Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-29
The Republican Primaries.

Inc Republican Primary Elections
for delegates to the County Conven-
ton we're held in the various precin cts
Of the county on Wednesday. In Sill.
yer the contest was very close and
correspondingly interesting. It was
regarded from the first ss without a
very great margin Of majority be-
tween Davenport and Dewey, the
nominees for the Senate, upon whom
the excitement Of the election CEN
tered. Mr.. Dewey had many warm
supporters. but unfortunately for
him they were not good politicians,
or, II they were, they did not dis,Iay
their power at the polls. Mr.. Da.
venport's friends were in the field at
an early hour, and remained there
until the end of the battle. They
were active, and may have secured
good many votes for their favorite
that were wavering and uncertain be-
fore. At any rate Mr.. Davenport had
q majority sufficient to elect his dele.
gates, and he will be the nominee,
most probasly, of the convention on
saturday.
The election was an event fraught
with more life than Silver Is used to
seeing. There was quite a noticeable
ebullition of fraternal feeling mani.
tested on all sides, which usually cul.
minated ut the nearest bar in spicy
cocktails or straw colOred lager.
The candidates themselves were not
conspicuous among these friendly
embrasuies, and the feeling seemed
to be spontaneous outburst of in
dependent interest and fellowship
among citizens generally. The vote
polled, as will be seen below, was a
very large one. Some assert that not
a great sight more will be polled at
the general election. This implies
Of course either that number of
Democrats voted at the primary or
that that party has very small fol-
lowing In this precinct. 1t is openly
charged by friends of the defeated
candidate that a large Democratic
vote was purposelv polled. How
far this is true and upon which side
the vote was cast, if at all, is not u
matter to be decided here. 1t is
we'll known that where two men run
for the same Office, one or the other
is bound to be sore-headed and dis
satisfied with the proceedings at the
close. We state this as an abstract
fact, without reference to its appli-
cation.
The officers of the election we're:
Judges, Theo. Vinson, j. NJ. McGin.
mis- and H. ]. T. Scheel; Clerks. James
Dunbar and J. B. Witherow. Fol-
lowing is the vote:
Number of votes cast, 272. For
Davenport 1879; for Dewey, 1873; scat
tering, 5; Davenport's majority, IL.
The following are the names of
the delegates elected from three of the
precincts:
SILVER CITY PRECINCT.
George w. Cook,
Henry Brown,
H. J. 7. Scheel,
William Thompson,
L. w. Barnard,
John BENEFITS,
James Benney,
C. True,
Patrick Henry.
DAYTON PRECINCT.
J. L. Campbell,
John Scott,
P. Barnes,
c. Burnap,
L. L. Crockett,
A. D. Hodges, Jr.
EUREKA MILL PRECINCT.
r N. Churchill,
Peter Ruffley,
Il. y. Persons,
81. c. Small,
w. r. King.
After the result was announced
bonfire was built in Main street, and
there was good deal OF Publication.
There was likewise, Of course, some
dissatisfaction expressed. Who ever
SAW a urinary at which there was
not dissatisfaction
II you want circulars,
Ii you want hand bills,
II you want envelopes,
II you want business cards,
If you want tasty letter heads,
II you want neat bill heads,
II you want nice visiting cards,
II you want the best of ball works,
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