Show ARENA JJ By S. A. Kenner 1 pi The lines are now all closed up and the battle is No more more no more preliminary work of any but a straining pull for the All parties profess a confidence if well means a situation that is hard to untangle even with less than five campaigning before the final clash at the Undoubtedly the Democrats have or are confidently assured of gains when the time or their confidence would be so badly grounded as to make professions of it a species of bad with the Americans it is a matter of how many they can lose and still hold lead of last year in this city while the not so sure of inroads upon the Democrats as upon the from whom they justly look for recruits of at least two or three are pursuing the even tenor of their way and leaving no points The line of battle is more interesting than for a long time The headquarters are now all in full the Republicans on the second and third floors- of the Atlas the Democrats on the sixth floor of the building and the Americans on the second floor of the D. F. Walker In each of these a full corps of officers and auxiliaries are in attendance throughout the day and work is systematically going i One of the candidates that is losing no sleep over the outcome is County Recorder His equanimity is one of the well preserved features of the Such a thing as an adverse outcome is not permitted to figure in his- computations at and this is a valuable J. U. obtained a leave of absence from his duties as head of the government assay office until after the which he is conducting on the part of the county Republicans with his well known thoroughness and strict attention to He seems quite satisfied with the o y Candidate Ferdinand and Thomas are t setting the woods of fire in behalf of the Democrats the more remote anc Senator accompanied by H. W. is doing likewise for the Republican combat is surely U Chairman Joseph A. Young the Democratic county 0 has been laid up for several with the duties of taL office meantime devolving Vice Chairman A. H. The defeated candidates the conventions have this soura of consolation they don't have pay |