Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-02
BLAST GUN.
The Republican Candidat @
 Close the Campaign.

The eouaty candidates of the Re- pahlieaa party. e he'd bssn previously announced, met in Tombssons ss,ur- day svssing so address the people of this city on the political issnss of the day and e wind up shs canP.iss of 1896, by plasins thsir c!ains before this people ios pssissnens tomorrow.
 Al ths usuai evening hour she boom oi anvils snnouseeA that the tias had arrived for the people so assemble and the hall was soon comfortably filled.
 Al about 6 :2S the candidates. 10 h number. Sled into the hall hsaded by Mir. \. L. Grow and teok positions on she platform. \ few miputss wsre taken up in arranging prslininssies when Ar. Grow stepped to the front of the stage and stated shas hs had been selected as presidiag ofaosr of the sveainy, snd congratulated him. self upon the choice, for is if were hshsrwiss hs possibly might have bssn called upon for . speech and. e he was loaded ts the brim for such an event, he in turn congratulated the people upon their sscsps.
 Al this point in the programme the chairman introduced J. W. Earring ton, of Bisbse, candidate fer the assem- ply, e the fret speaker of the evening. That gentleman came forward and in . few Sitting remarks stated bic posi- tion and promised that If elected he would serve the people faithfully and to the best of his ability. and took his sest mid the clsrpiag of hands and the stamping of feet.
 The young orator from Benson, N. F. Csstansda, vas next introduced and promised fidelity ,s the people and sn honorable career as . law maker if elected. He was ehssrsd iussily as he took his seat.
 wn. Speed, oi Willcox, another as- pirsnt for Legislative honors, was the next speaker, and in few well chosen words assured she people thas if the mantle cf office should fall u 2on his and he be cent to the eap- itsl as one of the representatives oi Cochise county that he would sec to it that this people should have no cause to bs ashamed of their choice. He was loudly aprlsudsd as be retired from the footlishts.
 '. W. Perkins. candidate for county recorder, than came forward, and after the spplauding had ceased, made . shors talk in which he promised faith fulnsss to the duties of his of6es and strict fidelity to the people in the event of his election.
 r. E. Caldwell, nomisee for sheriff, was next introduced and also prom iced If elected to bs . terror to law breskers, and faithful enforcement of the laws.
 T. c, Amsden, the candidate for supervisor from Bisbce, vss next introduced and in . calm diguiAed manner told the people shs. he was no politician otspeeohmaksr; that hs could not point with pride to long aud untarnished official record, but if they would only vote fer and give him . chance that hs would do his best to mako . record which he could use nsxt time and of which they would nut be ashamed.
 The nominee for county treasurer, c. L. Cummings. then came forwsrd and told she people of his peculiar atness for the place hs was seeking and of his great dssirs to ssrvs them thAs # they favored him with their votes and he was elected, hs was sure they would never regret is. This waa . good place to stop and he took his seat while the crowd spplsudsd.
 Jshn Montgomery, one of the pres ent members of the board of supsrsi- sors was the next speaker, and after complimsnting the chsirnsu upon
 his ability ss "ringmAstsr" told the
 audience thas he was one oi the nom- inses of the Republican party for su-
 psrvisor, and ths: n he was elected he
 would do e he alwsys had done-shs
 very bsss he could for the interests oi she psopis-no more nor no iess. The next and lass speaker 5ss chs evening wss 0. W. Swain. c.ndidsss
 for district attorney, wss introduced
 and, after . isw complimentary words
 about the psrseael of the Republ,oan
 ticket e . whole, ss ones plunged intu Isbyrinsh of figures explaining the
 why's and whsrsforss of the present hs~t <sf l.