Arizona republican., 1894-09-06
ARID LANDS. The Irrigation Congress
 at Denver. How the Lands Are to Be
 Reclaimed. Senator Carey's Measure Meets
 With Criticism.
It Is Charged That Grants to the
 the Hands of Large Syndicates.

The Peoples Party is first in the field with territorial ticket. The terri torial convention was held in this city yesterday. There was g good repre- sentation either by delegates or proxy. Gen. W. o. O'Neill, of Yavapai, was nominated for delegate to congress, and Geo. w. Woy, of Maricopa, for council man at large.
 The convention was held at Gardiner's hall and was called to order by w. H. Winters. M. H. Reno was made tenn porary chairman and MT. Winters temporary secretary.
 Messrs. B. T. Giliett, s. s. Green and G. w. Woy constituted committee on credentials.
 While waiting for the report of the committee the convention was ad- dressed by Mrs. Rose Keenan of Port land. Ore, one of the pioneers of Popu- lism i1 the northwest. Her address consisted of a brief history of the movement in Oregon and an exhorta- tion to the party in Arizona to perse- were in the revolt against monopoly and injustice.
 She was followed by Mrs. J. w. Curns, who watched the birth and growth of the party in Kansas and was in at the subsistence of John J. Ingalls,.
 The committee on credentials reported the following representation:
 Maricopa-S. s. Green, B. T. Gillett, M. H. Reno, F. A. Hough. W. H. Winters, G. W. Woy, E. Chrisman, D. B. Harrer, M. E. Clanton.
 Mohave-Col. H. Fay, H. St. Charles, A. M. McDuffee, by A. Buck, proxy. Yuma-J. D. Bell, s. s. Gillespie, by W. fl. Dickenson. p.oxy.
 Pinal-G. s. Matteson, W. H. Yer noy, by F. Hudson, proxy.
 W. 6. Shook, Mrs. M. Cooksay, Mrs. W. O'Neill, by Mrs. Curns. proxy. The committee also recommended that each county be entitled to vote it's full delegation.
 The temporary organization was made permanent and the following gentlemen were appointed committee on platform; G. w. Woy, W. H. Dickenson: B. T. Gillett, A. Buck and s. s. Green.
 The platform was voluminous doc ument and included large variety of subjects. It began with a reaffirma- tion of the principles set out in the national platform of 1892. It advo. cated the free coinage of silver at a ratio of Is to 1 and recommended the establishment of postal savings banks. It demanded the repeal of the national banking act as an instance of class leg islation and proposed the direct issue of currency from the treasury.
 It demanded that there should be no more interest bearing bonds and that the discretionary power of the secre- tary of the treasury enjoyed under a misinterpretation of the law should be removed.
 A revision of the tariff was recom- mended that the burden of this tax should rest less heavily upon necessary articles. It demanded government aid in water storage and government super vision of the water.
 A national board of arbitration for the adjustment of industrial troubles was recommended.
 The passage of the statehood bill was demanded. The platform favors the election of the president, vice president and United States senators by a direct vote of the people.
 The report of the committee having been adopted, c. P. Hockett of Gila county was admitted as delegate. The constitution of the territorial central committee was agreed upon as follows.
 Maricopa county, 3 members; Yava- pal, ?; Pinal, 2. Each of the other counties, one. Each county will select it's own members of the committee. G. W. Woy, F. H. Lyman, and Mrs. J. w. Curns were selected as members for Maricopa.
 The nomination of candidates had now been reached. G. w. Wov pre- Yavapai county, for delegate to con- gress. The nomination was made by exclamation. Mir. Woy himself was put in nomination for councilman at large and was also chosen by acclama- tion.
 A resolution was adopted providing that whatever vacancies might occur should be filled by the central commit tee.
 Secretary Winters and MT. Woy were directed to ascertain the number of votes boiled by the Populists at the last election and to confer with the at. torney general with regard to placing the names of the candidates just nominated on the ticket. Some other routine business was transacted, after which the convention adjourned.