Tombstone epitaph., 1888-06-02
.cp,pANrs FOR osF1c1A1 uoNoRs

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 there has been but llltle change in the political sit ,ation. Cleveland's nomina tion is a foregone conclusion, and Blaine is the choice of At least three l fourhs of the Republicans of the country. 1 For Territorial d. legate M ,rk Snih still holds the age, although it is whis pered that ]. C. Herndon, of Vavapai, a delegate to the Nation ,l Convention, ha serious thoughts of con,e,,ing for tn, nomination himself. On the Republican side the almost unanimous choice seems to be Col L. F. Eg,ers, of Prescott, who will be remembered by our readers a. the eloqrent orator upon the recen' Memorial Day.
 T,ere IS but little change 70 noe in county politics Slaughter will beyond d doubt be th. Dem)cr1ti" nominee fuI sheriff, if he wants it. No eff,rt ot dis gruntl-d memb rs of h's par y can pre- vent 1t. He is absolutely master of the situation. The scheme reported to b, m process of incubation lin the coun,, comm ttee, to reduce the coun'ry dele .ion a d increa ;e that of romb,tone is intended as d blow at Slaughter, but will fil of it; obj.ct. If Slaughter wi h. draw, from the fight the apple If d,scort w,ll be tossed about in manner to bring i'y to the heart of the unterrlhed. A Kilkenny cat fight would not be |" marker for it, and the man who wi the nom nation IS m ire than kelly to knitted al the poll, by hts di,app"inted d competitions. In addition to the name> mentioned last week, rumor has it tha lin Coyle, ex Chief pi Police of this city IS an aspirant. Jim made 6r,t-clas- chlef, doing hls duty without fear or favor, and would no doubt administer the aff ,irs of the sheriff, ofice in the same m inner, if the fortunes of a political con test should drop ihe plum in his lap.
 The friends of E Clark-and they are legion-are pressing his claims in yer, vigorous manner. They clam that Ed IS a Democr .tic Stalwart of Stalwarts; that he has never faltered in his devo- ton to the party; hat he came to Ari- z,na when Contention hill was hole in the ground, fought the Alp ,ches for years living on tortillas and triples, and carry. ing hls life in his ,nds, while he helped make trails into the country for the sub s-quent tenderfoot civilization. In addi- ton to being an Ar'zona pioneer Ed is a Grand Army man, and it is said that h's old comrades would rally to his standaru to man.
 In the Recorders fight there is no change. The only names seriously men. toned in this connection are Billy Brad ley by the Republicans, and Jimmy Hen. nessey by the opposition. As previously stated both are particularly popular men, and their friends W Il be perplexed on election d y for whom to cast their bal lots, or, as h. fcll,w who was :orturei by two l,ves put it:
 For co Id re h,ppy with ether
 Were to her iea, cnarm.r away.
 The Republican nomination for treas urer will un 10 ,bt-dly goto w ker', while the D ,mocr ,tc nominee will, in the opinion of the EPITAPH, be Mr. Geo. Pridham. a member of the Soldiers Hol. Cattle Company, and an old tune resi- lent of the coun y. MT. Pridham will not run, however, unless with the abSo Iu,e certainty that he will be able to giv, " bond requi ed, and EPITAPH read ca, can rest assured if the gentleman is q candidate, and is fortunate enough to be elect. d, that he will qualify with a git.edged hand.
 Some of Englsh's friends state that h does not want the District Attorneyship. If so, the D .mocratic examination will E. begging, unless Judge Wilson, of B nsnn, can be induced to accep,it. During tht past week Judge Swain has developed quite an an 'un, of strength and il now look, a, il Judge Stiweil would not have walk over in the Republican conven- ton.
 It is said that Justice Easton canno' b- tempted to surrender h present snu- berth by the bait of the Probate Judg = ship. The Ju ge is too old bi d to bt eau .ht by cnaff; he know, that the posi- ton of the only ju,tice in rombst. ne, ii he can secure il, carries with it vastly mnre emoluments than the eight or nine hundred dollars that would accrue to him as probate judge. But then there i> chance that he may not receive the nomination for Justice Q leen Sabe.
 For Supervisors, the names of ]. H. Campbell, Republican, and Tom Dun bar, Democrat, are the ones m 'st promi nent. The latter, it is said, has pos'- lively refused to be candid te fnr sheriff. Both of the above named gen. tlemen are 6rsl.cla,s citizens and the county's affairs could not be entrus: ed t abler or safer hands.
 Dick Gage states that he will not be a candidate for constable, which narrow, c-s-s