Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-18
HOW AND WHY HAYES WAS
NOMINATED. we
CARSON CITY, July IA, IS

CARSON CITY, July IL, 1910.
EDITORS SENTINEL: Not the politi-
clan, but the quiet voter, Is ofoen heard
to ask: Show vas it that that Hayes
received the nomination 2" If the
quiet voter would pay q little more at
tention to, the scheming Of the inside
political managers of the Grant reign
at Washington, he would readily an.
swer the question that the Grant
power gave Mr.. Hayes the noln-
ination. Although Mr.. Hayes was not
the first choice of the Administration,
yet he was the second, Conkling being
the the first; but the efforts of Grant
and his confederated factionist>, to de-
feat Mr.. Blaine, with the view of nom.
mating Mr.. Conkling, resulted in
placing the nomination beyond the
reach of either MIR. Blaine or Conkling.
AS soon as it was. known hat MIR.
Blaine was overheard by the efforts OF
the confederated fsrtionists, it was
Immediately discovered that those ef-
forts had the effect also of destroying
all hope of Conkling's nomination.
Then the forces were rapidly consOli
dated and marshaled for MIR. Hayes,
fearing that any more skirmishing or
lettering by the way would assist, and
might secure, the nomination for Mr..
Bristow, whom the Grant faction could
not have consistently supported even
Ii nominated, ~ account of the
disposition manifested by Mr.. Bristow
to correct the evils OF the Administers
ton: and on account of this commend-
able disposition of Mr.. Bristow, an
evil viIlainOus disposition OF the Adj
minist ration was so u~nrelentingly
hurled al Mr.. Bristow as to force his
retirement from the post OF official
duty connected with that Admin
istratiOn. The mode of defeat of Mr..
Blaine for the success of Mr..
Conkling was quite ingeniousiy and
secretly adopted by Grant, Morton and
its covering was Of so flimsy material
that it could not even be called a fair
article of gauze. Morton to be the gen.
erai director or the instrument which
was to strike the death blow to Blaine;
Conkling to he curtained in the rear-a
covert actor in the plot. NJ ,rton opens
the plan of the plot by directing the at
tention Of the House OF Representatives
to the spot where. by digging a little,
will lie uncovered the wrong doings of
MIR. Blaiue in the railroad bond matter.
THIS directing of Morton and the ex
posed insidious occupancy of COnk
ling, the xbettor, was considered by
MIR. Blaine and his supporters as acts
of unparalleled party ~treachery mo
complaining or bucking if the treach-
cry had fallen upon the people; but
harness will give away when tingeni.
ously approaches a brother in infainy).
and from which arose a feeling of un-
compromising hostility with Mr.. Blaine
and his friends, which feeling was
clearly seen by the Grant Norton
Conkling clan. So, then, it was posi-
lively evident, independent of all
former causes or considerations, that
the Administration could not possibly
accept MI. Blaine at all-no more than
it could Mr.. BristOw. By giving the
nomination to Mr.. Hayes, hope was
offered for n continuance of the present
style of running the Government. This
offer Of hope, weak as it is at this date.
will soon more swiftly fade, and No.
vember will sweep the shadow away
forever, in company with the dark
drapery that the erratic Radical party
has so cruelty shrouded the country.
Yonrs.F ET ~ r L WEST.