Arizona republican., 1894-07-01
TORN APART. County Populists Fail to
 HarmOnize. The Convention Marked by Dissension. The Scrap Began at the Start
 and Continued. The Platform Caused Trouble and the Nominations Aggra-
 vated 1t.

yesterday morning at the city hall and proceeded to business at 8 gait which could not be successfully maintained. It was not within the rule of probabll- ities as to human endurance that col lapse could be avoided and it came.
 The representation was not as full as was expected indicating lack of inter- est or organization in the outer districts but the score of delegates present atoned for the apathy of their brethren who did not come.
 The convention was called to order by George Kay Miller. chairman of the county central committee. He was elected temporary chairman. After some delay in which three or four gen. tlemen were elected temporary secret ary and declined the honor, Samuel Green was chosen.
 The following committees were ap- pointed after which the convention ad- journed until 12 o'clock:
 PIatform-Messrs. Lyman, Hill, Mill Ter, Elwell, Johnson, Dikes and Ander- son.
 Rules and permanent organization Messrs Schornick. Deputy and Curns.
 dentials-Curns, Crisman, Shau- yer, Wright and Kent.
 Unexpected delay was experienced by the platform committee and the con- vention did not meet again until 2 o'clock. The committee on credentials reported first and declared the follow ing gentlemen entitled to seats:
 Lower Gila Bend-J. s. Anderson.
 Cartwright-C. V. Shawver.
 Tempe-J. K. Miller, c. M. Mullen, M. E Miller.
 Lehi-James Johnson, Oscar Cris mon.
 Mesa-W. E. Miller, George Schor- nick.
 Gila Bend-J. F. Kent.
 Phoenix A. Henderson, W. C.. Deputy, w. W. Edwards, J. F. Elwell, T. J. Hill. $. Green. J. W. Curns. N. Hudson, Wm. Bancroft. W. s. Wood ruff, J. B. Norton.
 The report of the committee on or gauization recommended the choice of J. B. Norton for permanent chairman and J. w. Curns for permanent secre- tary and also recommended the nomi- nation of officers in the following order : Councilman, representatives, sheriff, treasurer, assessor, district attorney, probate judge, county recorder, super v1sors, justices of the peace, consta bies. The report also contained suggestions concerning the appointment of central committeeman and delegates to the territorial convention. These were regularly incorporated into the report, but were afterward disregarded.
 The permanent officers having been seated the platform was offered. It was we'll written but lugubrious and voluminous document. Two type written pages were occupied with recital of the shortcomings of the old parties and the con- sequent woes of the country. Then the committee made an exposition of party principles and demand for pretty near everything under the sun in the shape of novel legislation. The Omaha platform was endorsed as a general creed. It was a hot day, the dry season was at it's height, the sun was beating mercilessly in at eight windows, so that the subject of water legislation naturally suggested itself. The plan offered was the favorite one embodied in an act introduced into the Seventeenth legislature but defeated.
 The bond question was handled and an economical expenditure of public moneys to correspond with the condi- tions of the present "corky" times WAS recommended.
 Unterrifed by the fearful example presented by the school election then at white heat the committee had dared to bring in woman suffrage plank. The platform recommended the un- limited coinage of silver at d ratio of 16 to l, the holding of arid lands by the general govern ment and the construc- ton of irrigation systems under govern ment control, the exclusive ownership and control of the Nicaragua canal and postal savings banks. The further issue of government bonds and an In- crease of the national debt was opposed
 Right here was where the disturb ance originated. w. w. Edwards moved ths. the platform lie on the table. Dr. Woodruff amended by mov- ing that the report of the committee be received and the committee discharged. In an unguarded moment MT. Edwards accepted the amendment thinking it was only intended as an ornament to his motion. The amendment went through and squsbble arose as to whether or not the original motion was yet on earth. The chair decided that it had been annihilated. A pro- tracted debate was averted by motion to consider the plarform in the whole committee. The trouble with the plat form was water. Water within in the shape of the irrigation plank and water without in the shape Of prohibi tion plank. The executive session terminated without a specific settle l ment of the difficulty though the plat