Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-21
4 DAY OF WRANGLING.
The Democratic Convention DeVotes It's Time n Sparring for Fac
 tional Advantage.
Central Committee Chairman Rowe Rules Its With an iron Hand---- Committee on Credentials
 has a Heavy Task.

Yavapai county were disappointed by the tsmeness of the proceedings, the defect was more than eompen- sated for today by the proceedings of the territorial democratic con- vention.
 T.s convention as billed to com meHce at 10 o'clock, but it was 1l:30 before the gavel of the chairman of the territorial central committee, in the hands of W. A. Rowe, called the delegates to order, just after a patriotic air had been played by the Prescott brass band.
 In calling the convention to order, MT. Rowe made a few remarks In which he used a whole lot of mate rial from Col. Wilson's posters and newspaper articles, denouncing the territorial administration and the several boards created by democratic legislatures, showing the danger oi them when managed by republicans. He also prohibited the making of long speeches in the convention by delegates.
 A motion that a temporary chair man be selected brought Fl. D. Ross to his feet with the nomination of Thos. E. Parish, and MT. Shannon, of Graham, placed the name of Alonzo Bailey in nomination. 1t was decided that the vote be taken on a call of counties, when Acting Chairman Rowe ruled that no one but actual delegates-those holding credentials for themselves should be allowed to vote, thus ruling out all proxies from voting for tenn porary officers
 The fact that a great many Smith men held proxies, while the Wilson delegates were present in force, was given the JoURNAL-MlNER as the req son for thIs ruling. If MT. Rowe, who is well versed in parliamentary tactics, had any such motives in making this ruling, he was too dis erect to announce 1t to the conyen- ton. One thing is certain, however, that the ruling called forth a storm of indignation from the delegates, and pandemonium reigred for about fortY-fve minutes.
 Delegates rushed about the hall gesticulating wildly, while a number seemed to vie with each other in shouting "Mr. Chairman" in a vain attempt to get recognition. While this chaos was at its highest pitch, the band seemed to become possess ed with the eontaglon, and without inteFmission in the proceeding struck up, "There'll be Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" This only seemed to aggravate the situa- ton, and befnre the last strains of the familiar piece had escaped from the open windows, an alleged dele gate (there being two sets) from Pima county shouted, above the din and uproAr of the balance of the delegates, a motion to adjourn to Yuma. The motion was quickly seconded and the convention failed for the time being to see the humor it contained, was about to take a vote on it, when Mir. Smith per suaded the mover to withdraw the motion Had a vote been permitted, the prospect was good for it being carried.
 During all the commotion caused by the ruling of the chairman of the central committee, MT. Rowe was the coolest man in the hall, and, from the platform, looked down upon the excited delegates with the utmost complscency and all the ges- ticulations and excited comments of the delegates failed to move him or to ruffle his temper in the least. He actually refused, amidst all the ex- citement. to become excited, or to swerve one ioata from the position taken by him.
 After an hour spent in this way, in which absolutely nothing was ac- complished, MT. Ross arose and withdrew the name of T. E. Parish as temporary chairman, and MT. Bailey was elected to the position by exclamation.
 P. W. O'Sullivan was then elected without opposition as temporary secretary, and a committee on ere denIials was appointed, when an ad- iournment was taken until 2 o'clock r. m.
 While o'clock was the hour to which the convention adjourned, al 4::30 the committee on credentials was still in session. The bone of contention was the contesting dele gations from Pima county. At 3:45, the delegates grew weary of the delay, when a motion was made that the convention proceed to business without waiting for it: report, and appoint a committee or platform. This motion failed to re ceiye a second.
 A motion was then made that tho committee on crededtials be re- quested to submit a special report covering the eleven uneontesteC counties, and report the names oI delegates from such counties en titled to seats.
 A committee was appointed [, wait on the committee on reden tisls and notify it of the wishes o the convention.
 While waiting for the report O this committee Mir. Parish was in vited to the platform and delivered one of his characteristic harangues It would be a libel on the EnglIsl to call 1t a speech or an address. bu dealt in Mir. Fsrish's most approved style of personal invective. Tn, only thing of general political na ture 1t contained was a revise of splinter from the Maricopa count democratic platform to the effect. a Mir. Parish stated it. that all tha was glorious and good in the recen war was attributable to democrats while all that was inglorious or baC was republican. The deduction iron his remarks being that alone, ana unaided, the democrats licked tn, Spanish, while the republicans wer engaged in scattering disease germ among the troops. In the mention of Bryan's name at one point of hi
 hsrangue MT. Parish was greete,
 with applause. The balance of l
 fell very fat on the ears of his dem
 ocrstic auditors, and, finding him
 self unable to erthuse his hearers
 he finally quit in disgust.-Journal Miner,
 NJ. Abrams. a we'll known commer