Mohave County miner., 1892-09-24
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION
FsH Report Of as Proceedings. .-Kark A.
Smith xomnatsd for Congress for the
fourth Time.

The Democratic Territorial convention
met in Flagstaff, September "a. 1892.
Babbitis' Opera House, in which the con.
yen,ion assembled, was proiusely decor
sted with flags and bunting. the stage
being a bower Of stars and stripes.
Every county In the Territory vas rep
resented in person or by proxy.
DR.. ID. j. Brannen, in neat and we'll.
timed speech, welcomed the delegates 10
the Skylight city, and in the absence ol
the officers OF the Territorial committee,
called the convention to order.
Col. J. +. Wilson Of Yavapai county,
was elected Temporary chairman aud j.
Z. Jones, Of Coconino, temporary secre-
tary.
Committees on credentials, orgahixa.
ton, order OF hnsiness, rules and plat
form were appointed by the chair and
the convention took recess until o'clock
p. m.
Convention reassembl.d at O'Clock
and on motion an adjournment until 3
o'clock was had. Al 8 o'clock the con-
veniion was again called to order.
Report Of committee on credentials
read and showed sixty four delegates en-
titled to seats. Report unanimously
adopted
Report on permanent organization and
rules recommended Temporary officers IL.
made permanent, officers OF the conven.
ton. Report adopted.
A gavel made OF Arizona onyx was pre-.
senied 10 the convention by w. X. Meade
with compliments OF Murray Mclnirnay,
superintendent OF the territorial prison
An unanimous vote Of thanks was ten.
dered Mr.. Mclnirniy by the convention.
Ga resnmiDg his seat rs permanent
chairman Mr.. Wilson made a few we'll.
timed remarks on the issues of the cam
paign, which were received with ap.
plause.
Committee on platform reported the
following. which was unanimously adopt.
ed
PLATFORM.
The Democrats Of Arizona. in conyen-
ton assem- blsd, declare their allegiance
10 the time-honodet principles OF the
parry as land down by The fathers ani
adopted by the successive conventions
of the party.
We announce our LOYALTY To th. candi-
dates OF the party for presldent aud vice
president, Grover Cleveland aud Adlai
Stevenson.
We favor free, unlimited and unre.
stricied coinage II gold and silver, hdh
on an equality. as the c,insge of the per
pie, and our delegate il pledged 10 nse all
honorable tDe ans to secure such l-gislA.
ton
We commend our deleg ,'e for the pas
sage through the Hou.- of Representa-
tiv-s o, bill for the admission oi Arzona
ss a state.
We look forward with high hopes to
the tiWe when We may begin u new ca.
Teer OF prosperity as state of the Union.
and ple,ls. ourselves to continued exsr- |
tions in this behalf
RESOLVED. that the people OF this ter
Yitory, irrespective of :.arty, denana a
speedy reduction of the large vast. of
areas Of the Territory, noS held excin |
siveiy by y comparatively sm al number |
OF Indians, and vi which areas only \ /
sm al part can o-. or ever will h.. utilIzed |
or cultivated ny them. but ~ u-el-ssiy /
held by the Federal Government for no
purpose sgsinst the prosperity Of the ci,i.
sens, thereby retardin2 the p'egr-ss Of
the territory and placing Obstacles in the |
way II the industrial purpo-es.
RESOLVED that the Democratic party, |
having always hcen friend OF the a
laborinY class. We therefore symps,hize
with th- Ian ,rer in the 9 ~, in their gal- |
LIANT fight AGAINST proteciei capital.
w. endorse and commend the course
OF Hon. Marcus A. Smith as delegate in
Congress.
Reading OF free coinage plank received
with loud and long-continned applause.
Motion 10 adj urn voted down. Motion
TO adjourn to 8 o'clock carried.
Convention called to order at 8 o'clock.
Motion to suspend rules and change
order Of business lost
Motion that convention proceed ~
election OF Chairman Of the Territorial
Central Committee, carried. Barnes, Of
Pima, nominated B. G. Parker. Of Pima,
and Hakes, OF Mtricops. nominated DR.. |
Brannen, OF Coconino. Roll call by
counties resulted in the selection Of
Parker by vote Of thirty 10 twenty nine
Roll call OF counties had and CON mi,ee-
men selected.
Nomination for council being in order,
T. G. Norris, Of Coconino, was unanim
ously chosen to fli the position. Con-