Arizona silver belt., 1904-09-22

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 the mining districts, and republicans in other sections. The republicans are reputed to have more doubtful voters in their ranks than in either of
 the last two presidential campaigns.
 All the big gold democrats are now heralded as coming out on the stump
 for Parker, and among them is Presi
 dent NJ. k. Ingalls,, of the Big Foul railroad. He will make one speech il Cincinnati, where the voters showed
 him under for mayor over a year ago
 but where he has great popularity
 with many substantial citizens. Tn, appearance of all the prominent lights of the democratic party - Bryanite' and Parkerites-ea in October is re garded as an effort all along the lint to wake up the democratic campaign It may be in large part prearrangeC that activity should succeed period of great quite, for the business inter ests have been insisting this year that the campaign shall be as brief as pos sible. Then democrats are lacking the money for sustained effort. It re, quires barrel of money to pay the ex penSeS of large battery of spellbind- CTS on the stump.
 An eastern writer says this is a Mugwump year, an independent year, and every sacrifice must be made to the voter whose party affiliations are never strong and who can be found voting with one party or another. For two presidential campaigns the mugwumps and independents were out of it. They had to support the re- publicans on the money issue. No one catered to them or coddled them. Now they have two men, both safe on the money question, and it is, Please, Mir. Mugwump, what suggestion will you makep' What office do you want? What candidate will you have?" Hats are d0ffed to the independent voter. It is his year. Why, the papers are full of announcements to the eIlect that this or that man has decided to support one or the other of the presi- dential candidates. The man who voted for Cleveland three times and Mckinley twice Is quite a factor in Nau Vorl otafa nnl;ti.c
 There is truce in the republican factional war in the Badger state. Fol lowing the announcement by F. A. Cook, nominee for governor of Wis conSin on the ''Stalwart" republican ticket, that he would withdraw from the race in case the decision of the supreme court was against his faction, it was said today that l50 La Toilette men have sent letter to Chairman CortelyOu expressing similar purpose to abide by the decision of the court in order that no harm shall come to the national ticket through the state dispute. In the arguments before the state supreme court, thus far, the La Toilette side, the defense, appears to have much the best of it. Under the revised statutes, the defense contends that the old state central committee elected two years ago is the only trib- unal with authority to decide the case. The defense virtually rests its case on this contention and the plaintiffs are having great difficulty in overcom- ing it.
 The nomination of Frank w. Hig- gins for governor by the New York republican convention heralds the complete supremacy of Governor Odell as the party leader in the empire state, and the final overthrow of Sen. ator ThOs. c. Platt. So great change in the republican management, amounting almost to revolution, could not be accomplished without causing rupture in the party, how serious remains to be seen. The dis consolate insist that Higgins "wears Odel's tag" to quote the language used by Senator Platt before the con vention, and that this will hurt him in the campaign. Such appears to be the Idea of the New York Sun, which has pursued Odell with fierce bitter ness and has now turned it's battery upon the man named for his successor. Higgins, "said the Sun editorially has neither the character nor the ability to qualify him for the governorship of New York. He may serve as well as any one to point the way to over. whelming and deserved disaster.n This from a newspaper that supports Roosevelt is regarded by many as a warning of impen ding trouble in the republican camp.
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