Mohave County miner., 1898-09-24
DEMOCRaTIC
CONVENTION.
IN BARMoNIoUS
GATHERING,
The TICKET IND PROCEEDINGS

The democratic county convention o
Mohave county met at the courthouse al
10 O'Clock Thursday morning and wa,
called to order by j. M. Murphy, actins
chairman Of the county committee. The
chair appointed committee on creden'
tials composed of the following gentle
men:
Barney Perkins, Chloride; W. A. Neal,
Sandy; BY Sherman, Kiogman; John
Harris, H,ckberry; Kean st. Charles,
(proxy) White Hills.
j. s. Withers was elected as temporary
secretary and 1, M. George as assistant.
After a short recess the credentials
committee reported that the following
delegates were entitled to seats in the
convention:
BY Sherman, Dave Kelleher, John
Lynch, Joe Gideon, Sam Withers, Geo
Hoyt, Ia g 'orge, Frank Austin, J M
Murphy, ] Phelan, Barney Perkins,
Geo Brobant, Wm Carlton, John Hughes,
L o Simmons, d Jscoby. Joe Gscman,
B Hall, Thos McGraw, F,ank Byrd,
Grant McKe,son, Frank Wilson, Ide
Hsmlin, E linus, Henry Letter, d Brown,
BY Collins, Wm Nelson, Robert Gibson,
Walter Brown, W A Neal. Jim Barrett,
A Cornwall, Vim McGee, Curly Jones,
JC Dexter, John Harris, Wm Inns, Ed
H.skins, Chss Lynch, Wm Larkin, W
E Frost, T L Ayres, John Deiand, Nose
Lvy, ] T Pendergast, Proxy by John
Harris.
Sandy precinct claimed title to four
delegates, although the county committee
only allowed them three. The report re.
ferred the matter to the convention. At.
ter heated discussion in which Kean
st. Charles, the newly incubatsd demo.
crat, took the position that the Sandy
was too veil represented, and A. Corn.
wall the negative side Of the question,
the convention voted to allow the Sandy
claim Cedar was allowed representa-.
ton In the porson Of Mr., Pendergast.
Hon. E E f linwood, who was In the
hall, was called on and addressed the
convention in few we'll timed remarks.
The committee on order Of business
brought in the following report, which
was adopted with the switching Of the
election Of a county central committee
from the frat to the last business:
FIRST. We the undersigned commit.
tee recommend that the temporary or.
g,niz rion be 70 ,ds permanent.
SECOND. Receiving and disposal Of re
port Of COMMITTEES on platform and reso.
lutions.
TmsD. Nominating candidate for
Legislative council.
FOURTH Nominating candidate for
AssembIymsn.
FIFTH. Nominating candidate for
Sheriff
SIXTH Nominating candidate for
Treasurer.
SEVENTH Nominating candidate for
Recorder.
EraHrH. N ,minating candidate for
District Attorney.
NINTH Nominating candidate for Pro.
bate in ige.
TENTH. Election Of county central
committee
ELEVENTH. Nominating two candi
dates f,r Supervisor.
central con nittee f.l all vacancies that
may occur.
After the adoption Of the order OF bus
iness report the committee on platform
submitted the following as the enuncia
tion OF the democrats OF Mohave county
Be 1t Resolved, by the democratic
party Of Mohave county, in convention
assembled, that the following principles
are adopted as the platform OF the Dem.
ocratic party oil Mohave county:
FIRST We reaffirm our allegi ance to
the national demo natic platform adopted
at Chicago in 1896, and 80 ably and
brilliantly championed by the Hon
William ]. Bryan, the standard bearer
of the Democratic party for president,
and we demand his denomination in
1900 to the presidency.
SECOND. We recognize the indisput-
able fact that, VI national issues, the
financial question Is one Of such import.
ance that II overshsdows all others. and
that the money question is not and will