Arizona republican., 1900-10-18
POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Exhibition of the Wilson-Smith Con-
 edy Co. in Prescott.

Prescott. Ariz. Oct Is, 1900.-(Spe-
 ciaI Correspondence of The Arizona
 Republican, )-Last evenings democra-
 tic rally at the court house must ha 'e
 made Mark Smith wonder what chill
 spirit had gotten control of the usually
 bowlinglv demonstrative Yavapai dem
 ocrats, as he failed 10 elicit more than
 a few rounds of applause in his speedy
 transition from one theme to another
 touching the welfare and otherwise or
 his party.
 Nr. J. C. Herndon as chairman or
 the meeting was well received, as ne
 ever is on the stump and elsewhere
 and remarks were heard in the room
 during the course of his able talk De-
 fore introducing the speaker Of the
 evening, that if he had received the nomination to congress instead of "the
 twins" or either of them there Woulu he a chance of the party winning out
 in this fight to the finish. In the course of his first remarks he said that
 when the little misunderstanding oc-
 cured in the democratic ranks do"" in Phoenix when two candidates were nominated, they had hoped the repuo licans would have had the good sense not to make d nomination. 1t being un-
 necessary with two very able cahul- dates already in the field.
 S hough each speaker durlhS lh3 course of the evening seemed to ha '' his own particular kettle of hsh .o fry. vet Gov. Murphy was naturallS
 made the common target of the lilo (Herndon. Wilson and Smtth, and the shafts flew thick and fast as patpe" arrows can. applauded by responsive echoes of enthusiasm from a slnSle req hot democrat in the rear of the mousse
 After Col. Wilson had been intro duced to the audience, to whom he Was an already well known figure ot sl5n~ and speech. he spoke in voice or Sle"0 feeling, and apparent husklness lhu'- eating a threatened lachrymal over flow. and related in detail the causes and results of the late misunderstahu- ing in the democratic ranks or lle territory. He also touchingly lhSere" on his magnanimity CWhich. ot course had been apparent to all. and for Whlch he was duly applauded) in reslShihs the field to Mir. Smith. for the sake ol harmony in. and the best interests oi the nartv." Col. Wilson's speech ih the main dwelt upon the issues Of nm perialism and militarism.
 After the conclusion of his speech, while the band played on, number or people left the hall, and at the con, cIusion of My Country, 'tis of Thee' Mark smith was ushered upon the n1atform and began by imbibing freeiE of the only liquid at hand, "aGua trla' in anticipation of the throat parchlhS continents he was about to give utter ance to. The explanation immaculate 1v following of the little misuhder- etanding" seemed rather strained to an listener, but was re- ceived with at least a slight snow oL on the part of most ol hls hearers. He had before him a con- aressional record from which he quoted occasionally and succeeded in at last warming himself up to the pollih9 noint by the strain of his thirty nm utes attack upon the congresSl2nal sins of commission and commission per petrated by late Delegate Murphy. un- der a republican house, republican senate. and. co. veritasD a republican president.
 The meeting was adjourned very quietly at a decently early Eour, and no such "bum-d-ay' demonstration followed as was heard the night tfe ( or conquered) heroes of the late democratic territorial conven- ton arrived home from Phoenix. and held banquet at the sherman house.
 Night watchman Geo. Giles and his minions were arrested today in the act sseh i them in the very act of moving away the Murphy building, corner of Gmley and Cortez streets. jthe Wooster store and entire contents) just as they mad succeeded in raising and transporting i it by main force of hands tand rollers i into the middle 1f the side street. af- | ter cutting of thd. particular shop from the adjoining off buil1in%s. When | they were thus arrested in their daring | purpose. they somewhat hastily pe- l took each himself to more or less con genial surroundings and occupations. |
 MT. Giles has been requested tp | transfer the said property 70 the | county reservation grounds" of the ! plaza, where he will be required 10 leave it under the temporary of the county author 1 ltleS, until Its nnal disposition mas Deel 1 passed upon. To expedite the work 1 of removal. Mir. Giles ascended to the | roof of the building. from which height ne could more readily issue orders all around, and to help remove obstruc- -ions such as telegraph and other wires. and thus providing against veX- ltious delays in the work of removal, ne became sadly entangled and almost lost in the mesh of wires encountered 1n the corner. However. MT. Giles has won the proud distinction of being able -O move buildings with greater celerity than anyone who has yet attempted