Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-08-05
THE POLITICAL CALDRON.
Re publican Primaries-A Grab for tine Spoils-AtchisOn the FavOrite Son A DuIi Day. hut Brisk Evening.

A Dull Day. hut Brisk Evening. The Republican primary meetings yes- terday were Tn the main uneventful. A general lack of enthusiasm was a prevailing feature, and bitterness the incentive to the contest. It was evident at an early hour that 1t was contest be . tween the city and country. McCarty and Ward were known to have a strong follow ing, divided between them in the country towns and precincts, while Atchison was the white halred boy ofthe city clans. The Republican city ring kept very quiet for some weeks back, and it was really diff cult to find out who the ring had set eyes upon for an available candidate. The EPITAPH rustler, time and time again at- tempted to interview MT. Dunbar, the edi- tor of the organ, but notwithstanding the cqulvocal methods adopted to draw him "pointer" could not be either begged or purchased. For a while it seemed as if McCarty was the man of the hour; the clans seemed gathering around him and the placid face of the candidate made the reporter congratulate himself with being possessed of more than usual shrewdness. Then, again, the Republican ome time ago reprinted a very flattering notice of Mir. Ward from a California paper, and the journalistic instinct of the EPITAPH man caused him to believe that the heavy guns of the radicals were manned behind the Ward breastworks. But all our calcu- lations were upset Dibble was away from town on legal business in fact the well known chief of the Tombstone radicals had bade farewell to his beloved Ar;1 onA fn vpraotla vyifh O lara1 problem at the Victoria district, New got fooled. He had understood that the faithful organ was subser- went to the chief, but now it turns the consent or permission Ot the boss. The faithful were all at sea and the wisest in the herd could not predict the next move, when, to the astonlshment of all, it was rumored around on Thursday evening that Dibble had returned. The re port was well founded, and no sooner had he returned than he took the bit between his teeth and announced that Atchjson was his candidate for Sheriff. Of course Editor Dunbar was extremely flattered that the chef of his party should endorse his choice, and thus it was that the contest of yesterday morning opened It is pretty well understood that Dibble read the riot act to Dunbar for permitting the bubs to break out at the meeting the other night, and informed him in plain language that if he could not restrain t's herd he would find somebody who could. The chief also gave orders that Atchi- son should be supported all along the line. That the country men were inclined to favor Ward or McCsrty and that he would not permit any such damned nonsense. Dibble was not dead stuck after Atchlson but he had his mind made up that Tombstone should rule the Cochise county Republicans, hence the slogan went forth that the faithful should rally on the Councilman from the Third ward. There was no gain saying the mandate of the chief; it was recognized in every quarter that NcCarty was an honest, honorable man; that Ward was manufactured of the timber capable of making a good sheriff, and was intensely popular with the boys; but boss is boss, and what is the use of being boss if the power of bossing the boys was not an es- Sential part?
 Thus matters stood yesterday morning when the word went forth that Atchison should be supported for the shrievalty without reference to the rest of the ticket. Under these conditions the boys went to work, and about eight o'clock last even- ing the judges of election of the different wards gave forth the following result:
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