Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-08-12
OLD RESIDENT
Of YAVAPA|
BACK WITH
HON0RS
Delegates To Convention
Who Have Won Big
Success In Other
Sections
IRON saturday's Dany)

Prominent among the delegates from
other counties to the democratic con
vention watch meets at the Elks Thea
ire this morning, are several former
residents of this county, who have
achieved political distinction and have
been honored by election to official re.
sponsibiites in their new homes.
W. N. Adamson, Of Douglas, resided
in Jerome six years prior 10 1901 when
he moved to Cocbise county. Under
his direction the great Copper Queen
smelters at Douglas were built. His
ability as a mechanic and fnancier was
soon recognized and he was soon elect.
ed mayor of the city. He is now head
Of the Arizona Gypsum Plaster Com
psny, the products of which find a
ready market in southern Arizona and
california.
Adamson was a delegate from this
county to the territorial convention
which met in Phoenix in 1900 and nom.
mated Mark Smith and j. +. Wilson rs
delegates to congress in the stormiest
convention ever held in the territory.
He was a member Of the conference
committee which failed &C. reach a com.
promise before the convention adjourn.
ed with two delegates nominated. He
was greeted here yesterday by a mum.
Der of former acquaintances who serv.
ed with him on the Yavapai delega.
ton on that occasion.
b. A. Packard, chairman OF the ter.
ritorial delegation 10 the Denver con-
veDtion, said yesterday, speaking Of
the convention: 81 met Adamson there
for the first time and a, once recog.
nized his great ability as a leader. He
was against the Smith supporters and
could not be Influenced 20 back down.
He is for Smith now and Cochise coun-
~ il proud to claim him one of its
leading citizens"
Samuel l.. Pattee, former district
attorney of Yavapai county, is lead.
ing member Of the Pima county dele.
cation. prescott il the most beauti.
full place in the territory" he said TO
number Of friends, one "A journal.
Miner representative. 81 always los}x
on this city as home but my business
affairs demand my residence in Tue.
SON"
As district attorney and assistant
district attorney, Pattee assisted in the
prosecution of number Of criminal
cases in this county and il also credit.
ed with drawing several important in
dictmenis that were sustained by the
court in the face Of defnurrers argued
by other leading members of the bar
here. He is now assistant caief eoun.
vel for what is known as the Randolph
lines Of the Southern Pacific in South.
erD Arizona and Mexico.
7, Ed. Lit, formerly of the Brisley
Drug Company of this city, who re-
Gently engaged in business in Tucson,
il also here ON the Pima county dele.
CATION. Although only few months
in Tucson, Lift has already prominent.
ly identified himself with the demo.
cratic affairs of his new home. His DO.
litical sagaeity was recognized by the
Pima democratic convention soon after
he settled in their midst and he was
made member of their delegation to
the territorial convention. lie and
Pattee are at home in a democratic con.
Nention but both admit that il will an.
pear strange to them to represent any
but lavapai county.
y. +. Hawke of Tucson is also here
ON the Pima delegation. lie lived here
last year and is considered Yavapai
county man. He was a delegate from
tIis county to the convention in Tue.
son that nominated delegates to the
Denver convention and now returns
representing Pima county. He has I'll.
ed many responsible positions in differ.
ent counties in Southern Arizona. He
~ now recognized as among the abest
democratic politicians in the territory. |
Included in the delegations of the
thirteen counties are several men who
nave achieved prominence in terri. |
torial aairs. Some have materially M. |
sisted in framing Arizona statutes,
others have filed positions Of trust in
their respective counties while not n
few are without convention experience. |
Isaac Barth, district attorney Of
Apache county, arrived here last night, |
with the other three proxies from his
county. .'Apacns county is so small |