Arizona republican., 1898-09-18
He Not Only Destroyed Structure Marl Smith Had Erected with Great Care, But Frosted the Hopes of Ellin- wood in Punishment Of
 Detection the Day
 Before.

Prescott, ATiz., Sept. 17-(Special ) The democratic territorial convention today at precisely 11:12 o'clock nomi- hated the weakest candidate before it for delegate to congress. lis name is J f. Wilson, who so loves the com men people" that he willingly sacri- fees himself that they may listen for the next six weeks to his long winded haTangues. He was not the popular choice cf the convention, but Billy Barnes kept Wiley Jones in the race long enough to kill off Eilinwood. Then the Graham county deiegatio. switched from Jones to Wilson.
 HOW IT WAS DoN1
 It took six ballots this morning {. tell the tale. Ellinwood had gaine, up to the fourth ballot when Shanno of Graham withdraw Jones' name from the contest and cast his countys SIX teen votes fer Wilson. They stoo, that way to the end. Yayapai cast he, eighteen votes fer Wilson from first co last. Apache also stood solid for hin through the SIX pallets this forenoon Maricopa county first gave him ten, then eleven and finally twelve on the last ballot, which gave the much de-
  jCrity, too; it was only two.
 The other counties were scattering. Elllnwocd had Pima solid, also Coco niRo, Navajo, Mohave and Yuma, with fifteen from Maricopa, until the last ballot, when Tom Morrow Of Tempe changed from Ellinwood to Wilson and decided whom the republicans should defeat at the polls. Apache passed in the last ballot, waiting until Wilson had made his necessary gain from Maricopa. Then Ruise, the chairman from Apache, cast his five votes for Wilson, giving hIul 61. Ellinwood had 59. The fourth and fifth ballots were ties. kllinwood and Wilson each re- ceiving 60 votes.
 BLESSED BE MARICOPA.
 Had Maricopa stood solid. Eilinwood would have probably been the nominee instead Of Wilson, on the sixth ballot. But she did not, and to Maricopa county belongs the honor of making republican success certain in NoveTn- bci. for Wilson will surely be beaten. His only genuine strength is in Yava- pai county Ellinwood was stronger because he did have some strength in the south, the land that decides elec- tiols in Arizona.
 Although the Graham county dele gaticn stood by Wilson in the conven- tica, it doesn't love him. The dele gates were obeying the wishes of their favorite son Joaes, Jores was cbeying Barnes and Barnes was getting even with Ellinwood for deserting him in inc Pima county contest. Today Barnes is the scourge of the territorial de- mocracy. lie did not say 6 word dur inS the whole convention, but his eleven hoof was everywhere apparent. Tne only man who can best him is Mark Smith, and Smith had his satis- faction in throwing Barnes out ot the convention.
 HE PUT AWAY THE CROWN
 Iie had it again when he declined the nomination, backed by an over whelming majority last night and again this morning when eighty dele gates called at his headquarters and offered to vCee fer him on the first bal lot. but he declined firmly and when tile convention cams to order at 10 o'clock Cassidy Of Pinal arose and re- quested that delegates refrain from further embarrassing MT Smith by casting their ballots for him./
 This narrowed the contest 10 Ellir- wood, Jones and Wilson and the hot test contest in the history of the dem oCratic party in Arizona was soon erGed. Smith refrained from infuenc-