The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-04-08
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.

The polling was conducted yesterday with
. good deal of quiet vigor. The Election
Board was organized by the appointment OF
Mr.. Hamilton as Judge, Messrs. Coroett and
Crawford as Inspectors and Messrs. Megar-
riele and Parkinson as clerks. Superlntenc-
ent Bivins presided. The Democratic
managers were out in full force and were I'M
firing in their efforts. AS is invariably the
case with them, they managed to poll the
entire strength of their party-or rather. as
many of their party as could get to the polls
voted and as it is too often the case with
Union men, enough staid away from the polls
or voted for Gardner, to give the victory to
the Copperheads. There were 4o2 votes
polled and Gardeners majority was 20. or
course the Copperheads are jubilant, as they
have right to be. They have won victory
in a precinct that has a known Republican ma
iority of not less than one hundred, and they
achieved their triumph for the following rea-
sons: First, because they went as one man and
gave their hearty support to their party S
nominee. Secondly, because there proved to
be certain ratio of political idiots, profess
ing Unionism, who were humbugged into
the mawkish, senseless notion that " 1t was
wrong to introduce politics into school mat
ters;" to be humbugged, we say, BY that
specious outcry from Democrats who only
employed that claptrapto keep Cn'om politics
out of the fight and leave fair field for
Copperhead politics. Moreover, some Union
men-so self-sty led-voted for Gardner for
some wretched personal" reason. In
deed Mr.. Gardner was elected by the votes OF
so-called Union men. A dozen so voting
could produce the result as it is, and proba-
bly twice that number cast their ballots that
way. All the assertions were from the Union
ranks: not one from the Copperheads. The
result is that the sworn foes of the Repub-
lieaa party are two to one in the Board OF
School Trustees.
Perhaps we should have awarded the Just
need OF praise to those faithful adherents OF
the Union party who toiled and votedfaithfully
before expanding share Of our indignation
upon the dupes and laggards. But imam is
frail," and we are apt to vent our Ill temper
before we entertain the better feelings. There
we're men who wrought with unhagging yea
and industry for Mr.. Meder and the Union
cause from TIE opening to the closing of the
polls. These men spent their time, none,
aid energies as cheerfully as ever, and strov'
for victory with an earnestness that deserved
better backing by the lukewarm ones IN tht
party. 1t is not pleasant thing for CnioI
man to be tainted with defeat by a Copper
head; and it may or it may rot be source
of humiliation to those who by their suplne
ness or their faithlessness made this result ;
possibility, that some of the most galian
men in the Union party are smartlng unde
| 4 defeat which is shameful and disheartenin!
TO the last degree. But let us say to thos
who did their duty well and bravelv, that
| i no fault of theirs that this election re
suited so disastrously- True men, fghtln!
! il, right cause, can never be conquered
and they who bore the burden and heat o
Yesterdays conflict will live to help to vii
and rejoice over a glorious victory for I'll
Union party at the Carson City polls in No
vember next. We trust that the events Q
Yesterday may have the effect to knit tn
party into closer bonds of unity and to teac
the apathetic and lily disciplined members G
the organization that battles are only won b
sturdy, faithful fighting.