The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-09-22

sentatives of bill for tho admission of Arizona as a State. We look forward with high hopes to the time when we may begin new career of prosperity as a State of the Union, and pledge ourselves to con- tiuued exertions in this behalf.
 Resolved, That the people of this Territory, irrespective of party, de- mands speedy reduction of the large waste of the areas of tho Territory now held exclusively by compara- lively small number of Indians, and of which areas only very small part can be, or ever will be, utilized or culti- vated by them, but is usclessly held by the Federal government for no good purpose, against the prosperity of the citizens, thereby retarding the pros perity of the Territory, and placing obstacles in the way of industrial progress.
 Resolved, That the Democratic party, having always been friend of the laboring class, We therefore sympathize with the laborers in the East in their gallant fight against protected capital.
 We endorse and commend the course of Hon. Marcus A. Smith as Delegate in Congress,
 The committee on permanent organi- zation, rules and order of business re. ported the following order,
 That the temporary officers be made permanent.
 Report of committee on platform.
 The electiop of chairman of the territorial central committee; the sclcc- tion of the central committee, to con- sist of as many members from each county as there are assemblymen, the committee to select secretary.
 The nomination of Councilman-at- Large.
 The nomination of a Delegate to Congress,
 Cushing's Manual shall be the au- thority for the proceedings of the con- vention.
 The vote shall be by call of counties.
 A majority of the delegates repre- sented in the convention shall nomi- nate.
 During the introduction of these re- ports. ". K, Meade of Cochise, in the name of the superintendent of the territorial prison, presented tho chair. man with handsome onyx gavel, the handle of which was beautifully wrought of Pima county ironwood. The gift was received with applause, and vote Of thanks tendercd to Supt, McIncrnay.
 l Col. Wilson again felt called upon tc express his gratitude for the accumu lated greatness tke convention had thrust upon him.
 Here the portly Delegate Samaniengc from Pima entered, and Judge Barnes rose to remark that now Pima pre-. sented full delcgation-that is, that the delegates were all full Tho other delegates seemed eager to get into the same condition. and motion was made to adjourn, which, after the Scottish Chief. Mcdonald from Apache, had distinguished himself in protest that electrified his hearers--with a de. sire to get out-was carried, and the assemblagc made q bee line for Sandy Donahue's.
 Ats o'clock P. m. the convention peassembled,
 Judge Barnes placed B. C. Parker of Pima in nomination for chairman of central committee, and again the wind ipg horn of Scotland was sounded in the nomination of Dr. D. J. Brannen by Art, Mcdonald of Apache. The nominations were closed, and poto by call of counties resulted in the selec- ton of Parker by vote of 30 to 29-- Yayapai and Mohave voting against CoconinO.
 The central committee was then selected as follows:
 Apache--J. T. Leseuer, C. L. Flynn.
 Cochise-W. K. Meade, Nichols, Wallace.
 Coconino--H. D. Ross.
 Gila--J. T. Edwards, W. T. McNally. Mapicopa- Baker, Baxter, Walker, Webb.
 Mohave--J. NJ. Murphy.
 Pima.-Wiley, Finley, Samaniengo, Leatherwood.
 Yavapai-Hcrndon, Hawkins, Gold water.
 Graham, Yuma and Pinal counties will submit the names of committee men by their county central committees.
 H. D. Ross nominated for Council man-at-Largc T. G. Norris, seconded by Webb of Maricopa. Rules were suspended and nomination made by exclamation.
 Barnes nominated Mark Smith as Delegate to Congress, seconded by Hawkins of YaYapai. The rules were