The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-05-14
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
An Unenthusiastio Meeting at
 the Court House.
Delegates to to Ph9nix Without In. structions-A New County Central Committee
 Elected.

The delegates to the Democratic county convention of CnconinO county met in the court house at 10:40 to-day. The attendance was small-lrn dele gates being present and about the same number of spectators. At ln:40 Mr. J. w. Weaiherfnrrl called the convention to order and an. nOunced that the first business was to appoint the county central committee for the ensuing term.
 Mr.. Bunch suggested that the first business should be the election of Il temporary chairman.
 Mr. k. c. Jones, who was outside the pale, moved that Mir. Babbilt b. appointed temporary chairman, but as Mir. Jones was not a member of the convention his motion was ruled out of order.
 On motion of F.. J. Babbilt Mir. Bunch was appointed temporary chair man and Charles Canall temporary secretary.
 The chairman said the object of the meeting was for the purpose of eleciing delegates to the convention to be held at Phoenix on the 8lh of next month to elect delegates to the Chicago con. vention.
 Messrs. Salzman. Hochderffer and BaLbitt were appointed committee on credentials and permanent organ. ization and order of business. and after a short recess they submitted the fol- lowing reports:
 FLAGSTAFF, A. T.. May l4. lsos.
 We. your committee on credentials. beg leave to submit as follows:
 We have examined the credentials and find the following delegates entitled to votes in this convention: T. A. Riordan. .Chas. CanalI, Geo. Hochderffer, Wm. Carroll. T. s. Bunch, K. J. Babbitt T. E. Pulliam. of Flagstaff pre-. cinct; A. D. Ripley. K. NJ. Francis. Frank Morell. N. Salzman. c. N. Stark by Nj. Salz- man proxy, of Williams precinct.
 Respectfully submitted.
 tSigned' M. SALZMAN, Chairman.
 We, your committee. on permanent Organ- ization and order of business beg leave to report as follows:
 We recommend that the temporary organi- ,ation be made permanent.
 The next order of business, the election of seven delegates to the Democratic Territor- lal convention to be held at Phoenix June s. 1898.
 We recommend the election of Q county central committee to serve for the next en- suing two years.
 tslgned) M. sALzxAS, Chairman.
 On motion of Mir. Babbitt the report was accepted.
 It was decided, on motion of Mir. that Williams be allowed three delegates to the Terri itorial con and Flagstaff four.
 The chairman said he questioned if 1t was proper to do that. but if it was an agreement between the delegates it was all right.
 The following gentlemen were then unanimously elected: Max SaIzman, Frank Morrell and A. D. Ripley of and E. J. Babbilt, T. E. Bunch. Hugh Campbell and A. T. | of Flagstaff.
 The chairman said that while it was ID honor he coveted. he would prefer f they elected some one outside the convention rather than himself.
 When Mr. Canall was nominated le declined the honor on the ground hat it would be impossible for him to ttend the convention at Phoenix.
 The next order of business was the lection of q county central committees, nd after an adjournment of five minutes Mir. Salzman moved that five elegates be selected exclusive of the ecretary. The convention thereupon roceeded to the election, but ID the lterest of the moment forgot to count nd appointed seven members in all. 8 follows: Messrs. A. T. Cornish, hartman; James Walsh, Max Salz. lan. of Williams; and E. J. Babbiti, w. Francis, Chas. Canal and T. E. ulliam. of Flagstaff. As this number was one more than ,e motion called for, MT. Babbitt owed that the number of the com. itlee be changed from five to six, and IT. Salzman in order to allow all who |, ere nominated to be retained. on the a withdrew his motion for I 'e appointment of five delegates. d MT. Babbitt said it seemed to him Iat committee of five was too small r the central committee. Every 'ade of opinion ought to be repre- nted on that committee, but he did ,t believe they were represented. He
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