Arizona republican., 1900-09-15

something IL had never before seen, two conventions simul, ,aneOusly held In the same hall, thereby violating a well known law of physics that two bodies cannot occupy the same place. MT. Ling irrelevaItly added that he was occupying his office by virtue of the decision of Chairman Parish of the territorial central committee.
 Mr. Adamsor of the conference com mittee reported failure to reach an agreement. and then MT. Herndon arose, saying that he was about to make moti-n rather than to make which he would .1sac- rifice every political hope and ambition. He then moved the dis charge of the committee. The motion was seconded by MT. Packard, put by both temporary chairmen. and passed Thus the understanding en- tered into last Wednesday was carried out in every detail and the convention was divided by agreement.
 The Smith convention occupied the east side of the theater and the Wilson convention the west side. The former named q credential, committee con- sisting of Dr. F. A. Sweet of C5chise. Ben NJ. Crawford of Graham, c. T.
 
 Pinal, and B. A Packard of Cochise. The credentials committee of the Wilson convention was composed of Aired Ruiz of Apache. James H. Flake ot Navajo, w. M. Adams5n of Yava- pal. Henry Lovin of Mohs.ve. s. B. Claypool of Globe, James Reilly of Co., ohise, and c. P. Hicks Of YavapaI. There was constructive appointment N mil ,iz1 ton and order of business and platform and resolutions. A recess of twentY minutes was taken to allow the com mittees to prepare their reports. AS a matter of fact all the reports were then typewritten, but the recess was ob- served as a matter of form.
 THE LAST FRIENDLY MOVE.
 Some hopeful souls even now thought it might not be too late to save the de- mocracy of Arizona. They gathered in knots behind the scenes and submitted all kinds of impracticable projec,s for bringing the two fragments of the party together. Thesc projects were only the old ones which had been be- fore the committee and discussed by the leaders for two days. They were merely worked over. but were made no more efficient. It CannG, be said that the main body of the delegates mani fested a stubborn spirit. There was no angry discussion at these eleventh hour conferences. Concessions would have been made by Wilson delegates from the north but for the fact that they were under instructions from their constituents anI had nothing If their own 10 give away. The Smith dele gates from the south were in the same hX. The last hope of peace was reluc tanIy abandoned.
 Al the close of the recess reports were made by the committees. The temporary organization of three days Was made permanent for hatf an hour. MT. Ling became chairman of the Will son convention; Henry LoVin of Mo have, secretary. and D. s. Thompson of Yavapai. assistant secretary.
 Charles M. shannon presided over the Smith convention. and Frank P. TrOtt was secretary. Up 70 this point every move and almost every word ut tered in one convention had its cOun- t. srpart in the other. It was like a Punch and Judy show bu't fer the sad ness which prevailed. There was n9 joking. Everybody and everything was serious. The wreck of parties and the burial of men who have long been :, leaders are serious matters.
 THE DELEGATES.
 The report of the credentials commit | tee of the Wilson convention showed | the following to be entitled to seats:
 Apache county-Elijah Dewitt. Sol
 
 proxy: Alfred Ruiz.
 Coclnino cOunty-J. l.. Ruffin, J. J. | Donohue. E. T. McGonigle, by E. F. proxy; F. E. Elinwood, J. | E. Jones'
 Sowie. by B. A. Packard, proxy; ] James Letson, by F. A. Shaw, proxy; J. N. Jones. by A. w. Howe. proxy; E. ] G. Ord, by F. A. sweet. proxy A. by James Reilly, proxy; ! Hale Mccormick. by James Reilly, | proxy: w. C. Land. by B. A. Packard, santy. proxy; P. J. Delahanty. proxy: ! John P. Merrill, by F. A Sweet. proxy; ]. H. Tevis, by F. A. Sweet, proxy; H. J. Temple, by James Reilly, proxy.
 Gila ccunty-S. B. CIdypoOl, J. F. 1 B. F. Stewart. Thomas Nixon. M. J. Fuller, Harry Tardy, F.. 3. Packard. G. D. Barclay, w. H. \Voodson. all by s. E. Claypool. proxy; :. B. ClaypooI: J. J. Parks and Emmet Bryant by w. k. Rawlings. proxy; w. I Rawlings; James Goodman.
 Maricopa county-J. NJ. DobsOn, w. :. Dawes. H. A. Hughes, F.. Sunder and W. r. Kelso. pr. l.. D. Dameron, pr. J. Hardy, w. Ii. Kelly. Andrew Barry, w. H. Eas;erwood. H. r. Col ins. H. C. Mitchell. w. T. Smith. NJ. irtser. A. H. Lawrence, Frank Me ;lintnck. Ed Goodwin. J. B. Mcdonald, V. Nj. Zander. JoiIn Peterson, Frank 3arkley, J. Vinson, T. Bone, Reuben Hill. Ira Moore, James COyle, James Norrell. G. w. Sanders. w. F.. Fales, James Levy. E. F. Spain, Dan Martin, James Meuse
 Graham county-H. C. Day, W. H. settle. George HOrmeyer. by C. M. shannon. proxy; C. NJ. shannon, A. D. Webb. by E. M. Crawford, proxy: Ben .I Crawford: w. T. Webb. Phil C. .Ge, Till. George O. Peck. Joseph Lewis,