The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-05
THE DEMOCRACY AND THE GOV
ERNORSHIP.


10 the rather unimporiant fact that
Judge Berry, being duly elected Judge,
is ineligible to the Office of Governor.
The Constitution lets out all Judges dur
ing the terms for which they were cleo
ted, from election to any but . Judicial
Office. Thus, while Judge Berry would
be eligible to the Supreme bench he is
entirely ineligible to any other kind Of
office either by election or appointment.
This is perfectly plain and decisive.
We have alluded to this as an " un-
important. fact for several reasons.
Firstly, Berry couldn't get the nomina-
ton if he were 4" legible !" and second
II, he eouldn's be elected if he were
nominated. The fight lies between Ellis
and Thornburg. Neither Hyman nor
Proctor will be heard of in the race.
We mean by saying that Berry couldn',
be elected if be we're nominated that no
Democrat caa be elected Governor of
this State if the Republicans do justice
10 themselves by their nominations. But
the Democrats talk as they always do,
just as if they were going to win. Sup
posing for the sake Of the argument
that they have q chance of success, |
we should have q choice between Dem
h. al.
che field. He has good, square record
AS . rebel. He was in Prices army
for time. All the others, his competi-
tors, with perhaps the exception of
Lyman, Of whose record We know moth
ing) were stay at home rebels. Berry
il an Illinois rebel, and Proctor and
Thsrnburg are Southern born, stay at
home rebels. They are all "e!ever F"
enough /; but they won't do, politically,
even as Democrats Ellis is 'clear
ehawed." We voted for Thornburg
once when he ran a. the Know Nothing
candidate for Sheriff of Yuba county
against Nike Gray; but that don't
count now. Moreover Ellis is BY all
odds the best qualified Democrat whose
name has been used in connection with
tie Guberuatorial Office. He is one Of
the best lawyers In the State and as
honest as . disbanded rebel knows
EoU to be. Furthermore be is q I
Carson man aud takes the APPEAL.
/, will be pretty fight between Ellis
ard Tho,nburg. They are both good
rustlers. Storey is conceded to Thorn
burg. The battle ground between him
and Ellis will be White Pine. Whoever
gets that county will be likely to carry Z
the convention. Hyman, if be can't get
the nomination for himself will do all ;
be can for Ellis. All the western coun
ties will 60 for EIi;s-in the contention
We don't believe Berry ever had any
show for nomination and now that his
ineligibili,y is so widely known, of
course he is overheard. I. may be pos 5
siole that he will come into the conven- !
ton with handful of votes and With Il.
them hold the balance of power. We I
suppose be would throw them in favor q
OF Thornburg-he being supported by
Tom Williams, and Williams and Berry
sharing the same quill. ifs Black Re .
publican may be permitted to speak a 5
good word for a copperhead we wish to
be considered as pulling for Ellis. :
TsornburR' 5 friends will doubtless point {
TO this and say: The APPEAL wants
Ellis nominated because be il easier {
beaten than Thornburg. lfso, they are I
OF the track. We believe that Ellis Y
would be vastly stronger than any man
the eopperheads could nominate. He is =
one of their best takers, has "suffered" Il
for his party and knows how to work n
is too ''high toned'-like a
be popula: With the boys
Frank Proctor would out run Thorn q
burg. As to Lyman We suppose his 3
strong suit would be in cot being known
like Polk.
TAG White Pine News insInuates that