Year: 1870

Oar election is to be held Tuesday Nov ! sth, and it is none too soon to consider ,ne subject, and determine what we of Yayapai County will do.

 The last Legislative Assembly met at Tucson, on the 10th day of November 1868 Three members of the council and six as semblymen were elected from Yavapai, one only of each house attended the session. Two from Yuma. and one from VI Ihave, who were elected, did not attend, and there was but hare quorum in either house.

 Tn 1868 the entire Democratic ticket in Yayapai County was elected-other tickets were in the field however. This fall it was the impression of many prominent men of all parties, that it would be for the best interest of the county to hold a peoples convention, and nominate a ticket composed of those, who if elected, would attend to the duties of their offices. But the Democrats have already published call for a convention 10 nominate Democratic ticket The convention will probably be held, and a ticket nominated, unless the Democrats are persuaded to refrain in part from so doing.

 It has been suggested that it would be proper for the Democratic convention to no minate ticket for all offices to be filled ex- cept members of the Legislative Assembly,- and leave those to Peoples convention.

 This course would probably ensure the election of men who would attend the session. It is two years since the last session. and three since Yavapai county was fully repre- sented in the Legislative Assembly.

 If the county desires repesentation-or the people wish any voice in making the law, under which we gre ,o live, t would see,n evident that the best course to pursue would be to nominate ticket of the hest men in the county who would consent to serve, with out regard to party, for these reasons, if nc others existed.

 The present capital Of the Territory is a Tucson, nearly 300 mics from the town O Prescott, and more than 1000 miles from th, southern line of Yayapai county. The triT from Prescott to Tucson and back, under ordinary circumstances consumes twenty days

 

 timated at thirty days. The mileage pait the members will not pay their expenses oI the road. The per diem during the sessior (S3OO) will not pay their expenses while il Tucson, consequently each member, besid the loss of time, must actually loose som money.

 The Democratic party will not elect mel and then in the Democratic ranks subscrib the funds necessary to keep the members fl or actual pecuniary loss. Neither would the Re publcans do it, nor can it be expected tha either party would help to pay the expense of members elected by the other.

 It certainly should not be asked of any ma in either party, that he shall leave his busi ness for forty or fifty days, and pay the dc hciency out of his own pocket.

 It is folly to suppose at this time, that full delegation will be willing to take tha course if elected by either party. One C two men might be willing, for the sake tue glory, to spend their time and none, but to imagine that nine men in this count will do it, is to consider the Yavapas trib of fools. There are always men enough vii ing, often anxious, to serve their county, c country, in offices that pay well, but whe asked to take positions of different character tthey say mot for Joseph"

 The people she1ld select men to attend tn coming session, and a subscription should L made by the people, to pay their expense There is no other fair way to do it, and at tin time when there are no party issues at stalk, when there are no questions of public r terest on which tho county is divided i opinion-when there arc no conflicting pei sonal interests, it is doubtless the only metho by which full representation can be secured.