Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-03
DEMOCRATS NAME
 A TAINTED TICKET
Ring Rule Dominates Convention And In Only One Instance Did Independent Delegates Succeed In Breaking The Copper-Bound Slate.
Adams for Secretary.

Adams for Secretary. In n short speech, Attorney r. w. O Sullivan then placed the name of w. \. Adams, editor of the Jerome Mining News. before the delegation for sec. cretary, which was duly seconded by both Mir. Mulvcnon and Mir. Ling, and on motion of Attorney T. q. Norris his election as temporary secretary was declared to he unanimous.
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 Get Down to Business. William Seaman of Jerome then moved that the chair appoint a com. mittcc of five on credentials, a com. mittcc of five on platform and rcsoIu. tions. and a committee of five on order of business.
 MT. Ling moved that this mo. ton he amended by eliminating the two last named committees for obvious req. , sons, and it passed.
 The chair then appointed m the ere. dcntials committed, William Seaman of Jerome, B. M Bclcher of Prescott T. NJ. Enrnhart of Kirkland, Charles Els. ser, IT,, of Harrington, and II. Q. Nal. loy of Big Chino.
 Ninety-eight Delegates. | \ short recess was then taken to al low the committee to report. After a thorough canvass of the credentials, tho committee reported, seating ninety eight delegates from the various pre-. cincts of the county, the precincts of Alvarado, Bear Creek, Chaparral, Hill. side, Oak Creek, Williamson Valley and Walnut Creek not being represented
 order of Business. r. q. Norris then moved that n com. mittec of five on order of business be appointed by the chair. which met with no opposition, the chair announcing as the personnel of the committed, T. C.. Norris, Charles II. Hooker, Lou Willard. John Hardy and James O'Bricn.
 Platform Makers. R, M. Ling then moved that com. mittcc on platform and resolutions be appointed by the chair. This motion was duly carried, and the chair ap. pointed R. NJ. Ling, !. R. Bcatson. Fred stephens, IT. M. Globes and J. K. Me ' Donald.
 A Row Starts.
 q. Norris, that n committee of three be appointed 'o confer with like com mittcc appointed by the Republican convention, with n view of agreeing to the appointment of delegates to the : constitutional convention. The state ment was made by Mir. Norris that the leaders of the Republican convention had agreed that their convention would nominate three Republicans for dele gates. leaving a majority of four to Inc nominated by the Democratic con vcntion
 This motion was seconded by Mir. Mulvenon who stated that he believed that 1t was good idea for the Demo. crats and Republicans to join issue in the matter of delegates to the consti. tutional convention. as the defeat of joint statehood was q common cause with all good citizens of the Territory, regardless of party.
 From the time the motion was made it was apparent that it would meet with some opposition on the part of the delegates from the country precincts, and after the motion was carried, n warm discussion arose as to the purpose and effect of such action on the part of the convention.
 Frcd J. smith, representing the Jer. scy Lily precinct, moved for n recon. sideration of the motion, which was carried, to he followed by another mo- ton, made by Mir. Smith. that a com. mittcc of three be appointed by tho chair, to confer with like committee appointed by the Republican conven. ton. as to the joint nomination by both parties of seven delegates to the con. siitutionnl convention. th" rowos cf -