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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1896
Page
2
A dense Tarrytown style screed discusses gold standard and silver, with references to Repulliva AS, Mark Hanna, and Bisbee politics. Local notes detail supervisor salaries, probate judge actions, and county crew moves, plus social club stories, trips, elections, and a Chicago drummer encountered by Judge Reilly.
Brenek notes Hugh Conton left for St Lovia this morning to meet his wife and return after a short visit. P T Northup trip to Henor to meet ferrils planning to settle in the small town. Mr. H G Howe returned to Tombstone today after a busy spell. EB Mason and J W Farrington of Delegate A 3 Doran and Hon Thomas Fitch were to speak here this evening. Cal Zabrieke of Tucson travels with Doran as Fitch is needed in California for the National Committee.
A.J. Doran and Col. Zabricka are set to appear in Tombstone Saturday for what is described as a respectful hearing though it is noted that this field is unsuitable for single standard candidates. An El Paso merchant advocating free silver claims to have invented five thousand dollars worth of Mexican clothes and says he can raise funds in thirty days by this method.
A meeting at the copper camp heard Republican congress candidate Mr Doran argue for free silver and tie between supply and demand. The Bisbee correspondent, a dyed-to-the-wool Republican, predicts the gold bug candidate will finish third once votes are counted.
The piece outlines Democratic candidates for a range of county and territorial offices including recorder, district attorney, probate judge, and assembly representatives. It highlights past service, qualifications, and public trust, while noting the broader political atmosphere, campaign rhetoric, and concerns about election purity and cross border campaigning.
A garbled OCR fragment references names and terms like Medehitey Huntey and MODY sil, with stray references to public or religious themes. The text is highly unreadable, offering no clear event, date, place, or identifiable entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
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