Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-01
Vii THEY COLD
"a DECK M. O'NEILL7
trrom Wednesday, Dary)

q Eeill for the nomination rs Democratic
A candidate for delegate TO Congress was
made very plain at the meeting Of the
Democratic Territorial central commit.
zee, held in Phoenix, Monday, at which
time Tucson was selected as the place,
and May 20 as the time for holding the
\ Democratic Territorial convention for
the selection of delegates 20 the nation.
al convention.
All went well until Chas. HoG, of
Tucson, introduced resolution Ia vest
che executive committee with power 10
Ax the location and call for the Terri.
torial convention to select a candidate
for delegate TO Congress. Then the
politicians and partisans Of the two
avowed candidates began TO play the
game. Isaac Barth, of Apache, opposed
the resolution on the ground tnat his
county, as well as Coconino and Nava-
10, were not represented on the cxccu.
tive committee, which consists Of nine
members. Tho Maricopa representation
also naturally opposed the resolution,
as did ex.Deicgatc to Congress Wilson,
Of this city, who, IL is understood, is
against the candidacy of Marcus. Il.
z. Elhnwood. of Cochisc, backed up
Hoff's resolution which, on vote, ear
ried by an overwhelming majority,
demonstrating 10 those on the inside
that the majority were against tdc o..
Neill candidacy, anyway.
On the executive committee are three
Prescott Democrats, namely, Joe Dill
Ion, chairman of the central committee,
Johnnie Robinson, secretary of the
same committee, and Reese NJ. Ling.
Tho dope, according 10 parties who at
tended the central committee meeting,
Is 20 Ak upon Prescott as the place for
holding the Territorial convention for
the selection Of candidate for dele.
gate TO Congress.
II IL an open secret that the Demo.
cratic politicians Of Yavapai county
are after the scalp Of O'Neill and are
the other day, for his complete climina.
ton from the race when the time for
nominating a candidate arrives. II
was feared that IL the convention was
held in Phoenix the O'Neill admirers
might "stack the cards" and pull of
. demonstration when the name of
their "favorite SON. was mentioned
that would stampede the convention to
the fighter Of high freight rates and
the now deceased "tigcr." Hence, it
was decided that Prescott would be the
most favorable location for the prepar.
alton Of "cold dcck' deal that would
send chills chasing each other up and
down the spinal vertcbrnc of O'Ncill
and his constituents every time the
formers name was mentioned in con.
vention. How the framc-up works out
remains 10 he seen.
All the necessary stage accessories
for this "frcezing" process will be on
hand, IL is understood, when the date
of the convention rolls around. Ran.
dolph, Smith = financial hacker, will
numbers. T.. T.. Ellnwood, the Cop
per Queen attorney, who was here yes
terdny for short time, while rather
reticent concerning politics, did not
deny that he was against O'Neill. lie,
also, will be in strong evidence when
the convention is held. DIR. Whitesidcs
= wealthy mining man Of Monave coun'
ty, also here yesterday, is another o.
Neil enemy who will he on hand. Other
Democratic leaders, who are not favor
able TO the candidacy of the Salt River
valley aspirant for Congressional hon
ors will be nere to help put the dcal
through and IL il said that the gallor
les Of the convention hall will be wei
packed vita Yavapai Democrats, who
will attend as spectators, and who will
be instructed to maintain n painful and
4 death like silence every time O'Neill''
name is mentioned, and to 90 to tn,
opposite extreme when someone rises
and casts a rhetorical bouquet at thai
peerless leader, that noble protector OF
the peoples rights, that grand old war
horse Of the Democratic party, the Rt
Hon. Marcus A. smith"
Local Democratic leaders will not nd
NIT that this is the program. On the
contrary they aver tnat they are MOI
against O'Neill; that they are working
20 bring the convention 10 this city be
cause this is O'Ncill's old home town
and one header said, with n suspicion
switching Of the left cyelid, however
that, standing in the very shadow OF
Che monument erected to the memory
Of his hero brother, tne famoui
"Buckcy" O'Neill, Eugene Brad,