Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-06
STATE POLITICS..

EOk.xEitS.
Matters political i'll this State are al
ready assuming shape. Certain would
he leaders of the Democratic party met
in secret conclave in san Franciscola>t
week. and arranged a slate" embodv-
ing a full set of State officers, which
they iondly hope the people will sup
port in the approaching campaign this
Fall. Governor Bradley came forth
on Montgomery street. the mex day
and proclaimed himself a red-hot
candidate for reelection. 1t a
unfortunate on the part of the
slate-makers that they did not
instruct the stupid old fossil to with
hold the announcement of his candi-
dature until he had recros>ed the SHOW
clad Sierras. But this they failed to dc.
Who put up the "job"and who are I
compose the ticket, are all we'll known
TO the writer hereof, and i'll due time
will be given to the public. 1t is hard
~ probable that the :" slate" will ever
amount to much, as the whole thing is
already odious among all classes OF
people. 1t will. no doubt, serve to
which, to draw 1t very mild. will prove
II great blessing to the Commonwealth.
But we started out to say something
about the probable course of political
parties i'll the campaign.
Party ties are no longer held as
binding on the action of voters. The
people of Nevada are essentially indie
pendent. and have been so since 1870.
In proof of this we cite the fact that
not a single county in the State has re-
turned a straight ticket since the cleo
ton above alluded to. Mixed tickets
have invariably been elected by the
several counties. For the two last
elections the result in the State was
similar-eaeh party %electing a portion
of its candidates. The Independence
of voters was the cause of all this. II
could not have resulted otherwise.
The railway war was not inaugnrated
i'll California. Two elections have al
ready turned on the same issue in this
State. Kendall won his last seat in
Congress on it. The same battle will
be fought over this year. People un-
derstand the question better, however.
and an overwhelming majority
of the voters are now firm op-
ponen;s of the rascally doings
of the railroad managers. There is
State. Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are fully agreed that Nevada de-
mands cheaper fares and treights.
Mining is the paramount in
terest of Nevada. and we want
our machinery and supplies at
the lowest figures. There ought not to
be any fight on this score; but there
will be. Each party is pretty apt to
start out with the declaration that the
other belongs to the railway. And so
it will go. There will be but two par
ties in the field-the two old parties.
Republicans and Democrats. Any
bold leader could have started
out a month ago and inaugurated a
formidable Dolly Warden movement.
but there is no particular necessity tor
such an organization. The Changers
in this State don't want a reduction OF
freights, because they have the best
home market in the world for their
flour, and grain and vegetables. High
freights prevents competition from
California and Utah, and that's ex-
actly what suits the Sagebrush Gran
ger. Hence no political ground-swell
need be looked for from that source:
and besides, the leaders and prominent
men Of the existing parties do not de-
sire a third party in tie field. There
are only fifteen or twenty thousand
voters in the State, at most, and no
matter how we are shaken up we are
the same people entertaining precisely
the same sentiments, no matter where
we Train. All tnlngs cOnsluefed, there
fore, we feel safe in predicting that the
coming contest will be, as heretofore
in Nevada, between the Democrats
and Republicans. Independent tickets
may be run in a few of the counties.
but that will be the extent of
the disaffection. In the meantime, and
when it ome to the polls, the great
mass of the people will vote for just
whom they please, regardless of party
ties, AMI the result will be. as usual. a
mixed ticket. Men. not measures, will
be the main feature of the next cam
paign in this State.
MOTION To ADJOURN.-It is said that
a motion will shortly he in