Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-09-09

dorse ONeills candidacy for dele gate to congress, in exchange for the latter's endorsement of Bryan, sud m order to accomplish it tel gram from Congress was passed around among the members, urging this action. While the telegram had the names of eight or ten men who live m that section attached tO it. delegates seemed SkepticAl of its genuineneSS, from the fAct that it was known that MT. O'Neill was billed to speak at Congress on Sat urday night, and many of the dele gates thought they could see the effect of his fine Italian hand" m the aiOreSa | telegram. But, n puT- suance with his determination, just as the convention was about tO adjourn. NIT. Shultz arose, and, alter delivering S very earnest appeal n behalf of the endorsement of MT. O'Neiu, fired the following reSolu- ton at the convention:
 Believing that 1t Is to the best interests of YSvAPAi county demOc- rscy that the free silver people should be united, therefore, in order to perfect this
 Be il resolved, That the demo cratic party of YavsPAi county, in convention assembled, do hereby en- dorse Wm. 0. O'Neiu for delegate to congress, and request that the delegates to the territorial cOnven- ton be instructed in his behalf
 As soon as MT. ShultL had con- pleted reading the resolution, Mir. Herndon arose, and in s somewhat suppressed and pathetic tone of voice. remarked: This IS neither the time or place for the considerS- ton of such a resolution. Let II be submitted tS the convention St Williams, and if that body sees ht to adopt or reject it. Sll right. l move that the resolution be laid on the table"
 "I second the motion" came from a chorus of voices in different parts of the hall. and on the motion be- ing put, was carried. with three or four, certainly less than half dozen, dissenting votes
 The convention then adjourned sine die.
 CovENTIoN ECHOES.
 Jerome asked the convention for something and it was given . Hull"
 The statesman from "Drowsy Gulch7 has been making persistent inquiries since Saturday where he is sti7 He sSt in the territorial populist convention in Phenix and took an active part ID its delIbera- tions; he presided, temporarily, over the pOpulist convention of YAvspai county; he joined the Bryan democratic club and made demo- cratic speeches 10 its members; his name was presented to the demo cratic convention as s candidate Tor the legislature, but 1t was not favor ably received. On Saturday even ing he talked of going 1t alone Ss q candidate for the assembly.
 Daniel Dwyer. of Prescott, ''is still democrat but his opinion of politicians has not been elevated any during the past forty-eight hours. He failed to get the nomination for supervisor, but is still rustling sub scrIptions to the missionary fund to send east to convert the heathens to Bryanlsm and democracy.
 Kirkland Valley was in the swim Saturday night
 W. $. Adams, of the Jerome News, received A complimentary vote for the legislature.
 The sore spots which appeared on the surface Saturday night will nearly all heal over before election.
 H. D. Ross does not propose to ge; out of office, if be can avoid it. Mckinley will go into office next March, when his tenure as register of the land office will be frail. and there will be DO election for two year. He wisely concluded to enter the race now.
 MT. Burke's name will be Dennis in November, no matter what the election result may be.