The indicator., 1897-08-28

his making plunge for The nomination
of county clerk on the democratic ticket.
There is some noise that Hume Lewis
will try for the same place, backed up by
| Alva Adams. But then one can hear
lots these times.
Mrs, Alice as vice chairman has is
sued Il call for a convention of silver re
publicans to send delegates to the state
convention to be held at Genwood
Springs, notwithstanding that she had
promised Chairman Drake that she
would have nothing to do with it, The
convention will meet at the court house
next Monday night.
Too little attention has been paid to
the voting strength OF the hill in the
past by prejudiced or short sighted can
didates. Bessemer usually holds the
key &c the situation in the contest. 1t
was Bessemer that elected King for
mayor and the fall following saved A.
II. Moses scalp for sheriff when he
reached the hill u defeated man as far as
the main city was concerned
G. +. Patrick, he of the bogus letter
fame. is a candidate again. He is will
ing to mako sacrifice hit and take the
democratic nomination for district attor-
ney. He is going to write his campaign
speech in verse, tne first of which will
run this way:
I'm from the state of Mis-oory,
And the Office itch hurts me- like fury;
So I'm a son-of-a-gun
II don't make the run,
Cause its good for the itch, assure We.
A. G. Anthony, tho erstwhile, frisky
deputy sheriff who furnished the Star
an excuse for issuing few Police Ga
zette editions, and who is now being
sued by his wife for support, is not
candidate for sheriff, neither volun-
tarily nor at the command of Moses. All
reports to the contrary are canards in
tended only to injure \. G.'s good name
and cripple his chances for school super
intendsnt.
The anarchist sheet, the Courier, says
the INDIcAToR is the organ of plutocracy.
and that other foam tecksd oracle, the
Reform Press, declares it is for Hanna
and Woloott. This will be surprising in
formation to our readers, for fact. But
between Tweedledum and Tweedledee
on the one hand and !. Did Chamberlain
on the other there is no use making de
NAL. They know, for they have no
doubt arrived at the astonishing conclu-
sion by shrinking in circle"
Colored voters OF Bessemer are rally
ing around f. G. Grady for constable. 1t
Is the only elective position for which
they are looking and feel that the repub-
lican convention can not refuse their
modest request. Grady made good,
reliable policeman under Mayo King,
and having proven his capability and
trustworthiness, he has something to
recommend him to his party. The op-
position is claiming that the republicans
will not give a colored man place on
the ticket. We shall see.
Thum and Coates got sat down on
again at the populist meeting few
nights ago. They occupied the same
Illuminating position IN the populist con.
vention last spring. They are long as
as LEADERS" in Trades Assembly meet
ing but very short in populist gather
ing. But come to think of it. why do
they insist in taking part in populst de-
liberations, anyway? They are avowed
socialists. Do they think that populism
and socialism is synonamous? 1t seems
So, and somebody ought to call on them
for an expla nation.
Senator j. II. Mechem has been urged
BY his friends to come out for the nomi
nation Of district attorney but he is no,
seeking the Office. He has somethinr
much better in sight. The senator ha,
bssn offered a position with New Yorl
Flaw Arm whose guaranteed annual in