Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-31

iiil NtNii Ni'h' ''' thelr battle against English oppres- sion.
 We are strongly in favor of the gov ernment system of irrigation of arid lands. and the building of system of storage reservoirs by the government, and oppose the cesSion of arid lands to the states and territories. A mere tthe of the money spent in ubiecting the F'ilipinos and acquiring the Phil ippine islands would have resulted in an expansion that would have proven a thousandfold more beneficial to our people.
 We heartily approve the course of our delegate in congress the Hon. J. F. Wilson, and commend his services as being altogether in the interests of Arizona and the country at large.
 We recognize in Wm. J. Bryan the greatest commOner since Lincoln-a man whose sympathieS are altogether with the masses of the people of the country. Pure. unseltish and patriot ic, he would make president of whom the country might well be proud Believing him to be man who will correct the wrongs of repub- lican msrule. and restore the govern ment to the foundation upon which our fathers placed it, our delegation in national convention is instructed to vote first, last and all the time for William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, for president of the United States.
 T. E. PARISH, Chairman.
 The reading of the platform eliCited thunderS of applause and it was adopt ed unanimously; at this point quite d colloquy arose over q minority report by Sawyer of Navajo, who had neat ly written plank to insert in the plat form, asking that the forest reserves of Arizona be thrown open to the gra- zing of sheep and cattle. Iayapai, Yuma and Graham combatted the in- troduction of this resolution. Wiley E. Jones of Graham and F. $. Ives of Yuma considered the resolution, or plank out of order. Dr. DamerOn made a vigorous talk in favor of read ing the plank but it was refused.
 After this matter was settled the election of delegates and alternates was in order. G. r. Bullard of Mari copa got the floor, and in neat speech placed the name of Dr. H.A. Hughes before the convention. Dr. Hughes name was received with applause and on motion, he was elected by acclama- ton. Delegate Norton Of Yavapai then presented the name of T. C. Norris and like that of DT. HugeS, it was loudly applauded and MT. Norris was elected by the unanimous vote of the convention. The name of J. NJ. Murphy of MUhave. was presented by Keen St. Charles, and MT. Murphy was chosen by exclamation. Senator Ives of Yuma, at this point gained the floor and created considerable eX- citement. He plead for an adjourn ment until Thursday, but his motion was defeated Then B. A. Packard was placed before the convention as delegate and he was elected by ac- clamation. Wiley E. Jones after many attemps, succeeded in getting the name of George Olney before the and like the other four, he was chosen unanimously. George Hunt was the next name nominated. | Against him was pitted F.. <. Ives of . Yuma, and while Maricopa county gave more than half of her vote tO l Ives, Hunt was chosen. Before the | vote was announced MT. Ives asked that MT. Hunts election be made and it was done. This ended the struggle for delegates
 The following gentlemen were chosen as alternateS; J. W. WOolf, | Maricopa: T. s. Bunch. CocOnino: w. ] Y. Price. Pinal; Robt. Williams, San !. ta Cruz: Mulford Windsor Yuma, and |. T. c. Hill, Apache.
 The last test came on motion of Wiley E. Jones to endorse J. B. | Breathitt for national committeeman . for Arizona. There were several as pirantS for this position as it is q po- | sition of responsibility in the party. ! Col. Breathitt was elected by vote | of l20 to 20. and his selection made . 
 The convention instructed the dele ! gates to vote for W. J. Bryan for | president, and vote of thanks was to Chairman Ellinwood and | Secretary Truman, whereupOn the . adjourned sine die.