Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-09-20
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portions of the State, and extended
my trip to Salt Lake, that wretched
abode of misery and degradation.
How such plague-spot is permitted
to exist is wonder to me. Many
of the towns in the State, as you
travel west on the line of the Central
Pacific Railroad, are not very attract
i've in their general appearance, hav-
ing look like dry-rot. Either en-
terprise is wanting, or the avenues to
improvement closed by lack of
money, which is the common CON-
plaint to my inquiries made when
visiting all these towns.
Having business at the Land Office
here, dropped quietly down into
what 1 had always conceived quiet
town. But had hardly ensconced
myself at the Ormsby, when 1 was
attracted towards a small congrega-
ton of evidently very excited indi-
viduals. Waiting patiently for the
end of these emotional utterings, l
learned from one of the number the
cause of so much physical exertion
while in conversation. Hands NOV
ing up and down, low mutterings-
in which the word "sold - was fre-
quently heard led me to think
something very important had oc-
CURED recently, to mar the otherwise
serenity of the even way trod by the
good people of this berg l was in
formed that the Republican County
Convention had made darned asses
of themselves; that their political
sagacity was not worth shucks; that
the nominations made were unfit,
and that Bill Sharon would wake up
on the morning of November 4th a
defeated man as far as Ormsby
county was concerned. He says,
" How can the party win with lump
of lead at the head, and still larger
one at the tail of the ticket?" Two
railroads, the C.P. .R.R., represented
by Gen. Edwards, the State Senator
(nominated), who is the paid attor-
ney tor that road; the V.S T.R.R.,
represented by Capt. Haynie, for the
Assembly; one Express Company,
represented by Peters Uhe most oh.
jectionable man possible to have
selected); the Bank of California,
represented by Sharon; and, finally,
to top the climax, two Mint officials
placed upon the Central Committee,
with prospect of still another from
the same institution to be appointed
Secretary.
Another stroke of wretched policy
was struck, in ignoring the feelings
of Senator Jones' friends. Edwards
and Peters were, two years ago, the
worst sore heads to be found in any
community. Nothing too severe
was said by these two individuals
against Jones-Peters boiling a por-
ton OF the ticket. Now they are
brought prominently to the front,
and old-line Republicans-support-
ers of Senator Jones-are supposed
to fall into line and support this
wretchedly weak ticket. From 9TH
er sources / gathered pretty much
the same Information, and my con-
clusions are, unless some conces-
sions are made (noticeably the with
drawal of Peters,, the ticket will be
defeated, as far as Senator and Treas
urer are concerned. may be mis-
taken, as the ways of politicians are
past finding out, and bridging over
may be had which may carry all
over safely.
learn, this morning, of an inn
portant movement commenced last
evening, called the :. Peoples Move
ment;" object--to place a ticket in
the field in opposition to the regular
Republican ticket. 1t is said Judge
Whitman will resign from the Su-
preme Court, and be placed at the
head of the ticket for State Senator.
Boron formerly Secretary of State,
and Republican office-holder the
past ten years., is disappointed be-
cause the late Republican Conven
ton did not recognize his claims for
nomination to the Assembly. Mason
(the disappointed candidate for
treasurer before the said Conven-
TOM, will run for the Assembly.
So you see political matters are
awfully mixed, and no man can tell
what will be the outcome, or who
VIII come out winner. Will next
Write Won frcn, Capna Tprnon