Arizona republican., 1890-09-21

politicians. Enough said. Then any one who is known as "Steve" is not sufficiently digniiied to be a United States Senator. This is a plain state ment of how these mems comparative claims are canvassed by the people. They feel that Stanford ought to be chosen. This estimate of claims is not made up from hearsay, but from con versations with leading men from all over the State, at both the Republican and Democratic conventions, and since then in the Hobbies of the hotels in this city. Nothing but death or his own re- fusal to accept the honor can prevent Leland Stanford from again represent Ing this State in the United States Sen ate. And, of his withdrawal, his inti- mate friends and associates assure me that 1t IS not probable.
 The Republicans, certain that the Legislature is theirs, opened their cam paign last Saturday night with "hur- rah" born of confidence. But, to be candid, there is not much enthusiasm on either the Democratic or Republican sides in the matter of the general State ticket. By the time this is in print the Democrats will have opened their cam paign. Of the four candidates for Gov ernOr before the Republican Convention Markham, Morrow, Chipman and hippee-Morrow had been known as a scheming politician, whether the repu- tation be just or not; Chipman's sym pathies were known to be with the Americans and the Prohibitionists, and Shippee was rather weak old farmer and horse-owner. Such being the case, the choice of Colonel II. II. Markham was inevitable, as being the strongest man of the quartet. He was not nomi- mated with the roar and the roll of popular candidate, because it was known that the Democratic leaders sought his nomination, believing him to be weak man. At that time the Democrats ex- pected to nominate James V. Coleman, and they thought that Markham would prove an easy victim for him. But Markham's nomination took well. It warmed the cookies of the old soldiers hearts. It stirred the young blood of the State and called forth the unexpected admiration of the city Democrats. Then the Democratic convention met and Boss" Buckley threw Coleman down hard and nomi- mated Pond. This is no !dle accusation. Buckley nominated Pond. The country wanted w. D. English. The city wanted Coleman. Buckley wanted neither, though pretending to favor Coleman. So Pond was brought forward by such supporters of Buckley as "Joe" Naphthaly and Billy" McMann-the ex-sheriff who refused to allow the Grand Jury to enter the rotten county jail here for in spection purposes until the courts com pelled him to do go. It is true Pond had such supporters as old John Boggs, too. but Pond never could have been nominated without Buckley and Buckley did 1t. Pond personally is as cold as an iceburg and has disgusted the lifelong Democrats. The Democratic State Central Committee invited leading men to open the campaign in thirty-four different towns. Ten sent declinatiOns. How is that for enthusiasm? It looks to the politicians as if the Republicans will sweep the State for that party could have no better man to beat than Pond. The Democrats have some hopes of electing Del Valle, their candidate for the Lieutenant-Governorship, and Jackson Hatch candidate for the short term as Supreme Court Justice, but what else they hope to get the Lord only knows, they don't.
 
 The scheme of the Democrats is to aid the American Prohibition candidate for Governor, General John Bidwell. They hope this will draw votes from the Re publican ranks. As, however, the so- called American" party has as many | Democrats in it as Republicans, and as | the young "Americans" are angry be- cause of the coalition with the Prohibi- | tionists, they are reckoning without | their host, and there are no indications of an increased Prohibition vote. Word | has gone out from the Democratic State | Central headquarters to try to save the | Legislative ticket by dividing the Re publican party on local issues. The only place in which this has yet been tried is Alameda county, which bears the same relation to San Francisco that Queens county does to New York. In Alameda | it has been dismal failure. The Re publicans were never more united there | than they are now. And the party Is presenting a united front everywhere tc a disheartened Democracy. By the way the new Chairman of the Democratic | State Central Committee, Russel J Wilson, is a Buckley appointee. Tha goes to show the power in State politics of the political "boss" of San Francisco
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