Arizona republican., 1898-08-11
THE SOAPY SMITHS
They Carried Two Wards
 LaSf Night
Yef Are Willing to Leave The Dis- fribution Of Offices to inc Ar bi.rancnt Of the Dice Box.

The series of protracted democratic ward meetings was concluded last night and the two factions are still in doubt regarding their positions. The ''Soapy Smiths" gained six of the eight delegates in the Fourth, and shan n-efully heat the |Unwashed" in the Second. The unlaundried mass meeting in the Third put up list Of candidates for delegates by an alarm ing vote which presages a defeat of the .'Soapy" delegation at the pri- maries next Saturday. The "Soapy Smiths are also viewing their victory in the First on Monday night with suspicion. If that should go wrong and the other aforementioned disaster should occur they are done for.
 The meeting in the Second ward was expected to be devoid of inter est, but when democrats are gathered togetfer more or less of excitement can be reasonably counted on. The meeting opened with a fight for con- trol of the organization The 'sUn- washed" seemed to be in the major ity. A g. Arthur led a battalion of
 
 withstood the fierce onslaught and John R. Norton was elected tempo rary chairman. T E. Dalton became secretary After some preliminary skirnishing an attempt was made to change the organization This came up on a motion to make the tempo rary organization permanent. Those who favored the motion were asked to stand up As there were chairs for only about one-third of the crowd the motion was carried. A dispute arose rega: ding the count, and Mir Arthur appealed from the decision Of the chair, Or ratter, he tried to appeal. but MT Norton refused to consider the proposition and continued holding his official position.
 Then nominations for delegates be- gan to be made. Every member of the club was permitted to name one man, and every member Of the club was put in nomination. The last candidate was T. E. Dalton. There was some skirT1ishing finding a man to nominate him. as all the members of the club present had exhausted their rights to nominate under the rule.
 The voting went on with rush. and the count was begun. It was seen that the "Soapy Smiths" had gotten in their work by voting for a slate, while the "Unwashed' in su- perior numbers had voted at random The delegates are: Edgar Wilson, A. .. Baker. A. S. Arthur. Theo Half ler, D. ". Kyle, s. W. Scott, Nose YTochman.
 V. The Third ward mass meeting was an orderly affair. A much larger crowd was brought out than had at tended the ''SoaDy Smith" function the night before It was also very respectable looking crowd. The orga- nization was quietly effected by the election Of J. T. Dunlap, chairman, and A l.. Strait. secretary. It had been supposed that there was nothing to be done but choose eleven candi- dates to saw it off with the "Soapy Smith" eleven next Saturday. But a contest was soon developed between D. l.. Murary and Joseph Monihon both of whom would like to be sheriff The count showed the following gen. tlemen to be elected to go against the "Soapies" on Saturday: A. L. Strait, H. L. George, Robert Freidel D. F. Greenwood. Josiah Harbert, J Ernest Walker, c. D. Doris, T. A Fulton, H. l.. Hubert, J. R. Dunn, J T. Gibson Fifty-six votes were cast These candidates were left unpledged to any course except the defeat of the -'Soapies" It is claimed for then that they represent the true democ racy of the ward inasmuch as the mass meeting at which they were chosen was regularly called by citizen: of the ward That circumstance vii avai, nothing unless they get a pre- ponderance of votes day after tomor TOW.
 After all this had been done tht meeting resolved to appoint three challengers for the primaries to keel an eye on the "Soapy Smiths" The! are John Slankard. William Dohene! and Seth Byers. They were regularl! armed with credentials.
 The Fourth ward mass meeting wa held in the assembly room Of the cit, hall to the exclusion of the Red Cros society. The ladies had gathere'