Tombstone prospector., 1896-09-09
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Democratic Central Committee
 Election of Delegates.

Pursuant to the call of the chair man of the Denocrstic County Gen. trsl Committee, which was published in the papers of the county, the com- mittse met at the court house this afternoon at 2 o'clock, nearly every member being present. Scott White was chosen secretary pro tenn. in the absence of Secretary Franz Hare; whsreupon the committee proctedea Co business.
 Upon motion it was ordered that the primaries be held on September 24th. and that the county convention be held in the district court room in Tombstone on Tuesday October 9th at 10 o'clock .. m; that the convention be composed of seventy one delegates, spportioned ss follows: Tolsbstone. l6; Bisbse, 20; Hereford l; Millsr's Canyon, l; Fort HuAchucs, l; Hua- chucs Siding, |; Fairbsnk, '; St. David, ?; Benson, 5; Tres Alimos. l |; Poole l; Russelviile, 1; .WillcoI. 5; Dos Csbezss, l Bowie Station, 2; San Simon, l; Brannock, l; Wilgus, l Fucker, I; Tsylsr's Ranch l; Galley vile. l; Pearce, 2: San Bernardino. l {; Custom House, l. Total, Fl.
 The Democrats of each precinct are requested ts elect their own primary election board, except in Tombsto~s, Bisbee, Benson and willcoI, and in thoss places the central commit men will select the board oi election and polling places ip ample time for the full information of voters. The test shall be, "Will you vote for and support the Democratic Ticket ct the coming elecion'"
 IL wss ordered that the committee proceed to elect delegates to the Dem- ocrstic territorial convention 'e be held st Williams on the l7Ih inst i; whereupon it was moved and seconded that the chairman appoint c commit tee of two to present to the central com mittee the names Of seven Demo- cssts to DO voted for as such delegates. The chair appointed as suoh commit tee F. 4. Sweet and M. Costello. who retired to considered the matter. and returning presented the nsnes of Allen R English, alternate W Gland 1; Scott White, alternate J. H. Tsvis; Martin Costello, alternate Vim. Ritchie; Stephen A. D. Upton, alter nate F. J. Graf; v. R. Srles, alter nate, J. N. Jones; r. N. Mckay, alter nate, Jay sullinberger, and F. A. Sweet, alternate Alexander 8. Keir. A vote being taken the above named were unanimously elected to represent Cochise county in said territorial con. vention. Whs.ennon the following resolution was offered, and amid much CT thusiasm unanimously adopted:
 AEsoiUTiJE.
 The Democratic County Central Committee of Cocbice, now assembled and acting for the party in our county and in the interests of the people now e heretofore battling for their rights and freedom, do con. sider: We reAfirn cur sllegi ance to, and our belief in the time honored principles of the Democratic party, and as more recently set forth in its platform adopted in Chicago Believing that the people have been snslsvsi and are wearing burdensome letters of gold into which they were ensnared by republican Legislation corruptly enacted ct the behssts and in the interests of corporationists and monopolists dictated to by the gold d1OuOLcbhlAetb oi Nuiop~s Wo AoW implore all liberty loving people tc join with u., irrespective of past po,it- teal affiliations, in our endesvor to emsncipste, 60 far ss lies within sui power, an oyerburdened people weighted down ssd suffering moro ~ . result of she contraction O! currency than they would from "war, psssilenee and ismine." We believe that, to contract the currsney is to enhance the purchasing power of the money remaining, and therefore necessarily reduce abe value and price of the labor and products of the country, thereby running the markets and causing wsnt and distress. To remedy this evil, not threatening but BOW folly upon us. we believe in the expansion of the currency, and thss such earsn- sion should consist in the free and un- limited coinage of silver, thereby open- ing our mirss aud mipts to the em- psoymsnt of the hundreds of thous
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