The herald., 1898-02-18
CAMPAIGN IN ARIZONA
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE
NOT LACKING
Republicans Are Firmly Placed on the
st. Louis Platform-A Home
Rule Plan

| PHOENIX, Feb. 16.-(Special Core.
spondence to The Herald.) It's many a
moon till the next general election. YET
the southern element. And the southern
element aforesaid is rarely happy unless
in politics. Thus, perhaps. 1t is that even
at this early date there is talk on the high
ways and men are to be found VINO .-.e
not averse to placing themselves in the
hands of their friends"
OF course the more important offices
will have the longest campaigns. The most
important office, and the only one on
which the territory as whole has vote,
Is that of delegate to congress, to sue
ceed the present incumbent, Marcus Aure-
lius Smith, Democrat. This is something
like Marks sixth term in office. He de-
clined the nomination one time and that
time the Democratic candidate was de-
feated. So 1t is presumed that "Our Mark. -
as he Is often termed, is esteemed by a
considerable portion of the Democracy to
be very tower of political strength That
view of the case is understood to be
shared by the delegate himself, and, as
he has considerable amount of unfin-
ished business on hand, he is known to be
willing to take the nomination once more,
provided the convention extends it unani-
mously and properly buttered-
WOULD ACCEPT OFFICE
But to quote the classics, there are
Others One Of them is none other than E.
E. Ellinwood, just released from the cares
of the United States attorneys office. An
other is Wiley Jones, for several terms
district attorney Of Graham county. Ellin-
wood has made an excellent representative
of the government. He is a resident OF
Flagstaff. and has decided strength in the
northern tier of counties. He has been
building political fences for years and MAX
ing a good job of it. Jones lives at Solo
knoxville, in the southeastern part of the
territory. He is really an orator, is
pusher and man of intellectual force. 1t
also might be noted that he stands well
with the Mormons, and the Mormons form
no inconsiderable portion of the voting
strength of Arizona.
COALITION PROPOSED
AS the bogie man Of the play, over in the
stage wings, is Buckley O'Neill, for three
times Populistic candidate for delegate.
O'Neill used to be Republican. He sep
arated from the party when George W.
Cheyney was nominated for delegate on a
platform that termed the Mormons rogues
at large. 1t cannot be said that he gained
pecuniarily by the change AS Repub-
lican he held many an office, including that
Of sheriff Of Yavapai county, in time
when the sheriff in the way Of fees had a
very fat thing. AS a Populist he has had
nothing save campaigns, campaigns in
which it is known he carried his party.
rather than was carried by the party. By
the way, neither O'Neill nor his party car
ried anything else. O'Neill today is the
worst foe of the territorial administration.
His stand Is supported by no inconsmera-
bic number Of Democrats, and the sug-
gestioa has been made that. initiating
notable political example. the Democrats
and Populists agree on O'Neill as joint
candidate. ONeill is at present mayor OF
Prescott. There can be no doubt OF his
ability and his energy. The only doupt IS
whether the Arizona Democrats VIII wish
to combine with Populism, even on similar
and agreed silver platforms.
NEW GODS ACCEPTED
I know as yet of no Republican timber
for delegate. Not that there is any lack
OF intention among Republicans to make
as vigorous fight az lies within their
power. The Republican party Of Arizona
hesftated a little after the St Louis pla-
form was adopted. 1t was hard pill to
swallow, that pill OF single standard, after
ali the campaign oratory that had for
years placed silvers only enemies in the
party OF which Grover Cleveland was then
considered the head But the pill was
swallowed, and whatever grimaces there
may have been at the time, the deed is
done and the party members are standing
firmly on the platform constructed for their
erstwfiIe unwilling feet. The change in
Arixona ~ the same that was noted in]
Caltfnfpia 4. on the coast perhaps the most
nota6le example that came under my eye
81 III. I.<Et t.I4 ~ I. 81 5as1 4