Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-09-02

MI lidS ODleCls lo the use OI nls name as a candidate for president by the middle of the road" demo crats.
 Bryan proposes 10 make tour of the smaller towns in New York nov in the interest of his candidacy for president.
 Tom Watson's chewing the rag isn't worrying some democrats half ss much as Sewslls plugging the bunghole.
 A big petition is in the hands of Governor Franklin, for the pardon of Rogers, the Southern Pacific tram robber, under sentence of deSth.
 When Joe Alexandes of Pheni1 heard that his political combine had bursted, he got a severe attack of rubber neck," aud struck out for home from Los Angeles.
 The democratic party has existed for more than a quarter of . acentuIy on stolen property, and they will try the same old game on the PoPu- list platform this year.-PoPulis,.
 Among the measures being Agita- ted for action by the next territO- rial legislature is one for the repeal of the law providing for exemption from taxation of railroads.
 Senator Hills wary friends are talking as though his dinner to Bryan might mean either political support or personal courtesy, just as circumstances may make desiT- able.
 Yavspai will furnish this year three Ross for voters to decide on, John, William and Henry. The ratio in this family resemblance is 2 to 1.-two democratic and one republican.
 How the tide turns with tn 6 times. Every democratic paper in the west is turning Bourke Cochran over, A year or so ago Bourke was as sound s democrat as he is to-day sound on the money question.
 The telegraph account of Li Hung Chsng's arrival in New York failed to make any mention of the coffin which the distinguished statesman carries with him for use in case of emergency.
 New York republicans held a meeting last night, which was mark ed by unbounded enthusiasm and applause. Ex-President Harrison was the principal speaker of the evening.
 In su interview with Mark Smith recently, published in the Los An geles Herald, that gentleman an nounces his candidacy for delegate to congress from this territory "Msrk-us is willin'."
 E1-CongTessmsn Foreman, of Hi nois, refuses to support Altgeld for governor, on the ground that Alt geld has misused the states money during his present term. What q good opinion these democrats have of one another.
 It is whispered from Washington that Cleveland will remove from office every territorial Sppointee in Arizona and New Mexico wko re- fuses to bear a ''cross of gold" st the Indianapolis convention. Wouldn't t this be real jolly, if carried out.
 After the silver talk in PheniI, on Monday night, it was ths iuten- tion to raise purse for Bryan's cam paign, but only sixteen men came forward with Sl each. This is rub ping it in on tbe Is to principle in exquisite shape.
 The first campaign gun of abuse took place last evening on Gurley street. One man called another . liar, which was further intensified by the abused one retr1cting with "you'r 6 gentleman"
 The democratic war cry in ATi- zons this year is to be silver on top and statehood on the side. This will be a h-ll of 6 dose for Mark to swallow in view of his course in congress for eight long years.
 Scientific medical men say that the recent deaths from heat in the east was due to blood poisoning. This should be a boon to Phenix and serve to vary the monotony down there of a more gentesl ex. preSsiou than a person keeling over" on account of the heat.
 Buckley O'Neill, who has already opened the campaign in this county, is said to be working 10 secure the endorsement of the democratic party. If be should succeed in sc- comPlishing this, the republican party would be compelled to put up a hustler to beat such a combine.
 Gen. J. F. Wilson of Prescott cap tured the silver meeting in Phenix on Monday night. Whenever there is good work to be done, the Yava- pal statesman can hammer the drill with OnR hand and woFk efaeaivalv