Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-28
the DEMOCRATIC CONVECTION At
CARSON. I

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION At
CARSON.
To-day the untsrriAsd Democracy Of
Nevada will hold thar State Convention
at Carson. There never before was .
time in the history Of this State when
the Democratic party, gathered itself to-
gs.hsr with any slimmsring hope Of rue
cess. -Four years sgo they mat. from
habit. and put q ticket in the field. Not
q man who attended their Convention at
that time. had he bssn asked what were
the prospects Of securing q single oficer
nominated. but would have shaken his
head sadly and said nothing. Not even
the most sanguins Democratic politician
in Nevada expected the election OF . sin
gle man upon the ticket then put forth.
But by . split in the Republican party,
caused, a. the disaffected then alleged.
by the failure Of the Republican Conven-
ton to recognize the rights Of . minority
therein, the Democrats succeeded in
siscting over half their ticket. That
was the hut and only canvass in the his
tory Of Nevada in which they were sue
c~essful. and II Republicans but do their
duty ID will not occur again.
As we said. the Democracy Of Nevada
are somewhat sanguins. They catch At
straws Of hope and cling thereto regard
less Of the fact that their heads are be-
low the watsr. They come together 1t
Carson to-day talking a. II they expect
cd to sweep the State. The reasons for
this feeling are two-toid. Fint-Thsy
have Asld . majority Of Offices for four
years. and nothing gives . Democrat
courage like getting into Office. Second
They expect the Independents will
drag enough votes from the Republican
party to reduce its real strength below
that Of the Democratic party. The Dem
ocratic party il q unit in the coming con-
test. Not n hundred Democrats In
this State have allied Themselves with
the Independents. And even the few
who have done -, will bolt any ticket
the Independents may put up unless Il
endorse the Democratic ticket nominal
cd to-day or tomorrow.
We have all along said that the con-
test this year will Be between the Re.
publican and Democratic parties. 1t ID
destined to be . bitter and fierce 6sht.
Every vote which . Republican gives tc
q third party goes to aid the Democrats,
There Ia NO other Issue. The Independ'
snts do not claim to ability to nominate
and elect . single State officer. But
they do claim the power 10 defeat tina,
party to which BY far the largest number
have heretofore belonged. While both
Independents and Democrats have in.
weighed against the Republican party,
charging 1t with putting up ''slates,"
they have bean working to.
gsthsr in framing q ticket upon
which TO unite in defeating the
Republican party. In another column
We give the Democratic slate - thus far
agreed upon by this combination. OF
course. in the numerous Grades" made
at political conventions. this list may b
somewhat modified. but II such bs the
result, IL will rather benefit than injurs
the Republican party. II is plain enough
to any thoughtful man that the third
party in this eight aspires only TO the
position Of dictator. a place involving
somewhat responsible duties. In a word
the Independents propose to say who
shall and whs shali not be elected, ant
will indorss a majority Of the Democratic
slate. as they have already agreed. The
result will be. II the third party has. a,
il claims, q balance Of power. that q
minority Of dissatisfied Republicans and
Democrats will dictate terms to the pso-
pie Of Nevada; or. in other words,
Nevada will be ~ she has been during
the past four years, under = minority
rule. We have no fear Of such q result
II Republicans support the ticket just
placed before than by their State Gen.