Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-10
POLITICAL CHAFF.
Items Of Timely Moment Gathered
from Many and Various Sources.

Everyone seems to agree that the
campaign shall be short one. IT'S
we'll.
Down in Dona Ana it is said that A. B.
Fall and Pinto Pine are slated by the
Democrats for legislative nominations.
H. B. FERGUSON will probably be
nominated at Las Vegas on the 23rd by
the Populists for congressional delegate,
and by the Democrats at Santa Fe on
the Goth, says the Albuquerque Citizen.
Maybe!
GEL Joven Democratic" has proved
more than match for the Republican
campaign sheet, "The Statesman" In
deed, it is reported to-day that "The
Statesman" has already turned up it's
toes to the meek-eyed daisies.
Don Mariana Larragoite declares that
the politicians of Rio Arriba county are
sleeping as yet; that they will awake only
after all parties have named their candi-
dates for delegate in congress.
The Chloride Black Range, Republican,
states that the goldite combine in Sierra
county "is working tooth and nail to
capture the coming convention to be
held at Hillsboro" for Delegate Catron's
interest.
The Santa lie county Populists meet
in convention at Cerrillos on Saturday
next. Acting Chairman Webber has ar
ranged to hold conference there with
several Populist leaders on that date,
among them T. B. Mills and M. P. Stamm.
Chairman s. A. Joyner gives potice
that the representative convention for
the 18th district, composed of Lincoln,
Ohaves and Eddy counties. will meet at
Roswell on October Sd, 1896, for the pur.
pose of nominating Democratic candi-
date for the lower house. Apportion-
ment, one delegate to every fifty votes
cast for Joseph in 1894, which will give
Lincoln II, Chaves and Eddy 8 votes.
Candidates for office are reminded that,
when they get good and ready, the New
MEXICAN is prepared to carry their an
nouncement cards for a reasonable con-
sideration. In these hard times news.
papers can not be as generous as they
would desire, and the NEW MEXICAN has
concluded to follow the plan adopted by
the press of southern New Mexico and
print all such announcements coming to
it with the necessary cash acccmpani.
ment.
The Republican party of Dona Ana
county was thrown in upheaval one day
last week by the announcement of John
D. Barncastle that he had withdrawn
from the party. Mr.. Barncastle's reason
for the move, as he says, is because he
team not indorse the financial plank Of
the Republican national platform, and he
therefore thinks it would subserve the
best interests of the territory and county
to elect the Democratic county and terri
torial tickets" -Rincon Weekly.
In an interview U. s. Attorney Child
ers, fresh from the Indianapolis conven
ton, gives out this crumb of comfort to
the McHannaites: "Undoubtedly thous-
ands of sound money Democrats voted
the Democratic ticket in Arkansas. The
Republicans made very ineffective cam.
paign, but may say everybody expects
that Arkansas will ,ast it's vote for Bryan
Il is not one of the states in which there
will be very active fight made. I can
only add, wait until you hear from Maine
next week."
A. L. Morrison, of this city, who is now
in the east ranting and vociferating fol-
the gold standard and Mckinley, uses an
envelope upon which is conspicueously
printed vile caricature of the American
silver dollar and the goddess of liberty.
In place of the words "E pluribus unum'
on the silver dollar are the words "E plu-
ribus hayseed, 1897"-evidently intended
as slur on farmers. 1t is powerful
argument and certainly would entitle
Morrison to the appointment as COVER
nor if 80 great misfortune as McKinley'a
election should befall the country.