Arizona republican., 1902-09-24

that the populists had turned the tide against evil.
 At last the motion to nominate a straight ticket came to a vote, and a funny thing occurred. Neither side was confident of the result So in or der that there might be no recrimina tiCn and charges of bad faith each ele- ment warned the other that it would not be bound by anything that might result from the vote. With this honest understanding the ballot proceeded, only those who had signed the roll be- ing allowed to vote. The result was fourteen for a straight ticket and thirteen for endorsement.
 The making up of the ticket followed. That was short work. Among the names suggested for the nomination for assemblymen were those of J. D. Marian and C. T. Hirst. Objection was made that they had been nominated by the other parties, and as both had accepted the nominations it was to be presumed that they were not prohibi- tionists. The ticket was finally made up as follows: For councilman, G. B. Pratt; for assemblymen, C. H. David son, John Wix Thomas, w. L. Osborne and Noah Mumma for sheriff. J. G. Hammels; for treasurer, J. O. Mullen; for district attorney, William Bilt- cliffe; for recorder, Bert Kerr; for pro bate judge, s. s. Green; for county school superintendent George BIount; for surveyor, D. Battin; for supervis- ors, J. w. Eastwood and A. B. Tomlin- son.
 For justices of Phoenix precinct, A. G. Van Doren and W. J. Welcome; for constab bles, Perry Mumma and J. Ream.
 All the nominations were made by exclamation, and most of those who were put in nomination accepted the hcnors thrust upon them without fl:nching. A. P. Walbridge, the oldest temperance worker in the territory, re- fused to go upon the ticket for the req son that he would not vote Q straight prohibition ticket when he believed he could better serve the cause of moral ity and temperance in some other way. J. w. Eastwood was at first inclined to decline the nomination for supervis- or on the ground that he was thinking of leaving the territory before the ex- piration of his office, two years hence. He was unwilling to put the taxpayers of the county to the expense of holding a special election. MT. Eastwood'S s scruples on this point were overcome, and he went on the ticket.
 D. Battin demurred to accepting the nomination for surveyor on the ground that he was not sure Of his qualifica- tions It was brought out, though. that Mr. Battin was aware that the thcodolite was not an illuminant. neither was it anything good to eat. nor yet was it a non-alcoholic beVer- age. The transit used by the surveyors 1 Mir. Battin knew had no relation to that pessirnistic sentiment sic transit glo- ria mundi."
 | The chairman of the convention was <. z. Green and the secretary Rev. F.. H. Mowrc of Tempe. Most of the churches of inc city were represented in the convention by their pastors. who | by the way, were among the straight ! ticket men.
 1 As scon as the county convention
 had adjourned the territorial conven- | tion was called to order, and John Wix ! Thomas was elected chairman and Rev Lapsley A. McAfee secretary There were no representatives from any
 other county than Maricopa. The nom-
 ination of Ostora Gibson of Tombstone
 for nomination for delegate to congress
 was made by exclamation MT. Gib-
 son is prominent worker in the l. O | c. T. and is a chief templar Both
 the territorial and county central com mittees will be announced by the chair
 men of each.