Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-16
LETTER FROM CARSON y.

CARSON CITY, Sept. 8, 1876.
EDITORS SENTINEL: Your friends in
this section regret the character of
feeling, and the origin of it, which APP
pears 10 dictate the reference you make
to the Democratic State nominees.
They regret the republlshing of er
oneous statements from other papers
referring to the nominee for Congress,
Notwithstanding the assertion of your
non-indorsement. 1t was known at
Virginia City, on the 2Sth ult., that
some of the Eastern Democrats had
cause apparently for i'll feeling to-
wards those of the West, in
quence of evil words from false and
designing lips, and that an injudicious
and disreputable mode of personal
warfare was practiced, but not by the
true friend or friends of the Congress
sional nominee, who had nothing TO
do with it either directly or indirectly,
though it seemed to have for its pur-
pose his success, and which candid
persons must admit was calculated to
wound the feelings OF the Eastern
members of the convention and en-.
gender unfavorable mes toward the
Congressional nominee if the move
ment were permitted to pass unnoticed
or unexplained. But under no cir
cumstances was it sufficient, in my es-
timation, to create even a piinple upon
the pate of an Eastern delegate, or the
entertaining OF an ill thought against
the unoffending nominee for Congress.
w., Ala Not 80 Iil thAca xuifh VOL,
return to your section without the
truth and with it all that seemed suf-
ficient to satisfy you that the West felt
as seriously aggrieved and condemned
the mode referred to as violently ~
did the East. 1t is unfair to place Mr..
| Ellis in a false attitude before the peo-
pie, as the Belmont Courier perhaps
| not purpoSely does. The Courier, in
| speaking of the campaign of 1874, gave
| the vote of Gov. Bradley and that of
Mr.. Ellis, but avoids all reasoning
touching the difference " the vote OF
the two. Gov. Bradleytwas not only
the choice of the Den3psracx-in that
campaign but,,as is well known and
was known at that period, was so
near the united choice of the people
that no man could have been clothed
with power and popularity sufficient
to have defeated him, and il was aston
ishing that hts majority was not
greater. Mr.. Ellis. in thu campaign,
was a favorite with his party and
highly esteemed throughout the State
by acquainted persons of all political
sentiments, but he had that to contend
with which Governor Bradley did not
have. nor did either of the other can
didaIes, to-wit: q fayorite and specially
of the Influence of Senator Jones. MIR.
Ellis opponent was a Republican and
a very warm friend of Senator Jones
and no one questions the propriety or
the motives which put the ardent, la.
borious and effective efforts of the Sen
ator's influence in the field in behalf of
his ~favorits. 1t was the return of hon
orable political favor, and the return
carried with 1t a fe-vor and effective
ness creditable t. the influence of the
Senator. Where can the well informed
person be found in this State who can
be coaxed to state his estimate OF the
Senator's influence at that time at less
than 1900 or 800 votes for his favorite?
This influence Mr.. Ellis will not have