Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-09-07

 most popular resort on the Pacific coast. It has the most even climate in the United States, never cold, never hot, fogs, no frost, .almost the same the year round. At the Island the water is fresh twice in every 2i hours, and salt as the sea twice during the same time. Salt when the tide comes in, and fresh when it is out and the water of the Colorado runs past it. The tide rises g feet. Just think of it, only two hours from Yuma. What re- sort it will be. Then others than Yuma's "400' can go to the sea shore. Montague Island covers nearly 1000 acres. The time is not far distant when Yuma will have one of the best health and pleasure resorts in America.
 The question of the selection of a republican candidate for delegate to to congress is receiving considerable discussion at present. There is an abundance of good material in the party for the position, men who could lead the party to victory in November, and who would work for the interest of the territory after their election. Judging both from the tone of the press of the terri tory, both republican and demo cratic, the strongest man the re- publican party could nominate would be Governor N. O. Murphy, if he would accept the nomination. We are in position to know, posi- lively, however, that the governor has no aspirations whatever in this direction, and that he will not allow his name to be presented to the con- vention. with his consent, nor will he accept the nomination should it be forced upon him, thing which is not likely to occur. Governor Murphy evidently knows his own mind on this subject and his reasons for not becoming a candidate are no doubt satisfactory and sufficient to himself, and his decision should be accepted by the party. When the nomination is made, however, there is no man in the territory who: will work any harder for the success of the ticket than Governor Murphy. Among the various other names that are now being prominently men, toned for the position, is that of Col. A. O. Brodie, of this county, and there are few men in the terri tory whose name on the republican ticket would prove such tower of strength as his. Not only would his nomination be an assurance of republican success, but it would mean that with him as delegate to congress, the best interests of the territory would be promoted. Col. Brodie has territorial reputation from his connection with the Wal nut Grove dam, and wherever he is known, he is known favorably. His friends are legion, while his enemies are but few and scattering. Whether he would accept the honor is not known. There are score or two of other men in the territory who would fill the place acceptably, and there is little doubt that the conven- tion, which meets on Thursday, will exercise good judgment in the selec- tion of man upon whom the entire republican party of the territory can unite, and who will also attract the votes of large portion of the democrats of the territory, who are heartily sick and tired of the apathy and inactiveness of Mark Smith. The time was never so prepitious for republican success as it is to-day. Mark Smith has been in congress now for three terms, and has done practically nothing of a general character for the territory. Voters are eager for a change. It depends on the action of the republican convention next Thursday whether 1t can be accomplished.