Arizona republican., 1895-04-23

and another one to keep tab on the
committee. The wisdom of the sugges-
tion was readily recognized and the fol-
lowing committee on credentials was
appointed: J.-F. Meador, Ben Butler,
B. A. Fickas, E. F. Kellner, and W. T.
Smith at large.
Some delegates thought the party
ought to have something to stand on or
lie on. So committee on platform was
appointed, and it YVES made big enough
to arrange permanent organization
aud order or business. The members
were +. M. Czarnowski, T. e. Dalton,
J. G. Kellum, W. B. Lount and B. A.
Fickas at large. 1t takes more or less
time to write platform and the COM
mittee adjourned until 7 80
There were other reasons whv rhe
convention was unable to proceed
The chief business of that convention
was to nominate candidates. But
how, pray, was it going TO do it if it
did not have them? The municipal
Democratic party had been having its
drag nets out for two weeks, but every
haul was either waterhaul or else the
catch was of such a character that it
had to be thrown back into the water.
The fish wanted for mayor were DIR.
Rosson, Aaron Goldberg or D. L. Muir
ray.
All the gentlemen had begged to be
excused, the first because he wanted
to rebuild a medical practice which
had fallen into need of repair during a
long official absence. Mr.. Goldberg
pied ingeniously that his business re-
quired his constant attention. Mr..
Murray had one Office and didn't want
to load himself down with offices.
The Democratic managers resorted to
violence and threats. DIR. Rosson was
their easiest victim. They told him
that if he failed the party in this, Its
present extremity, the party would fail
him in some future emergency. The
doctor is said to be apprehensive of an
emergency and SO he weakened. The
worst difficulty was now overcome. The
other sacrifcial candidates were less re-
sisting and some of them were even will
ling. There wss, therefore, no reason
now why the convention could not 60 on.
At the second performance there was
better crowd than attended the matt
| nee. There was nothing else going on
anywhere in Phoenix last night. The
man who has been holding out to ad-
| miring crowds on street corners for the
| last week biting himself with Gila
monsters and rattle snakes had moved
on to Tempe. Salvation Army service S
would not begin for an hour, so every
man in town with spark Of humor in
i him and every man with morbid in.
clination found his way to the Assem- oily
room. Of the city hall.
The committee on credentials reported
the following gentlemen entitled t.
seats in the convention either as dele
gates or proxies:
First Ward-D. L. Murray, 6. II
Hirschfeld, by Leo Goldman, proxy
A. A. Long, Manuel Garcia, James
Mcnamara, Selim Michaelson, by L.
fl. Chalmers, proxy; Leo Goldman, A
Goldb berg. F. NJ. Czarnowski, J. F.
Meador.
Second Ward-Joseph Campbell, E
]. Bennitt, bv w. T. Smith, proxy; H
H. Mcneil, Ben Butler. T. E. Dalton.
Third Ward-M. F. Hurley, B. A
Flckas, Henry George, by Robert F
Doll, proxy James Gibson, by Henry
George, proxy; c. B. Ming, Malcolm
McNair, j. E. Boyd, ]. G. Kellum, B
f. Zoeckler.
Fourth Ward-E. F. Kellner, W. T
Smith, W. 3. Lount. Clay Leonard, j
S. Byers, A. E. Cobb, D. P. Conroy.
The committee on permanent organi
: cation, order of business, platform and
resolution, recommended that the TEN
porary organization be made perme
nent and that the sacrifices be brough
foI
assessor and tax collector, treasurer
} recorder, councilmen from the Firs
!, and Third wards, and after all This hat
been done q central com mittee anl
chairman be selected.
The platform was then read. 1t de
clared in favor of a progressive policy
but not too progressive. 1t opposed
, this thing OF running reform and pro
gress into the ground. It proposes u
strike happy average between thu
Hassayamper and the Chicago board G
trade man. Under it Phoenix will not be
come victim OF abnormal development
She will never spring to the top will
the sudden bound of Denver, Kan
sas City or Los Angeles, only to suffe
the pain of a subequent though temper
ary relapse. She will grow grand
and solidly and slowly as the mountain
| were formed and as the Grand Canyol
of the Colorado ate its way downward
and onward to the gulf. That's the kint
of a Phoenix the Democratic platform
would leave TO posterity. Persons nov
on earth would of course not perceiv
the growth but remote posterity will
5 unless eternity becomes impatient ant
usurps the realm of time. The platform
recites also that Phoenix is natura
trading center. The Pima and Maricop
Indians know that ard take advantag
of it, and the platform goes on to assur
the world that the center will be main
tanned and that even the Mohaves an,