Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-22
OUR CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF..

We have, in another column, stated our
position with regard to the various candi-
dates for county Offices. We have said
that nominees and independent candidates
all occupy the same footing so far as any
claims are concerned, and that from
the number presented we shall select those
whom we consider the best men. Per-
haps the most important office to be filed
at the coming election is that of Sheriff.
Our choice of a candidate for that position,
we announced on Saturday, and his name
now stands at the head of our columns.
Mr.. JAMES NJ. DAY comes before the peo-
Pile of Storey county, presenting his name
as candidate for the Office of Sheriff. He
does not present his claims for the office,
believing that the bestowing of an Office
upon citizen is the voluntary act Of the
people, and that the idea of any man hav-
ing claims upon the people for an office is
simply piece of demagoguism and sheer
absurdity. He presented his name to
neither of the nominating bodies which
have recently concluded their labors. He
is not therefore bolus to be rammed
down the throat of the people with the
ramrod of regularity" nor scarecrow
wherewith to terrify the weakened with
the epithet of "bolters." The "roots :"
and "wires" of the late Star-chamber
secret session of the late Peoples Nomina-
ting Convention did not have his name
under consideration, and the farce of
nomination in that cut and dried dead
open and shut institution was not resorted
to BY him. He comes before the public
and asks for their votes-he does not de-
mand them.
For the information of those who may
desire to know who Mr.. Day is, we will
state that he is practical miner, and is at
present Superintendent of the Yellow
Jacket mine. His brother is Superintend-
ent of the Savage. In this capacity, both
the gentlemen are by this time pretty well
known to all the miners of Storey county,
and the position which they took prior to
the recent movement of the working men
has gained for them the esteem of that
large and influential body of our citizens.
The working men Of Storey county con-
stitute an overwhelming majority of the
population and there is perhaps no
country in the world where the working
men are more directly interested, and feel
their interest so deeply in the faithful and
proper discharge of public trusts. Yet,
strange as it may seem, either by an over
sight or through studied neglect, this
large class of the community have been
entirely overlooked by the Irregular" and
peoples" Nominating Conventions, and
the miners as a class are totally unrepre-
sented. The miners may not care any
thing about the matter, and may consider
it all right, but we shall see what We shall
see. A man from their own class has
stepped forth and asks for their sufrages,
and we venture an opinion that they will
respond to an extent that will be sicken-
ing to other candidates. Of Mr.. Days
ability, integrity and private worth, we do
not propose at this time to blow the
trumpet. He is pretty well known his
position speaks for the confidence reposed
in him by the important company OF
whose valuable mine he is the manager,
and those who have not personal ae-
ouaintance with him, can readily satisfy
themselves by comforting with those who
know him well. Our personal acquaint-
ance with him is of many years standing,
and we know him for one, who, where
ever he has resided, has commanded the
respect, esteem and warm personal regard
of the community. In hosting at the
head of our columns the name of JAMES
NJ. DAY as candidate fol Sheriff of Storey
county, we are not only gratifying the
dictates of warm personal friendship,
but are advocating the cause of the BEST
NAN FOR THE POSITION NOW BEFORE THE
PEOPLE.