Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-11-18

democratic leaders, gre wistfully
 taking 6 survey of the wreck Of their
 party, with 8 view of gathering up
 the scattered remains and PaSting
 them together for future use. The
 explosion on Nov. Sd was such ter
 rife affair that the job looks to
 them like 6 hopel ess task, but they
 will be found in charge of the pieces
 saved from the wreck in the future
 Bucky O'Neill fires of a column
 of cold type at the democratic party
 through the last issue of the Popu-
 list. He charges party treachery
 with being the cause Of Bryan's de-
 feat. By reading between the lines it can be plainly sesA that the griev-
 ance against the democratic party
 of this standing candidate for dele gate to congress, is on account of that party refusing to support him,
 after he made such a strong bid for it by endorsing Bryan.
 When a newspaper man inter
 viewed Altgeld recently in regard to
 his ambition to become United States Senator, or mayor of Chicago,
 he said: "The next legislature of
 Illinois will be overwhelmingly re- publican on joint ballot, and democrat would stand nc earthly show. As for the msyorality oi Chi cago, the idea is equally ridiculous. I want no office within the gift Of man." As MT. Altgeld says be wants no office, the people of Illinoi. have
 granted his desire fully.
 The New York committee "f the national democratic party met re- gently, and decided to continue the organiz ation. An address, was issued to the democrats of the sta'e de- clsring the election had dsmon- strated that support of the doctrines of the Chicago platform must bring disaster to the party; that the or ganization which esPoused these doctrines during the campaign could not in the future dominate the affairs of the party. and calling upon democrats to unite in support of the time honored principles of the democracy.
 General Anson G. McCOok sent the following coDgratulatorV tele- gram to Major Mckinley: Last night, while the returns were com ing in at national headquarters, I could not help recalling the four members of congress who for many years lunched together in the Sen ate restaurant, and wondering if the two, Garfield and Townsend, rho have gone from us, understood what was going on here below. If they did, am sure that they joined with us in rejoicing over the election. God grant that you may have a successful and happy administra- tion."
 Cabinet makers are busily eI- gagged in constructing Q cabinet for l Major Mckinley, or in specnlating | as to the possibilities of various members. Among those prominent ly mentioned are the following; Secretary of the treasury, Mark Hanna, John Sherman, Henry c. Payne and Cornelius Bliss; attorney general, Wm. D. Bynum, Palmer secretary of the interior, Governor Bradley of Kentucky; sec retary of war. Russell A. Alger; postmaster general, Col. Nathan L. Scott of West Virginia; secretary of agriculture, Senator Thurstou of 
 The Holbrook Argus has been by c. O. Anderson, wbo has changed the politics of the pa per to republican. The Argus has lot been in existence a year yet turing that time it has espoused the 'ause of every political party. It vas originally started as 6 protec- i've tariff, Mckinley, republican pa per by a reformed and converted democrat. When the St. Louis con met its proprietor changed [ to a semi-pOpulistic, free silver, sheet. Later its founder 'old it and it was run during the ,ampaIgn as a straight democratic paper. It now returns again through another change of proprietors to its irst and best love, rePublicanism. Nay success attendit.
 The following item from the Phe- liI Herald indicates that Bueky ONeill has not given up his great [