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 paragraph compelling each candidate to put up $5. After some discussion this clause was struck out and the report adopted,
 At this juncture MT. Montanden arose and asked why the committee on platform had not reported. One del egate suggested that there was no such committee. Mir. Moutandon thought that the candidates should have something to stand on and moved that committee be appointed to draft platform and resolutions and that recess of 60 minutes be taken Co allow the com miiiee time to WerG, all oi which Mas done The following gentlemen comprised the committee: Messrs Montanden. Marks Nichols, Clifford aud Harwood.
 Alter recess. Major Montanden. chairuan of the committee read the platform. which was adopted. Like lhe editor who Is pushed tor time. line Major had used the shears, and ,he entire platform had been cut from a territorial paper and was read as clipped.
 1 The chairman announced the next order oi business to be the nomination of councilman. Dr. Wright nomiu- ated G W Cheyney in neat speech. Mir. Cheyuey was chosen by accla- nation.
 NIT. Cheyney was called for, and like a blushipg school boy. hid behind the swarthy form oi Frank White, until the chair appointed Dr. Wright and Major Montanden 10 escort him to the platform. MT. Cheyney thanked 1 inc convention for hOnoring him with inc nomination for the second time. Considering the criticism that had been made of his former course he was pieaaed to know that not all of his fellow citizens believed tine reports that had been circulated. He thought he might next time rectify mistakes made at that session.
 4 recess of ten minutes was then taken.
 Alter recess the nominations for as semblymen resulted in tn selection oi N. r. Nichols, of Wilcox, J. Pool, oi Pools Ranch, and Dr. Wright. 0i Bis bee, by exclamation.
 Nominations for sheriff being in or der, Col. Herring nominated J. P. Me AliiateE. John Kelso nominated C. :. Fly. Mr. Delong nominated Jake Bowman. The first ballot resulted m Bowman 34, McAllister lG, Fly 20. Before the vote was announced George Myers changed his vote rom MeAllis- ter to Bowman. Gus Iribolet follow ed sui: and IF moment nearly every delegate was on his feet changing % Bowman. On motion oi Mir Wood the nomination was made unanimous. Jake came 10 the iroat and sad II viii to all can for the Republican party"
 For treasurer, John Montgomery and J. Y. Nickers were placed m nom ination, The vote resulted, Mont gomery 3G, Nickers 33. The chair announced that the vote did not tally with the number of delegates, and on the question of taking new ballot or allowing the vote to stand, 1t stood. ! Montgomery was made the unanimous 1 choice of the convention. NIT. Mont gomery said that if he did not know he was competent to fill the office he would not aspire to it. He would have no proxies around the office. i For Assessor, Ben James oi Tomb stone and Tom Chatham Of Fort Bowie were placed .n nomination ! The vote resulted as follows: James, 47, Chatham, 22. MT. James came 1 fore ard aLd thanked the con vention and stated that he would do his duty conscientiously if elected.
 Another recess of ten minutes was taken.
 AFTER RECESS.
 For Recorder, Fred Herrara was nominated by Geo. Watt, seconded by R. ". Wood and A. V. Moves. Vim. Bradley was nominated by J. A. Mon tandem, seconded by John Kelso. The ballO: resulted as follows: Bradley, g, Herrera 3S. On motion of Gus.