Show THOMAS SENATOR Postmaster Has a Senatorial Bee In His Bonnet IS AN AVOWED ASPIRANT OC BALLOT BEARS TH DEMOCTIC ROOSTER I Law Concerning Scratching Repr ducedEw to Mark n Bnlot i irs Hres Address to the L dette Tour By Train Aba dnedPoltc Gcssip The senatorial bee which has been I buzzing around the ear of Hon John I Henry Smith for some time that has sung his droning song in the vicinIty of the hatband ot Arthur Brown has selected another victIm and now the I whizz and whirr of Its wings may be hear in the postoIce where Arthur E Thomas presides concluded to place Mr Thomas has cnclude himself in the lists as a candidate for the place in the event the Republicans capture the legislature something 3 te legslature together unlikely from all indications not deter the and reports but that will postmaster from beIng a candidate from now until election day just the same The announcement caused considerable I consider-able comment among the local Repub the yesterday Because lican politicians poltcians lcan candidacy of Thomas will interfere with many of their plans Being a wih I gold man of pronounced type a friend of McKinley and a uncompromising of theory of the Republican advocate every thery I publican party ever is feared the effect publcan legislative ticket will be bad There are some Republicans who are more favorable to sliver titan other and but Thomas is not one of them to use the expression of a Republican much dislike yesterday I should very part send a gold man like to see my to the senate I would not like to see I Arthur Brown sent down there for he but when It comes to is bad enough cmes Arthur Thomas why there I quit I shall vote for no man or woman who shal will vote for either Thomas or Brown and have a host of friends In the party who will take the same view as I do I |