Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-03
(Frorn Fridays Dany)

(From Friday 's Dai1v)
 The "slate' of the court house ring vent through the Democratic conven- sion, yesterday, with but n single crack. That slight catastrophe happened in the contest for the office of Supervisors. four ballots being necessary before the United Verde candidate was beaten.
 There were only seven aspirauts for tho job before the convention, four of the eleven originally carded to start having fallen by tho waysidc for rca. Dns unexplained.
 4. \. Johns won out with 56 votes on the first ballot and that left six 10 sport silk. \ second ballot resulted m no choicc, Whitaker of Jerome sAowing the most strength, with 36 votes. \ third ballot was also futile, and then \. \. Moore and Fred Sicpn. ens withdrew from the contest. On the fourth ballot Whitaker had H votes or within five of winning the nomination.
 It was then that something dropped. Tom Marmont withdrew m favor of Wayne Ritter and D. l.. Booker ,lso took like action. The crowd then yelled. "Kill the slatc.' "brcak the slate, v and "down the ring" It was the 6rst evidence of independence that had been manifested during the convcn. ton, and the spectators roared enthusi sstic approval. The country delegates stood together for Ritter while the Prescott and Jerome delegates stuck to the program. The result was that Kit encouraged the friends of Col. Wilson to down Talbot. His name was put bc fore the convention without his knowl. edge or consent, 1t is said. but the slat. was copper.rivctcd and it stood the strain, the result being Talbot ~. Will con 3s.
 Therc was another attempt mad, to disarrange the program on the office of Recorder. r. !. Keohaue being nomin. sted against Roland Mosher. When the first seven ballots came out of the box for Keohane. it looked for a minute that the trick would he turn. sd, hut Mosher won out with 59 vo'c, to 90.
 After the convention adjourned last night, the opinion was freely expressed on the street that the ticket was de. eidedly inc weakest that has been nom mated by the Yavapai county Democ- rscy for many years.
 The Proceedings.
 At n few minutes past 10 o'clock, ]. U. Dillon, chairman of the County Dem. ocraiic Central Committce, called the assembled delegates to order, and asked ex-Delegate to Congress Col !. F. wil. son to deliver an address of welcome.
 Wilson Makes Speech.
 Col. Wilson was loudly chcercd as he faced the audience. He extended a warm welcome to the assembled dele. gates, referred briefly to the party's position on the question of joint state. hood. and concluded his remarks with n brilliant plea for the nomination of the best available mntpriaI fnr tbe dif ferent offices, stating that with har. mony, unity and united action the on. tire Democratic ticket which would bo nominated. was certain of victory.
 Moore AS Chairman.
 Probate Judge C. P. Hicks, sccro. tary of the Central Committee, road the call for the convention, at the request of the chairman, and nominations were then declared in order for temporary chairman.
 Attorney Reese NJ. Ling. in n neat speech, nominated A. \. Moore of Wal nut Grove for temporary chairman, when William Mulvcnon moved that the nominations bc closed and that the election of A. A. Moore as temporary chairman of the convention be declared ura"i~ous
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