Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-06

| Il 10 important that votes shouls
aud out - much about candidate
before voting for them - possible
The nckets are now al in the Geld
and in little more than four week.
electors will be called upon to ex
press their prefsrsnce for parties NJ
for men. The parties in the canvass
are we'll understood. They are the
same with respect 10 local Is TO gen,
-ral politics. It remains, then, &c
ascertain the personnel OF candidates,
their history ~ touching their quail
6cations for Office and their general
character. When the mongrel conven-
ton was held We presented the read
ers Of TIE TIxKs with paragraph
On each candidate Of that party, from
the head Of the ticket to its tail. 1t
now becomes . duty to treat the Re
publican ticket in the same way.
Thee. 8. Davenport the candidate
for Senator, is thoroughly we'll
known in this county. lie has been
so long in the Senate Of this State
that he 10 familiar with all the modus
operandi of legislation. He has been
two terms . Senator. aud was for
four years preceding Chief Clerk Of
the Senate. He is eminently a prac-
teal man, who, while not being mar
rowed into a rut of technicalities, is
amply acquainted with the requisites
OF q good legislator. Mr.. Davenport
has been in public plsce for long
series of years. At Fort Churchill
he WAS Citizen Quartermaster Of that
post during the years Of the war, and
has resided in tins county for six
teen years. He is recognized even
by those who are opposed to him
politically as hard worker and q
man who is bound to make himself
felt wherever the duties of life may
call him. He will be the Senator
elected from this county in Novem-
Der.
The convention exercised the same
good judgment in selecting csndi-
dates for the Assembly as in the
choice of Mr.. Davenport All of
them are excellent men personally
and are possessed of marked sbility.
P. n. Wright, of Silver, is All engi-
neer by occupation and ranks high
in his calling. Not lolg since we
took occasion to notice an ingenious
invention of his. Mr.. Wright poss.
esses that irmness Of character which
qualities one for important duties
and renders ones position ~ all times
clearly marked and to be relied upon.
He has been a resident of the county
for q long number of wears, and is
fully iosntided with the interests of
the people here.
Hiro Kenneday, the candidate for the
Assembly from the middle portion
of the county, has been = leading
business man OF Dayton for the past
twelve years. Two years ago be WAS
candidate for the ssue Office and
gave his opponent . very close race.
Those who know him regard his
word as good as bond and his in
tegrny IS unqnestioned as the fact
that he specuia.es in wood. He 10 n
quie. unassuming man, keen in bosi-
ness yet square in his dealings, and
has u good education.
Clark Clesver, the third nominee
for the Assembly, Is farmer aud
stock raiser Of Mason Valley. Ia
1861 be was mining in Monovilie,
California, which occupation he soon
left to go into raising sheep. About
six years ago he came with his d,cks
Into this State, and settled where
be now resides. He is shrewd bust
ness man. sad is highly esteemed BY
all his neighbors. Mr.. Cleaver poss'
esses some literary traits and was
| once an accredited newspaper CORES
pondent. He would make an excel
lent legislator.
All the candidates mentioned above
are strong Republicans and have beer
such for many ysars- OF course nj
others could have place On the ticket
In q succeeding issue We shAll re
view the remainder of the nominees
A comparison Of the nominees 0,
both sides, made fairly, will, We ar,
n