Arizona republican., 1896-10-29
IS DAILY GAINING GROUND.
Encouraging Political News
 From Prescott.
Democrats Resort to Dui,dcz,ng to the Detriment Of fhci- Cause Doran Clearly on the Gain In Yavapai County.

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 Yavapai County.
 PRESCOTT, Ariz., Oct 2S.-(Special Dispatch to The Republican. 1.-The Democrats of this county have become so convinced of the loss of their county ticket that anger has taken the place of judgment Sunday night the Hon. B. M Sanford, who is the Republican nominee for district attorney of this county, was assaulted in the Hotel Burke by J. P. Dillon. Sheriff Ruff her, Johnnie Munds. Ruffner's deputy, and one "Mush-head Bill," striker for Ruffner, were close to Dillon This may have been only a coincidence, but ito the locker n in Venice, it wuld be called conspiracy by the peace officers to bulldcze and insult respectable cit izen
 Sanford has been doing the chief campaigning for the county ticket and has done splendid work, which will re- candidate for sheriff, John L. Ross.
 Dillon's conduct was outrageous and ineXcusable. He used the vilest cpl thets, and carried loaded cane, some thing lhe was never known to do before, and the previous threats made by him, made his conduct all the more repre- hensible. Sanford in public speech had criticised the conduct of the sher- ifs office in the serving of a special venire, to fill grand jury at the last term of court, in placing thereon two ex-oficials whose previous official con duct was to ibe investigated, saying it was open to the charge of an attempt to prevent such investigation. As the report of the expert appointed by the grand jury was ignored, the citizen can draw his own conclusion as to whether Sanford was justified or not. For this the second highest peace officer of the county on Sunday night armed him self and after the use of the vilest language, raised his deadly weapon to strike Sanford and was restrained by some of his friends, who saw that he was making a bully of himself San ford, in the most gentlemanly manner, said that he could not afford to have TOW with Dillon ana lUyer himself .u his level.
 This affair has convinced many Dem ocrats that as Ruffner justified this conduct by failing to remove Dillon by cutting his official head off, they can not afford to assist Ruffner in remain ing in office and will vote against him.
 News from all parts of the county show uhal. Doran is gaining every day. Smiths chances are so small that some of the leading Democratic county can didates are selling him out, trading him for O'Neill, and this is so preva- lent that one of these candidates ad- vised 6 friend of his to bet all his money that O'Neill would have a hand some plurality in Yavapai. As in Mar icopa, Populists in Yavapai who were earnest working 0'Neill men, have got their eyes open and have quit Buckley. His superlative selfishness and unsur- passed inconsistency is now telling against him. The Journal-Miner's ex- pose has been of great service in re- freshing the memory of many who had forgotten that ONeill while an official in the county had an unsuitable nav that never could be filled. His con- stant cry was More, more," and when the board got tired of allowing his bills he brought suit for several thousand dollars which a complaisant district judge allowed him, but which the su- preme court laid cold. The judgment for costs secured against him in that action has never been paid, amountine to several hundred dollars.
 He pretends Ito be the great friend of ithe laborer and the toiler. but his every act makes him an enemy Fol | instance, the records of the county will prove that thousands of dollars which in fact, belong to O'NeilI and secured
 by mortgages on property in this county, escapes taxation because Ehe mortgages have been assigned to Cali. fornia parties In other words. he is a tax dodger.
 The Mckinley Hobart club. 27s strong, is doing splendid work for Re publican success. Tons of literature have been distributed and as some O. the best political writers in the terri tory are leading members of the or ganiBatiol, not stone is being lief
 unturned The change in public sen timent in the past month is wonderful and strikes terror ito the hearts of botl Democrats and Populists The Repub
 licans of Yavapai are united and viein.
 with each other in the good work which will give Doran good pluralit,
 over beth Smith and ONeill. A pol
 of the county, which the MeKinle, club is taking, shows the most gratify ing condition for Dorans success.
 WILLISCRAF'T-W