Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1908-10-07
BIC CHIEFS GET
TOGETHER IN
CONFAbS
Few Old Timers Have
Remained Away From
Conventions
REPUBLICAN, AND DEMOCRATIC
PARTIES NAME COUNTY
TICKETS TODAY FOR
COMING ELECTION

NfNU NtihThhs Afths'
With The sounding Of party tocsinS
tins morning. sachems Republican AMI
Democratic will rally in their respect
i've bailisieks and pick The leader,
who will head the opposing political
hosts IN The coming Yavapai campaign.
Not before in many years has there
been the keen interest manifested in
both parties in county campaign a.
mas sprung up during the last few
days
The arrival Of every new delegation
from outer districts Of the county has
added new zest 10 the party councils
that IN semi sub rosa fashion have
for several days been making the court
house square n busy as boom town.
Mysterious were the meetings that
got together on short notice last night
scores of times. this IN spite ~ the
fact that everything in today's con
vcniions had outwardly given the ap.
pcarancc of being cut and dried. Con
sequcnily one or the other or both Of
the meeting, today may spring a few
political surprises that will Doe thunder
clap- 90 the inner elect.
With gale blowing that rang the
courthouse hen and dismantlcd two
trees. landmark, "a front 81 the oil
Taylor home. the 1talwart rcprcsen-
tativcs Of both political parties arrived
here Yesterday TO nominate candidates
for the county election today.
Picturesque among the old timers
who arrived in the afternoon was Tom
Carter of Walnut Grove. who has been
leading Republican in this county
many years. James Russell, staunch
Republican, who has been identified
with the history of Yavapai county
ihirty.hve years. is also here to assis;
in nominating a winning ticket.
W. G. Wingfeld, who has held the
Republican banner aloft since the early
settlement of the Verde valley, is also
the proceedings today. as well -as his
relative, X. W. wingfeld of Cherry
Greek. The wingfelds, and there are
"a number of them. are all accused Of
being on the tax roll Of Yavapni eoun.
~ Immediately after they reach mans
estate.
Among the pioneer Democrats here
are Judge A. i. McPhee of BUNDLE
Bee, A. A. Moore of Walnut Grove.
Jesse Robson of Mayer and Harry
Minuse of Dewey. Judge McPhee's
voice mas been heard in every Demo.
cratic convention since the party was
organized. This is also true of A. 4.
Moore, who was prominently mention.
ed last night as chairman of the un.
terrified convention today. Harry Min.
use has attended every county Demo
cratic convention in this city since
1882, as well as a number of territor.
ial powwows of the party. Harry is
strong supporter Of Johnny Merritt
for sheriff as are also the great ma.
jority of the representatives from the
eastern part Of the county, where Mer
ritt's home was twenty years.
Prominent among the younger Dem
oerats Is John Foley of Asa Fork, a
candidate for the nomination Of sher.
i'll, who has been deputy sheriff and
constable in his precinct thirteen years
Thirteen years is a long time for
deputy sheriff TO live in Ash Fork,
said an old timer who assisted in the
construction Of the Atlantic and Pa
cifc railroad.
"A man of lFolcy's caliber is worthy
Of anything in the gift of the people,
of the country"
Foley nas gone against all classes Of
lawbrcakers in his career AS an officer.
He has had many hairbreadth es-