Graham guardian., 1898-09-23

tee, appeared with majority re-
port Of the committee on the Pima
county delegations, declaring the
following to be the regular dele
gates:
r. Cole by H. Dickinson, Ed.
Hall, W. P. Woods by H. Drach,
man, J. d. Payne, H. Drachman,
R. G. Brady, NJ. G. Samiego, by
Orfrala, J, B. Finley, G. A. Hcff by
VIM. Breckenridge, S. NJ. Bailey,
s. f. Haggard.
This report was adopted.
Then came the report of the
committee on organization and
order of business which was IN
this order.
Temporary organization be made
permanent. ...
A majority shall govern the con
vention.
Appointment of committee
on platform and resolutions.
Nomination of delegate and
the selection of a central commit
lee.
This report was adopted.
Then came an adjournment to 7
o'clock.
The convention was called To
order at $50.
Chairman Reppy of the com
mittee on platform and resolutions
made his report, which was un
animously adopted.
On motion being carried, The
chair appointed a committee o
three to draw up RESOLUTIONS o
coincidence regarding the death O
the late Captain O'Neill of the
Rough Riders.
Messrs. Rowe, Parish and Others
paid a touching tribute to thC
memory of O'Neill.
The char announced the nomi
nation Of delegates next in order
The chairman instructed the sec
retary to call the roll of counties
to ascertain if they had nomina
tions to make.
The chairman of the Coconinc
delegation said DR.. Brannen woulc
place Coconino's candidate il
nomination. DR.. Brannen came
forward aud IN "a rather eulogistiC
speech nominated Fleetwood
which nomination was ably second
ed by Mr.. Ashurst.
John J. Birdno announced that
c. NJ. Shannon would nominate
Graham's candidate. Mr. Shan
non in a neat talk nominated W
E. Jones, which nomination was
seconded by John J. B;rdno.
The chairman of the Navajo del,
egatlon nominated NJ. A. Smith
which nomination was numerous
ly seconded. Smith was called for
ascended the platform ard, after
an able speech, withdrew from thf
race, amid tremendous cheers.
The Pinal chairman spoke for
Smith.
Herndon, Of Yavapai, nominal
ad Col. Wilson in very able
speech; nomination was seconded
by II. D. Ross in speech.
A move was made that the can
didates come forward and state
their views and how they stood on
the platforms. Wilson, El!inwood
and Jones all made telling talks
and were greeted with equal ap'
plause, Then balloting was pro-
ceeded with.
Even after Smiths. withdrawal
about 40 of his admirers continued
to vote for him and a dead lock
was the result. The balloting con
tinued until ll:30 p. m. when il
was found that the dead lock could
not be broken and an adjournment
was taken until 10 o'clock next
day.
/ On reassembling Saturday every.
one was eyer for the fray. 1t was
soon demonstrated that another
dead lock had occurred. Ballot,
ing continued, the vote being ex.
actly the same for some time,
when Wiley Il. Jones, in the IN
terest Of party harmony asked
the Graham county delegation,
which stood by him like a stone
wall, to withdraw his name from
the contest. Very reluctently this
was done, and when the next bal.
lot was called for the Graham del.
egation practically decided the
contest by casting it's l6 votes for
Col. J. f. Wilson, by a majority
of one the nominee for delegate to
congress.
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The democratic party of Ari-
zona reaffirms its allegiance to the
principles set tooth IN the national
democratic platform adopted at
Chicago at the national convention
in June, 1896.
1t demands that the mints of the
United States be opened to the
coinage of both gold and silver at
the ratio of l6 to |, without ask
ing or awaiting the consent of any
| other nation.