Arizona republican., 1898-09-17

hard to locate his strength outside of this town. He has been working his old same on the common people" and in the old '-Puddin' Head way. One sees on every dead wall and billboard in Prescott three gaudy placards bear ing such legends as these: Wilson fights error: Who else has such a record?" "Wilscn tough. the admin istration that funded the Yavapai county bends" What the people want is a Tan who has done as Will scn'' "A day, an hour of virtuous liberty is worth Q whole eternity Of bondage" Vote for Wilson, She peo- ple's candidate and much more sim liar tommy-rct.
 The three .'cocl-sure" candidates, Smith Wilson and Ellinwood, were not much in evidence during the morn ing, but kept closeted with their man agers at headquarters. The two pos s;bilities, Jones and Breathitt mixed with the crowd considerably and nursed their hop7s. All were afraid to test their strength and the hour Of tho assembling of the convention was postponed.
 The Smith men were more confident than the opponents, but seemed to prefer the unseating of Billy Barnes and his regulars to a final victory for the veteran statesman from Co., chise. Barnes, snug and jaunty as ever, kept his forces well in. hand and drilled them constantly. All realize that the choice Of the convention will bc practically settled when one of the Pima county delegations is seated by tho convention. It is a life and death struggle for power between Barnes and Smith. Owing to this contest much, if not all depends upon the prelimi- nary Organization
 Rowe, the present chairman of the territorial central committee, who viii call the convention to order, is a Pres colt man and is supposed to be anti Smith. All concede that might will make right and should Rowe so man. age things that Wilson CT Ellin- wood man names the committee Oh credentials, it is all day with Marcus Aurelius Smith,
 COMMENCING THE TEST.
 The convention assembled at 11:3G in the opera house. Chairman Rowe called 1t to order and made a few re- marks, roasting the territorial govern ment and it's various boards and con- missions He stated thas speeches must be made shcrt, and praised the common people" He asked for nom nations for temporary chairman. T. E. Parish and Alonzo Bailey were placed in nomination. Parish repre- serted the anti-Sni,h element, and Bailey, Smith A motion to ballot by counties was carried, when Rowe ruled that proxies would not be counted ill the votes for temporary chairman. The ruling started an upr0ar which lasted more than an hour. The Smith strength is largely represented by proxies owing to the long distance the delegates live from the convention. To rot count proxies would elect Parish and throw tha organization into the hands of the anti-Smith crowd and seat the Billy Barnes delegation from Pima, which would mean the nomina- tion of probably Ellinwood, possibly Wilson. The Wilson and Barnes in tiuence was responsible for the con- fusion Rowe insisted on calling the rolI Of counties and would count none bIi those who stood up. To defeat this gross injustice the Smith men when a county was called would stand uo all over the hall and demand to be counted for that county.
 FIRST. BLOOD FOR SMITH
 There were TO banners to designate the lack Of delegations, so Rowe could do nothing but admit standing dele gates as voting correctly. When the sixth county was reached, H. D. Ross of Prescott was recognized and with drew Parish, whom he had nominated. fIcm the contest. Ross action saved the convention. Bailey was chosen by exclamation and brought the conven- tiCn to order. The temporary secre- tsry was elected and committee on credentials chosen, one from each county except Pima which was barred