The border vidette., 1904-05-28
DEMOCRATS IN CoNvENTION.
The Most Enthusiastic Gathering of
 the Unterrified Ever Held.

The Democratic Territorial conven- tion was called to order at Tucson last Monday, May 23rd, at noon. with every county in Arizona represented. It was a Hearst convention and har- mony reigned supreme.
 The work of the convention was partially outlined at caucus held Sun day night in which representatives Of the delegati ons from Graham, Cochlse, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Pinal and Mari copa counties participated. The slate was then made up and 1t stood the test until the convention met At this caucus the election of Jack Lawler was conceded, and subsequently when Judge Andrews of Prescott was desig- mated to prepare the platform Yavapai fell into the general deal. There were about 136 delegates represer ted in the caucus, and it is said that only four favored sending Johnny Hughes as delegate to the national convention. The delegates, alternates, chairman ship and secretaryship of the conven- tion and the national committeeship were disposed of at this caucus.
 This was the slate agreed upon by the caucus: For delegates to the na- tional cenventicD; w, A. Gillespie of Graham county; Carl Hayden of Ma ricopa. John Lawler of Yavapai, J. $. Taylor of Cochise. W. F. rimmons of Yuma and Isaac Earth of Apache; Alternates: M. C.. Samaniego of Pima, Wm. Schuckmunn of Santa Cruz Geo. P. Blair of Pinal, R. J. Holmes of Mohave, T. A. Riordon of Coconino and W. A. Parr of Navajo.
 Chairman of the convention, Fred A. Sutter of Cochise county; secretary of the convention, Joe P. Dillon of Yavapai.
 For member of the national com mittee for Arizona, Ben Crawford of Graham county.
 Every county in the territory voted in convention 10 ratify the action of the caucus held the night before, ex- cept the Pima county delegation which made strenous effort to have John T. Hughes elected delegate to the national convention.
 G. P. Bullard moved the appoint ment of committee on credentials to be composed of one delegate from each county except Gila, which sent con testing delegates, each county through its chairman to name its member of the committee. The motion carried and the convention proceeded to select the following committee on credentials:
 Apache, Sol. Earth; Cochise, Cap tain J H. Tevis; Coconino, J. E. Ruff fin; Graham, J. E. Shirley; Maricopa, w. B. Cleary; Mohave, Kean St. Charles; Navajo, R. c. Creswlck; Pima, B. C. Brichta, Pinal, J. I. Coleman; Santa Cruz, E. D. Miller; Yavapai, P. w. O'Sullivan; Yuma, J. Fred Nott- busch.
 The following committee on perma- nent organization and order of business was selected in similar manner as the committee on credentials:
 Apache, Sol Earth; Cochise T. N. Gaines; Coconino, J. E. Ruffin; Ora ham, P. c. Little; Maricopa, $. r. Webb; Mohave, J. P Feeny; Navajo. R. c. Creswell; Pima, J. A. Flood; Pinal, George F. Blair; Santa Cruz, Phil HerelJ; Yavapai, Max Allwenn; Yuma, Frank Turney.
 The motion of Eugene Brady O'Neil of Maricopa that committee on plat form and resolutions be selected III the same manner, carried and the conven- tion selected the following committees:
 Apache. Sol Earth; Cochise, N. E. McN eil; Coconino, J. E. Rutfin; Ora ham, Wiley Jones; Maricopa, F. B. O'Neill Mohave, R. J. II olmes; Maya ,jo, R. 0 Creswell; Pima c. O. Austin; Pinal, T. F. Weedon; Santa Cruz, Frank J. Duffy; Yavapai, J. J. San ders; Yuma, $. B. Hines.