Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-05-27
DEMOCRATIC SLATE
 GOES THROUGH WHOLE
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to select delegates to the territorial convention to be held in Tucson Wed. nesday, May 2s.
 The convention was called to ordc, at 10 a. m. by Chairman Robinson. of the Democratic County Central Com. mittee. A. A. Moore, of Walnut Grove, was elected temporary chair. man, and w. S. Adams, of Jerome. tenn. porary secretary. \ committee on ere. dentials, composed of Geo. Francis. A. A. Johns, J. l. Gardner, !. !. Saunders and Tom Taylor, was then selected. after which the convention adjourned until l2:45 o'clock. at which time the report of the credentials committee was read and adopted. The committee E re. port seated total of s6 delegates, eth. er in person or by proxy, out of the l04, credited to the county. In person, however, only about 70 delegates were present. .,.. .
 OR motion the temporary organiza. tion was made permanent, with the temporary officers installed as perma. nent officers. ]. P. Dillon then moved that the chair appoint a committee of five to select a list of delegates for submission 10 the convention, as dele. gates to the Tucson convention. II. T. Andrews, J. II. Robinson, C. J. Kim. bell, N. c. Burns and J. J. Shaw con stitu:ed this committee. A committee composed of k. NJ. Ling, Chas. Ruther ford, II. D. Ross, M. c. CunnifY and R. F.. McGillen was then appointed on res olutions, after which the convention adjourned until 2 o'clock.
 Shortly after 3 o'clock the convcn. ton reconvened to the reading of the report of the committee on resolu- tions, the chief points in which were a reafiirmation of the principles of the democratic party as formulated by lief ferson and as set forth in the last na tional Democratic platform! . ghos,ly declaration of opposition 10 joint state hood for Arizona and New Mexico, and a stereotyped vote of thanks to "Mar GUS A. Smith, our great leader in Con, gress, who, by his wisdom and untiring efforts, did more tasn any other man to preserve us our autonomy"
 The deafsning applause at this june. ture was so lond one could almost have heard a pin drop.
 The report wen, on ,o say that I've hre in favor of the candidacy of wm. J. Bryan for president and request our delegation 10 the territorial convention to vote for delegates 10 the national convention favoring the great Com moner's nomination"
 The resolutions also request the local delegates to the Tucson convention 10 use all honorable efforts 10 secure the election of J. P. Dillon as one of the six delegates from Arizona 10 the ns' tional convention at Denver and to vote and work for the election of Reese NJ. Ling as national committeeman from Arizona.
 The above resolution were signed by Ling, McGillen, Ross and Rutherford.
 N. q. Cunnifi, the other member of the committee, presented minority report. Mir. CunnifY, as an amendment, moved that tne following paragraph be substituted in the platform for the one favoring pledging the delegates to Bryan:
 "We have the utmost confidence m our delegates to the Tucson convention and the delegates that shall be elected from Arizona to the national eonvcn' ,ion at Denver, and with this conf dence we request them to act in the best interest of the party
 Speaking to the question, after pre- senting ais minority report, MT. Gun nifY pointed out the fact that in lss0 and again in 1900 Mir. Bryan had been nominated despite the fact that he was opposed by a large minority of the democratic party, and that in lso4 when this minority became the major ity, they foolishly nominated Alton b' Parker, and again went down 10 de- feat because large minority of the democratic party was opposed to the candidate. He begged the convention to send their delegates fOotfree, that they migat vote as they thought Tor best interests of the democratic party as A whole. MT. Cunnin himself was in favor of the candidacy of Johnson of Minnesota, and natly declared that he was convinced, and believed the majority of the delegates present agreed with him, that Bryan would nev' or get the nomination.
 On A vote, however, the majority re-