Arizona republican., 1894-06-21
INTERPRETED. The Rusty Old Machine
 Is OVerhauled. Meeting of the Demo-
 cratic Committee. August 2S Fixed for the Date of the County Convention.
City Democrats Vary the Process by
 Permitting the Outer Precincts to SWindle Themselves.

The Democratic County Central com mittee met at the city hall yesterday afternoon, got out the pieces of the old machine, rubbed the rust of of them and put them together in a mechanical manner. Two years is g long time to permit com mplicated machine to lie around in disuse, and the Democratic county machine is certainly one of many and complicated parts.
 Chairman J. L. B. Alexander called the committee to order at l o'clock and secretary Richard Stewart sharpened a half gross of pencils and waited patient ly for the distur bance to begin.
 The voting precincts were represented as follows:
 East Phmnix-M. Fleishman, J. L. B. Alexander, D. L. Murray.
 West Phnnix-P. P. Parker, J. L. B. Alexander, proxy for Baxter.
 Tempe-Jas. c. Goodwin, proxy for J. Goodwin.
 Mesa-J. H. Pomeroy and Pomeroy, proxy for W. L. LeBaron.
 Lehi-E. E. Jones, D. P. Jones.
 Jordan and Alma-Goodwin proxy for Standage.
 Murphy and Alham bra-Capt. Shoup.
 Cartwright-J. D. Marian.
 Gila Bend-Alexander, proxy.
 School district No. S-Lon Teal.
 Vulture-T. E. Parish.
 Orme-H. Eldridge and Madison.
 The following precincts were without representation School districts Nos. and IA, Mcdowell, Highlands. Broad way, Cave Greek, New River, Agua Ca liente, Enterprise and Buckeye. D. .Theanain thing, of course, was to ar range for holding convention and go- ing through the formality of putting 8 ticket in nomination. Col. Tom Far ish offered resolution naming August 2S as the date of the convention and August as the time for holding the primaries for the selection of delegates. Capt. Parker submitted a substitute resolution with the purpose of intro ducing the Crawford plan. A spirited discussion of the substitute was fol- lowed by vote defeating it by 10 to g.
 It strangely happened that the op' position to the substitute came from the smaller outside precincts whose representatives reasoned this way: "For instance, Tempe, Gila Bend, Mesa and other weaker precincts may each have man for certain office Phoenix may have a man to whom we all object for the same office. By the Crawford system combined opposition to the Phoenix candidate is stopped and he is certain of nomination. IT fact it would lie in the brooches of the biggest precinct to name the whole ticket. No, thank you, we don't wan the Crawford plan; not this year, nc how"
 On the face of it the argument is wei grounded and valid, but the principa promise is wrong. No account is taker of the improba bility that Phoenix Dem ocrats would or could agree on any mar for any office. On the other hand tht impossibilitv of such unanimity nigh be absolutely counted upon. In thi way the small precincts threw ava, their only chance of getting anything in the convention which Phoenix .doe not want them to have.
 In their innermost souls the Ph9ni1 representatives were opposed to th' Crawford plan. They calculated safel, upon the illogical system of reasonins which has defeated it and nov they place themselves on record as having offered the outside chance for it's white alley. Th record will be exhibited with effec when the kickers file their usual bien nal complaint of having been "don up" gain in convention.
 The Parish resolution provides als, that the representation shall be the sam as it was two years ago and that eacl precinct since created by the board o supervisors shall be entitled to on delegate.