Republican in preference to Zulick. Ii l've got money enough to do it, I'll beat that fellow at the November eleCtion- Ill do it, as sure as thunder and, by G., Pm right. l have been beaten in this fight, l submit; l had to, for l had the bottom knocked square out of me. But, again l say, I'll never vote for Zulick, never in God Almighty's world.
 "You take Zulick and Tom Parish and put them in the Assembly and you have a combination that will beat anything ~' earth.
 Why will you vote for a man who
 es in New Jersey when you have good
 n at home? It is an outrage upon the credulity and intelligence of the people of this county to nominate a man like Zulick."
 heard nothing more of the Doctors secure, for at this point the Zulick
 elers set up terrific uproar, above
 ,ich the speakers voice could not rise. ough he stood amid the din, wildly -estieulating and evidently exerting all the strength of his powerful lungs.
 And Mahoney is not alone in his op- position to Zulick. To my positive knowledge, six of the foremost Demo- cratic attorneys of Phoenix will leave no stone unturned to defeat him, deeming him dishonest and unworthy to repre- ent MaricOpa County in the Councils of e Territory. The rank and iile-the n who cast the balOts-aTe also in e, and the Bourbon bosses will learn
 their sorrow that a bowling mob of
 .vention does not always represent voting element of Maricopa county's
 mocracy.
 SEVERAL of the defeated candidates
 ted that they "had not a sore spot on cir hides" But if the successful aspirants could have seen them, as l did, matching plots within an hour thereafter to defeat the nominees on the DemOc ic ticket, their ideas about
 niinous action would speedily van ToM FARIsH's nomination for the Assembly was not intended by the combine. They thought they had him beaten, but Eugene Angelman, who was doing the fine work for Tom, had a little scheme that worked to perfection. The vote was by twos. If karish's sup pOrters voted for another Assemblyman along with their leader, there would have been clear majority against him. So they quietly threw in their ballots with only one name upon them, that of Thomas F.. Parish. The leaders of the | combine glared when the single tickets began coming out of the box, but it was too late. WHEN the Democratic Central Com- mittee selected for it's chairman Win chester Miller, it was, of course, done by the machine in the hope that the act | would conciliate Mr. Miller and se- cure his support for the ticket. But that 1 is where they are wrong. Mir. Miller is l
 honest man of high grade of intelli- ! nee, and this appeal Co his vanity will l
 suffice. He came to this city with the l
 npe delegation and asked for only one |
 nination, that of A. J. Halbert for
 asurer. Not one thing was granted | Tempe; Halbert was grossly betrayed | the combination arrogantly seized all the l offices for its creatures, and now throws | this small sop to the south side of the | river. They evidently take Tempe Dem i ocrats for fools. It may be that they are | right, but if there be an exception, that exception is Winchester Miller.
 
 MT. smith," inquired his wife after lding of Ponds nomination in TIE | PUBLICAN, "l really believe that Cal | rnia will finally be the banner State ID. Prohibition.
 "How do you form that opinion? ?" in- quired her husband, who happened to he A Rennhlican