Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-08
A sAp DISCOVERY.

since Mr.. Elliott returned thanks"
fo,sr Mr.. suirs's Nc. IA boots) to those
free and untrammellsd concentrations oil
Political purity who met at Carson re-
Gently and nominated him fer Attorney
G.nsral-on . curtain-ealico ground
n. has been busy in research. Not
10 and weapons Of assault upon the two
great parties which are to contest the
the coming election; not indeed to pre-
pare and msmsrize those orations by
which he tendly hoped to set our strug-
Cling people all ablazs with enthusiasm.
secure votes and beat Tsbbs and Kit
trsll. All NO. All! no. Elliot has
been engaged in q sadder work. in Ia
Dor far more hsrassing. He has made
q discovery which tears his soul with
anguish. rsnds his spigastrium and
sends q thrill Of horror to the very GEN.
ter Of the Independent party in Nevada.
Chosen one Of two standard bearers in .
mighty revolution (albsit still delaysd)
conpatriot with the immortal Hatch in
dispensing the glad tidings Of political
salvation to our washoes and Piutss.
Elliott has (until very recently burned
with holy ardor to convert Sevada's
hssthen population to the political faith
according to Miss vardsn-and to him
self become Attorney General. But the
blow has fallen. the crisis has been
reached. and all through the efforts Of
Mr.. Elicit himself. That immor-
tai parsonage has discovered, sad
to relate. that he has not been in the
country long enough to be eligible for
State once. In q word. he smigrated
from Tennessee just a few days too late.
Here 10 what he says about 1t:
To the Independent Voters OF the
State: Ny attention having bean called
to the question Of my eligibility to the
Office for which l have been nominated.
and having thoroughly examined the
Constitution and laws OF the stats in
reference thereto. I am satisfied that |
lack . few days Of becoming an elsctor
Hereunder.
For this reason I respectfully decline
the canvass for the Office OF Attorney
General Of the State. and avail myself
Of this opportunity TO rsitsrate my sin
csrs thanks to the gentlemen Of the
State Convention fer the distinguished
honor they did me in nominating me for
that Po.i,ics.
We call that q good card-for Mr.. e.
lott. who, 1t is to Be hoped, will now
remain long enough in Nevada to DO eli
gibls for Office at our election two years
hence. II will be noticed that Mr.. e.
liot 20 soon ss his attention" was
called to the matter. discovered that he
was ineligible. He examined the Con-
stitution and laws" not A. Attorney
General in prospective. but as plain Mr..
Elliott, unwilling to deprive the people
Of an Attorney General by being himself
elected and then fssnd disqualified. Mr..
Elicit had no doubt Of his election
should be run; bat he doesn't think 1t
hardly right under the circumstances
The modss.y Of the grsa. Tsnnsssssan
il touching. II moves US to tears. And
then. his gratitude to the Convention
which nominated him, for the "distin-
tinguishsd homer which they did me.
II IL indeed serrewful. IL there not
some way to amend the Consultation
and laws" before election. so as to rem
der Mr.. Elliott sligiblef Il g%ris,es US to
see such fitness barred out OF the service
Of the State for the trifins matter OF
few days residence.