Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-02
THE AUSTIN ELECTION.

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A great hurrah is made by some Of the
Copperheads Of Virginia City, over the
municipal election in Austin, which took
place on Monday last. As we happen to
know, on indisputable authority in the
premises, some Of the facts pertaining to
the canvass, we will detail some Of them
for the benefit Of the individuals who are
now, h~ereabouts, swearing "Well, if we
didn't get the Union party Of Virginia to
kill itself for this election by nominating
Jones, ice have carried Austin, the great
city Of our East" .
The successful candidate for Mayor in
Austin is a man Of great energy, large
means, and an unfaltering Union man.
He is known to a large number Of our
citizens as one of the particularly uncom-
promising Unionisss of Lander county.
He ran as an independent candidate for
Mayor, and the Democracy" endorsed
him. His opponent is a good man. but
lacks the energy and personal popularity
Of Elder. The Mayor elect owns a lumber
yard in Austin, through which it has been
claimed a street did rightfully extend, or
should be, properly, produced. This ques-
ton has been a matter Of more or less Of
public agitation for some time past, and
we presume it is o practically settled,
by Elders election. A sort Of direct ap-
peal to the verdict Of the people on that
street extension may be supposed to be
gathered BY Elder on this election! He
has been bothered considerable by the at
tempt to traverse his yard, by an authoriz-
ed highway-trouble having been given
him, on this account, which he believes to
have been unjust. All this we have been
told by men Of Lander. Our informants
speak in the highest terms Of the candi-
date chosen, emphasizing his Unionism,
and declaring that a more go-ahead, good
fellowship citizen does not rush through
their city-intensely bent on business en-.
terprises, but always ready and generous
in companionship with his neighbors and
friends. They instance the street matter,
not as in any applying meanness
Of motive to Mr.. Elder in his determine.
ton to be elected Mayor, after he wa:
placed in independent nomination but
say that inasmuch as the threat Of intrud-
ing upon premises he duly located or pur'
chased, by announcement on the part o
the municipal authorities, was a warning
Of long standing, Mr.. Elder could legiti'
mately and candidly try such a case-sc
far as he chose-by appeals to friends fol
support on this occasion. Being
generous men, who would give Of hi
means abundantly for any public OBJ
ject Of real worth, he is n Of tina
stamp who can not endure anything
that appeared to him in the nature OF i'm
position; and such he regarded the en-
deavor to run a street through his lumbe
yard. The case was a popular one, and
popular judgment may have been brough
in!
We do not doubt but that the RsreiA
will sufficiently dispute the claim mad
here to q Democratic victory in Austin
and if the test is considered good in thi
ne~ighborhood, by the leaders Of "Democ
raey." or those who think they are such
let them encourage an independent candi
date against Piper Of Virginia, and SCI
how many BOOSTERS they will have to placI
over the result!