Williams news. [microfilm reel] (Williams, Ariz.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-21
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Delegates to Tucson Will Go
UninstruCted

vi SudilO w IL Ctill SttCU w lllc
dc nocratic central committee of
c. conino county, Arizona territory.
a convention was held in the court
house at Flagstaff, Monday after
noon, May 16, 1904.
The convention was called to Or
der by the chairman of the county
cen raj committee, James E. Ruffin,
who stated the object of the call to
be for the purpose of selecting nine
delegates from the county to attend
the democratic territorial conven-
ton to be held at Tucson, Ariz..
Nominations having been de-
clared in order for permanent
chairman, James E. Ruffin of Flag
staff, was nominated and unani-
mously elected.
Nominations being called for sec
retary, L. S. Williams of Williams,
was nominated and unanimously
elected.
The following committee was
then appointed on credentials: c..
A: Neal, E. T. McGonnigle and G..
w. Martin.
The committee on credentials
submitted the following report:
FLAGSTAFF, A1iz., May 16.
To the Honorable Chairman and
Members of the Democratic Con-
vention:
Gentlemen-We, the committee
on credentials, having inspected
the certificates of nomination as
delegates to this convention, do
hereby respectfully report that we
find the seventeen delegates pres
ent entitled to seats in this conven-
ton, as follows:
Flagstaff F. Quay, w. H. Car
roll, George Babbitt, Walter Dur
ham (by George Babbitt), J. E.
Ruffin, E. T. McGonnigle, T. A.
Riordan, DR.. E. S. Miller, Frank
Rodriguez (by E. T. McGonnigle).
Bellemont-T. J. Ross (by Geo.
Babbitt).
Maine-O. H. Orthell Thy J. E.
Ruffin).
Williams N. Sleeves, G. w.
Martin, L. S. Williams, c. A. Neal
w. F. Dermont, J. B. Jones (by G.
A. NeaD.
On motion duly made. and Sec
onded the report of the committee
on credentials was unanimously
adopted.
Nominations having been de-
clared in order for delegates to the
convention to be held in Tucson,
the following names were placed in
nomination: J. b Jones, w. F.
Dermont, J. E. Ruffin, E. T. Nc
Gonnigle, Frank Rodriguez, Geo.
Babbitt, X. N. Sleeves, T. A. Rior-
dan, o. H. Orthell, S. F. Qnay, l..
S. Williams, Geo. w. Martin, C.
A. Neal and Jacob Salzman.
1t was moved and carried that
the nine candidates receiving the
highest votes be declared elected
delegates to the Tucson convention.
After the chair had appointed
Messrs. X n. Sleeves and George
Babbitt as tellers, the convention
proceeded to ballot.
The chair declared Messrs. G. A
Neal, w. F. Dermont, J. e. Ruffin
E. 7. McGonnigle, Frank Rodri
guez, T. A. Riordan, O. H. Orthell
S. F. Quay and Jacob Salzman duly
elected delegates to represent the
county of Coconino at the demo
cratic convention to be held in
Tucson, Arizona.
1t was moved and carried that
the delegates attending the Tucson
convention be empowered to fill any
vacancies that may occur by reason
of the attendance of any of the
elected delegates.
Convention then adjourned.
The meeting at Williams last
Saturday evening was not altogether
harmonious. A strong Hearst res
olution was introduced. but was
finally laid on the table, where il
died, and the delegates went unin
structed.
At the county convention every
thing passed off harmoniously aut
an uninstructed delegation sen
fO tho 'H1ncnn nnn unntInn