Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-08-25
E BIENNIAL POWWOW.
Democrats Hard at Work in
County Convention.
A Lively Time on Hand With ;
Probable Fusion With the
PopuiisIs.

1ShIng hope.
The convention was called for 10
o'clock but ait that hour only the chair
man of the central committee and a
scribe or two We're present During
the night the fences had developed 4
number of weak places and all Were
too deeply interested ON the street
corners. in repairing the breaks, to
notice the clock. The opera house
WAS decorated only by the placards
telling the various delegations where
they were at, or rather where they
should be.
Eventually Mr. G. P. Billiard, secre-
tary of the central committee appear
ed and began gathering up the creden
tials and getting them in order fol-
rapid-fire work, when the curtain
| should rise.
At 1925 Chairman Willis, of the
central committee called the conven
ton TO order and thanked all Demo
crafts present fo- assistance in the las
campaign and courtesies extended
| during his Craftsmanship.
| Secretary Bullard read the call fol
| the county convention, which was t.
| consist of JOG delt gates.
w. T. Smith, A. c.. Baker and Nose
| Drachman were nominated for temper
airy chairman. Drachman withdrew
| his name.
Motion to select chairman by writ
| ten ballot lost
| Motion to select chairman by rising
| vote carried.
| Judge y. C. Baker was elected chair
| man by a, vote of 10 to SO.
! MessrS. Jno. Pomeroy and Edgar
| Wilson were appointed a committee t.
| escort the chairman TO the platform
L T, md no
| sponded in a neat speech. in which he
| said it was a warm morning and
would be hot before night He prophe
| sled that the Democratic attack this
year would be like Il rough riders
| charge on the city of Santiago.
Mr.. J. D. Lopez of Mesa City. was
unanimously elected temporary secre
tary
Motion by Parish that committee Cd
five be appointed on platform and res
olutionS. Carried.
Moved by Drachman that a commit
tee of five he appointed by the chail
ON credentials. Carried.
Moved by Reeves that chair appoint
n committee of five on permanent or
ganization and order of business. Ca
ried.
An attempt was then made ito have
tDt NOlllAllllCt VII PldhIOl lhSctl dNtNN
to confer with any like convention
in the city if they should see fit.
This of course meant PopuIisIn, and
as the suggestion came from a scapy
source the unWaShed Scowled and reg
iStered kick The kick stood. as il
was too early in the day to talk fusion
Motion that credentials committee
be named. delegates hand in their Gre
denitials and convention adjourn for a
half-hour to give committee an oppor-
t'lnity to prepare a report.
The chair appointed on the credential
committee Messrs. Nose Drachman,
J. X. Murphy, T. NJ. Nolin, Robert
Friedel and Tom Morrow.
Adjourned for thirty minutes, during
which time there was raid on the ice
water tanks and other things.
Convention called to order again at
11:4O.
The credentials report received as
follows:
PhOeniX-First ward-F NJ Mog-
nette. w r. Blount. L. NJ. Nolfn. J. NJ.
Baltz. J. Shot, Ezra Thayer. by f. NJ.
Mognett. proxy: L. A AnirauIt. by
James Burson. proxy; II. Stuhr. A S.
Mills. ". r. Cunningham, Theodore
Olea. Gus Hirschfeld, f. 3. DevereuX.
proxy Frank Alkirc, and Alexander
Ba1-sante.
Second ward-Theodore Haffner, S.
W Scott. proxy A. c. Baker. Edgar
Wilson. L. D. Cameron. Dave Kyle. ].
G. Davis, Nose Drachman, Al Arthur
Third ward-J. Ernest Walker, D.
F. Greenwood, J. T. Gibson. J. r. Dunn,
II. L. Tulburt Henry George. Robert
Freidel, T. A Fulton. Robert F'riedel
proxy, C. D. Doris, A. L. Strait, JOS
is,I, TJ0TsIln+f
Fourth ward-A. E. Cob, n. A. Sand
ers, C. f. Leonard, Bud Gray, Andy
Thoman. r. B. Midnight. Ramon n.
Saavedra, C. f. Chapman.
GlendaIe-B. e. Chute, p r. Bailey
C. R. Hunter.
Alhambra-J. w. Dawes. r. Hill.
Murphys District Henry Burris.
Cartwright Precinct. z. Orme
W. B. Adams. II. H. Wilkey
District No. 14-R. H Woolf, MI
Sanford
Tempe-Joe Birchett Geo. Compton.
Charlie Williams. W. T. Cummings, A.
w COsner, Tom Morrow and Curt w.
Miller
Mesa-W. ]. LeBaron. DR.. Brack.
Charles Peterson, C. B. Lewis. J. d.
Lopez, John Pomeroy, William Pom
roy.
Alma-J. A Stewart w. A. Mcdon-
aid. y Hunsaker proxy; Charles Pew,
L. D. Crook
Lehi-D. T. Jones, ]. B. Briggs. and
J. c. SOrnsen.
Buckeye Henry Mitchell, Roma T.
Jackson.
Broadway School House-N. NJ
Broadway. by Weidman. proxy
Peoria-Mr H Jennings, Ira Moore
Orme-Hosea Greenhaw, Chas Pen
dergast
Riverside-Geo. Z. Collins, ]. T.
Hughes.
Kyrene-G. S. Collins one-half vote,
II. +. Johnson one-half vote.
New River-E. Tompl1inson.
HighIand-B F. Barley.
Fairbanks-F. ByIer
Wickenburg-J. X Murphy. Joe L.
Dousherty.
San Domingo Bernal by Thos |
Parish proxy.
vuIture-Geo. W. Sanders by Thos.
Jordon- George Drew by n. w
Brack. proxy.
Madison-J. r. Whftton.
Meridian-W. a. Moore by Matt Gil
son proxy.
Maple District Burris
McDowell-J. L. Adams
Verde-George Sears, L. Sumpter.
Goldfield-Andrew Dobbie.
Aqua Caliente-Frank Baxter, II. r.
Wells by Logan Rives proxy.
Arizona Falls-W. NJ. Ward.
Union Mine Brashear, by Chas.
Standard proxy.
Cave Creek-A. J. Linyille
School District No 81 L. Morrell |