Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-15
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SILVER CITY, oct. IA, 1874.

| ago he ran on the DemOcratlc tlcke
for County Commissioner. This
wear he promised to vote for the
Hazlett delegates at the primary
election, and didRot. He then sought
! the nomination for County Clerk al
the hands of the Union Republican
| Convention, and did not get 1.-THE
| Convention chose a better man. The
fact is, he is too ishy to be popular
For District Attorney they have
nominated John Powell, jr. Not
being an attorney, do not know eN-
actlv how it Is; but it is said he has
violated rules of the bar-that should
disoualify him for holding the posi-
ton. Be that as it may it will make
no difference, as he will not be
elected.
To fill the office of Treasurer, be-
hold we have the name of w. w.
Byron, the present incumbent. In
1865 Mr.. Byron was elected County
Commissioner on the Republican
ticket. In November 1870 he re-
signed his office, and on December
5th he presented and had allowed by
the Board bill for the sum of
S26 40, for mileage, in going from
his place of residence to the Court
house two blocks, one mile each
way, tor every meeting attended by
him during the time he was MEM
Der of the Board. No other County
Commissioner from Dayton has
ever charged mileage. In 1870 he
ran as an independent candidate for
the State Senate. The vote stood:
Hazlett, 339; Crawford, PA; Byron,
40: of which number he received 10
in Dayton, which shows his great
popularity (?) at home. In 1872 the
Republicans elected him County
Treasurer, though he ran behind his
ticket. Last February, the. grand
Jury 90 recommended that he keep
ledger, and a more thorough and
comprehensive manner of keeping
his books" Such is his record.
Voters of Lyon county, choose We
whom you will support!
John Lothrop, nominee for Re
corder. is an old-line Democrat, and
probably consistent one; for that
reason, as I said of my friend Ken
nedv, ait is pity he should be
found in such an uncertain crowd. -
His being competent to fill the office
has been doubted, and this should
be understood, for the office of
County Recorder is one of the most
important, and requires man who
is honest, capable, and of good judg-
ment. 1t behooves the citizens of
Lyon county to see that the man
they elect to that position has those
qualifications.
For Assessor, the Hybrids have
nominated James A. Waddell, of
Silver City. Here he is so weH kn0Wn
that it would not be necessary to say
a word to insure his defeat; but in
other parts of the county it may not
be the case. Two years ago he
wanted to be County Commissioner,
but the people of Silver City chose a
better man. Mr.. Waddell took a
very active part in trying to create
dissention among Republicans be-
fore the primaries. He, with several
others who are now sore-head candi-
dates, got up primary ticket. They
corrected it, revised it, changed it,
and finally presented it on the morn
ing of the primaries, with the name
of a boiler OF 1872 at the hea d, and a
Democrat at the tail. The ticket re-
ceived IS votes; the Union Republi-
can ticket, l65. Mr.. Waddell voted
at that election, virtually taking the
test to support the nominees Of the
Republican party, State and county.
Immediately after the primaries he
began to consult with Democrats and
sore-heads, some of whom had been
most bitter in their denunciation of
any Republican who would dare to
bolt on account of being in a mi
nority in his own party. The result
of all this was the Hybrid -Sore-head-
INDEPENDENT Democratic Convention
which named Mr.. Waddell for the
Office of Assessor. That Convention
was an abortion, conceived in per-
sonal spite-brought forth to carry
out selfish personal ends; and on the
Sd day Of next November will have
ceased TO live, while the men who
inaugurated the movement will
iguratively and politically, be buried
with it.
DIR. Hawkins. for Superintend
ent of Public Schools, is Democrat
and the people will not forget tina
the tenets of the Democratic party
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