Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-16
NOMINATE GooD MIN.

The storey County hePuonoAn Non'
vsntion will assemble at Miners Union
Hall, Gold Hill. next Thursday. II
will dsvolvs upon the dslesasss 70 that
convention 10 nominate all the county
and town officers. members Of The As
ssmbly and two Senators. This duty 10
an important one: moro important this
year whom . national ticket 10 In the
Geld than Il is whom tho election IL
strictly local. The men to whom IL In
entrusted should see to ID that u 10 we'll
performed. Everything depends upon
the character Of tho nominations made.
Republicans must not luil Themselves
into Q false security. The notion that
We arc going to walk over the track and
come to the pole without loss OF breath
IL an absurd one. and calculated to mis-
lead very many good Republicans. The
fQht Ia TO DO . close one all ovsr Ne
vada. We must buckle on u amor
and meet our foes face to face. They
are energetic. and have everything to
gain. and nothing to lose. We must
meet their energy with good old Re-
publican grit. or they may sweep the
nsld after all.
Tho first. the all.impOrtant, step
toward q Republican victory in Storey
county. Is the nomination Of good men
to the places on our ticket: men whom
our citizens know. and In whom they
have confidence. 10 far ~ the national
ticks, is concerned We may feel safe.
Every Republican will vote for II. and
very many old time Democrats Who can.
not swallow ths swindlsr and psriure'
Tildsn. But with our county ticket II
viii bs different. local issues will in.
svitably arise TO threaten the harmon,
OF our acsios. Personal prsjudices vii
Gauss scratching. and too much
scratching may turn . probable Re
publican majority into . local Demo
cratic victory. II will be the nrst and
most imperative duty Of the coming
convention to guard against this danger
and tho only way to guard against it Is
Ia place in nomination men in whom
the entire community. Democratic and
Republican. have confidence.
The character OF our nominees must
be unimpeaehsbls. Politics. after all.
has very little to do With our local cleo
tons. With the exception Of the Sen.
aiors and Asssmblymsn TO Be nomin-
ated. no political significance attaches
TO any OF the ofhess. OF course the
Republican party must nominate Re.
publicans: but services TO the party in
this case should Be made subssrusnt to
the claims Of personal worth. Amodssi
Republican who has simply voted with
the party. and Who Ia respected in the
county. will make q better candidate for
. local Office. than . man who has been
engaged actively In political campaigns.
and 10 surrounded BY enemies In the
camp Of his friends. We want to 60
into this election TO win: and II the
County Convention does Ito duty. a. Il
should do. We shall win.
Let US have no virs-pulling In The
convention. Let the delegates who may
be elected atths primaries nsIt Tuesday
understand that they hold In their keep
ing the fate Of the Republican party In
this county; and understanding this.
let them place in nomination men Who
command the respect and confidence Of
the citizens Of Storey county. II the
convention is true to its constituents.
there will be no doubt Of the result In
November.