Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-18
THE SOLID MEN.
Their Primary Proceedings OF
Saturday 80 Wonderful Reti.
cence of Candidates.

sucd from Odenn Hall, Dayton, the
week previous, the Democrats, Inde-
pendents, dissatisfied Republicans
and pure-mi ,ded citizens in ordinary
assembled at Armo = Hall on Sa..
urdav evening 1T 8 o'clock. They
commenced gathering about that
hoar, but it was fully 0 before enough
had assembled t. encourage the dis
interested leaders to call the meeting
to order. The TINES reporter in
the interim piled Ills lalorious cali.
lag and assiduonsly endeavored tn
get an inckling Of probable coming
political events. He asked several
men oil reputel integrity and out
spoken frankness who the canI,-
d tie for the Senate, on their
si'ic of the house, was tn be. With II
reticcnce that betokened deep un-
drrcurrent Of primary political sa
gaei,y or fear for impending pos.
siaiiiiies the gentlemen all gravely
shook their heads. One OF them
ventured remark ia SGT, voice that
his party, unlike the Republicans,
had no conspicuous candidates.
1--WE are, said he "a congregation
of citizens who have oeen drawn to-
eether ut these unpretentipus pre-
cincts and in this unostenta,ious
manner bv the lpadstone of IL loud
mouthed public necessity. We pro-
prse To- put our combined shoulders
tn the wheel and m we, if possible,
| the am lulauce u' rottenness that now
stinks Ia the uostrils oil honest RESI-
| ients at this county out of the pres
cnt quagnirc III corruption into
which it bus settled. We want M
III 'lumruts ourselves, With MS
, shc office mast seek the man. We
hive no caudidtte am ng us that |
know at. The exi.encie~ and occ i III
will always call forth men equal t.
those exiyaucies. Look at Grants
humhlr position lief re the w,r and"
-. H,rea pure minded pat,int at the
- called al! han Is up to driaI, tna
our ,ntcrlocitor disappeared in that
direction Without Flashing his eiity
iog discourse.
At 'cngth the Reporter f1unl con-
| mGniwtive person, who was not pres
rnt rs parlicipsu in the proceed
ings and who has resided in this
vicinity fer Il srore of years. lie
vnnchsafcd a candid statement calcu-
| lated 10 undermine the strongest
confidence one might have in the
integrity Of Men who assemble iu-
formally ter pniitical purpose. H
sail that rot fewer than a dozen uf
those in the struggling assembl e.
had been croAir ofiiee-seekcrs since
he first knew them, and that they
tlirsted with the same thirst and
hunger still. IL WAS about tn p ,int
out, specify and particulriz when
i the reporter, fearing that he might
alight upon the sel'-sime men whom
| lie but moment before Intoxicated
and found pliaiuily rrtioea,, beg red
him, in order that his faith nigh,
not be shaken iii all humanity, to
desist aul take u good Republican
cigar. We are not prepared to
reach f,r all that this DISTINGUISHED
man slid, bur he ia known am ing
his frllows MS truthful ald reliable
| When the meeting was called to
order there were tseaty four persons
present, Ivy actual couat. X. e.
Y,uag WAS elected 10 the char and
Frank Dunn was chosen Secretary.
The balloting for delegates was at
once besun, and resulted in the
choice of the following: j. F.
Ange,l, +. Damn. r. Armstrong,
IL. Shields, NJ. Fillon, J. w. Kelly,
W. w. Sirlott, Col, R,ainson and W.
4. Stevens. After b.lloting the
meeting adj 'urned sine die, without
tie least ehullstion of enthusiasm.
The Caaveatium will he held in
Dayton on the aSd list.
RIcU ORE-W. were veSrprtl AZ