Arizona silver belt., 1900-10-11
ARIZONA POLITICS.

The santa Cruz county democrats have endorsed Mark Smith.
 Mark Smith and Ellinwood spoke at Kingman last Sa turdav night.
 Gov. Murphy spoke at Kingman, Mohave county, last Thursday night.
 The Chronicle is the name of the campaign paper started by the inde- pendentS at kingman. Lev Blakely is the editor.
 Virgil Earp has withdrawn as can didate for sheriff on the republican ticket in Iavapai county. The place will be left vacant
 Justice T. T. Hunter, registering officer at Sailord, is quoted as saying, there is growing sentiment there in favor ol Wilson for delegate.
 The refusal of the democratic cen tral committee at Flagstaff to allow Col. Wilson tO speak, looks very much like job put up in Smiths interest as Boss Ellinwood Is travelling with Smith.
 Registration in Pima county is growing rapidly The star says, lit was thought month ago that 500 would cover the number, but now 1t is believed that the registration list will come nearer l2o0.
 No matter which is right: no mat ter which is wrong-Smith and Will son owe nothing less 10 the democrat ic party of Arizona than their with drawal from the race for delegate to congress. Yuma Sun.
 The republicans of Graham county formally opened the campaign at Sol Omonvilie last Thursday. Judge J. II. kibby of Phoenix was the principal speaker. Several county candidates also addressed the meeting.
 As was predicted the "indepeudent' movement in Mohaye county was d republican scheme, as offering the only possible chance of defeating the democratic ticket. The republican convention refused to nominate candidates and endorsed the inde- pendent ticket. The democrats of Mohave county will not be fooled by such transparent job.
 Ex-Governor M. H. McCord was here this morning. The governor was one of the speakers at the republican meeting at Mesa last night and he hadn' t entirely thawed out when he reached here. One would suppose that the inward burning of. the gov ernor at being compelled to talk for oaks Murphy would prevent his get ting cold. for it is well known how these two love each other. Tempe News.
 The Prescott JOurnal-Miner says: Justice of the Peace Tom Shulu, who, as registering officer, took the names of voters at lively pace under the opinion rendered by the district attorney, did not send his list into the county recorder. Instead he has
 nt notice to each of the persons Nuuse names he took, informing him that in accordance with the decision Of Judge Sloan, poll tax receipt is necessary before registering
 According to Flagstaff dispatch to the Phoenix Republican, the demo cratic central committee of COcOnino county refuse to allow either Wilson or Smith to speak there. Flagstaff is the home of E. E. EllinwOOd, chair man of the central committee of the half of the territorial convention which nominated Smith. The demo- crats of the county blame both Smith and Wilson for the tangle in which the party finds itself, though major ity of them were originally favorable to Wilson. They say that a move ment is being started extending throughout the whole territory for the removal of both parties from the ticket. Though it is late in the cam paign they believe a democrat can be found ho can be elected. They are certain that neither smith nor Wilson can If they both run and they do not believe that either of them would be much stronger if the other should ,,5FTlrut,