Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-05

committee on platform anu fcsOiutiOhS
made the following report, which was
adopted:
We, the representatives Of the dem
ocracy of Yavapai county, in conven.
ton assembled, rclilirm our allegiance
and loyalty to the principles of the
party.
We look back with pride 10 the
great achievements Of the democratic
party in the past; to the sublime pa
triotism ~ it, founders and leaders;
to the spontaneous eloqucnce of its
great opponents; and to the heroic
courage and fortitude Of It's rank ami
file. who without reward nailed the
color- Of democracy to the staff, and
like the Spartaus Of Old, never turned
their back to the foe
Democrats have only to mention
the honored names of Jefferson, Jack
son, Seymour, Tildcn, Cleveland and
Bryan to feel proud of being demo.
crafts. Those names. and host of 9th.
crs in the democratic party, are writ
ten high on the temple If fame and are
engraved on that more enduring tablet
the hearts and memories of the Am.
crican people
We hereby ratify and confirm the
national platform OF the democratic
party adopted at Denver, and we be-
speak for IL the careful aud honest
consideration Of every patriotic citi.
zen
We pledge our unalloyed fcalty to
the democratic standard bearer for
president. Hon. William Jennings Bry.
an, that peerless statesman and pala
din of human liberty, who possesses
the honesty Of Aristidcs, the Justice Of
Brutus the talents of Caesar and the
patriotism of Cincinnatus, and who to-
day is the ablcst champion of human
rights living on the western hemi.
sphere.
We pledge the same loyalty and feal.
~ to Hon. John W. Kern, our honored
candidate for vice president.
We congratulate the democratic par
~, and the whole people Of Arizona,
upon our good fortune in having a
statesman Of such wide experience and
intimate knowledge of public ques.
tions, as the Hon. Marcus A. Smith 10
represent us in Congress. We take a
special delight in the fact that he Is
the senior member of the house of rep
resentatives in years of service, as also
one of its brightest minds and wisest
counselors.
His acquaintanceship in congress
and his experience, as well as his un.
firing labors to maintain Arizona :
anatomy, admirably qualify him to
represent our interests in the law max
ing department OF the nation.
Therefore, we take pleasure in en-.
dorsing him as our candidate for dele
gate to congress, and our delegates to
the territorial convention are hereby
instructed to vote as unit for his
nomination, and further to vote as a
unit on all questions coming before
the Territorial Convention.
We invite every voter Of Yavapai
county, regardless of former political
affiliations, to identify himself with
the democracy of this county.
The committee appointed to name
thirty-one delegates to the territorial
convention reported as follows:
We your committee appointed to Sc
lect 81 delegates to the Territorial
Democratic Convention, on August 8,
1908, beg leave to submit the follow.
ing names:
j. p. Dillon, Prescott; VIM. Lawlcr,
Hillside; J. II. Robinson, Prescott; w.
w. Snyder, Bundle Bee; Jno. j. Haw.
kins, Prescott; NJ. g. Burns, Hum.
boldt; J. h. Wilson, Prescott; W. $.
Adams, jerome; Robt. Birch, Prescott;
VIM. stephens, Camp Verde; T. T..
Fitzsimmons, Miller Valley; q. p. Hen.
derson, Poland; L. s. Wren, Constella-
ton; L. W. Sullivan, Prescott; NJ.
q. Cunnif, Crown King; Ben Belcher,
Prescott; A. A. Moore, Walnut Grove;
W. j. Mulvenon, Prescott; Albert NJ.
Jones, Seligman; II. |. Russell, Jerome;
W. II. Spencer, Ash Fork; A. A. Johns,
Prescott; Lee Wombaehcr, Cherry;
X. n. Looney, Prescott; J. c. Tovrea,
Congress; Ernest Gibson, Octave; Jes.
Sc Robeson, Mayer; q. W. Hull, Jer.
ONE; Dave Foley, McCabe; J. Nelson,
Jerome Junction; Geo. Wood, Prescott.
The secretary of the county central
committee was requested to commun,
icate with every outside delegate to
the territorial convention, urging at.
tendance on Saturday next. Judge
Hawkins addressed the convention,