Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-09-09
DEMOCRACY'S
 TICKET NAMED.
A Resolution 10 Endorse a POpulISt Candidate IS Promptly Tabled.
Prescott Gets Away With Seven Out oi
 the Eleven Candidates.
Fron Monasys Daily.

It was nearly 10 o'clock on Satur- day night before the county demo- cratic convention concluded its laborS. When the JOCSNAL-MNER went 10 press, the convention was just commencing to get down to business. The platform submitted, and which WAS unanimously adopted, was as follows:
 Resolved, that we, the democratic party in convention assembled, here by endorse the national democratic g atfor-2 as adopted by the national democratic convention a. Chicago, July 7th. lSSs6. and heartily endorse their nominees, Wm. J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall. for president and yica president of the United States, and call upon all people who believe in the free and unlimited coinage of silver al a ration of l6 10 l, 10 rally to the support of the democratic party.
 i've oenounce the actions of V. O. Murphy, our delegate in con gresS. for involving YsvsPSi county m a debt in the funding of the deiunct P. < A. (. railroad bonds, which action alone will require years Of taxation upon the citizens of this county to liquidSte. We denounce him for passing through congress the iniquitous bill leasing the school lands of the territory 10 private corporations, but owing 10 ihe efforts of the business people of Arizoaa, the dastarily scheme was killec by the presidents veto.
 After the county central com nit:ee had been selected, NIT. ShullZ, of Prescott, attempted the intro ductiOn of a resolution endorsing ONeill, but was ruled out of order by the chair. He took sn appeal from this ruling. but the chair was overwhelmingly sustained. Whether it was ID anticipation of the adOp- ton of thls resolution, or whether it was for the purpose of securing its adoption, that the following paragraph appeared in the demo cratic paper on Saturday morning, IS not known:
 The representatives of democ- racy of Yavapai county in conven- ton assembled will voice the senti- ments oi local democracy better than any individual or newspaper can do; their decision as to local offices will b. satisfactory and final with every true democrat; their en- dorsement of men for other than county offices should meet with that respectful consideration which IS ever accorded the deliberations of earnest and patriotic men.
 J. W. Norton was the only candi- date for councilman. and was nomi- mated by exclamation.
 For the three candidates for the assembly, seven names were pre- sented to the convention, the vote for them being as follows: D. J. Warren. g; C.. W. Hull. 4S; W. J. Mulveuon, 4s; C. ". Anderson, 39; L. M. Olden, 8; J. L. Fisher. If; W . :. Adams. l. h this connection, 1t might be stated that MT. Fisher was in no way a candidate, and had so informed all who had approached him on the subject. The nominees were Mulvenon. Warren and Hull
 Geo. C. Rufner had 10 opposi- tion for sheriff, and was nominated by exclamation.
 W. W. Ross, Dennis 4. Burke aud Thomas Brown were nominated for treasurer, resulting in the selection of Burke by the following vote: Burke. fl: Ross, 2; Brown. 12
 There were three names placed in nomination for recorder, the result being as follows: W. l. Johnson, 4S; c. NJ. Whitson, l4; J. D. Moore, Is.
 Al this stage of the proceedings. the convention took a recess until : p. n.
 On reconvening at the above hour, nominations for district attorney were made. the names of R. M. Ling and H. D. Ross being pre- sented. The vote stood: Ross, 50; Ling, 2s.
 C. r. Hicks was nominated by exclamation and without opposition for probate judge
 For the two candidates for super yIsor there We're eleven names pre- sented 10 the convention, as follows: C. E. Goddard, of Canyon, or God dard precinct; Thomas Earnhart, of Kirkland; F. c. Wager, Chsparral; {; Dan Dwyer, Geo. C. Wsddel, Geo. II. Schuerman and J. G. Campbell, of Prescott; John Woods, of the Verde Valley; G. D. Miller, Cienega; Lou Willard. Cottonwood; Jacob Henkle. Bayard. Before a ballot was taken, MT. Dwyer, of Prescott, who plainly saw that the combina- ton was "forninst" him, arose and withdrew his name. Mir. Schuer- man was nominated on the first bal lot, the vote being as follows:
 Schuerman. F; Wsddell, 9; Earn hart. 2O; Willard, Is; Wager. l3; Miller, l2; Woods II; Goddard, g.; Campbell. ,; Henkle, f.
 The names of Campbell, Henkle and Miller were withdrawn and a second ballot taken. without a nomination, as follows:
 Waddel. 2l; Willard, 2l; Earn hart, 2O; Wager. 9; Goddard, 3; Woods. 9.
 Goddard. Woods and Wager were dropped. and a third ballot taken, without a choice, a. follows: Will lard. 29; Waddell. 2S; Earnhart, 26.
 WsdCell was dropped and a fourth ballot was taken, resulting in Earn hart's nomination, by the following vote: Earnhart, J0; Willard. 2S.
 Before the convention commenced balluting, W. =. Adams, a Jerome delegate, arose and made an earnest plea for the support of Lou Willard for the position, pledging the ticket 2O straight democratic votes in Jerome, fl he were nominated, and afterwards raising it 10 500. But neither the eloqUence of NIT. Adams or the promise of votes seemed 10 move the convention, and NIT. Will lard weat down m defeat.