Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-23
TmE EXPERlENC &c Og a
rEArED CANDIDATE

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Some one who was defeated for office
1t the recent election In San Francisco
has written . book detailing his ex-
psriencs from the opening to the close
Of the campaign. The Bulletin, review
ing it, declares it tn be a most interest
ing work. The authors name Is with
held, though it is believed the little
volume Vas written by . gentleman
who was = candidate for Supervisor.
From the morning succeeding his
nomination down 10 the election and
for some days Afterwards, he appears
TO have been hunted and badgered for
money in every conceivable way. All
sorts Of conventions and clubs made
for him whenever be showed himself
in public. Letters filled with dark
hints of impending political disaster If
he did not call Immediately at a certain
address, poured in upon him.
The first day of his candidacy he
found himself out and injured to the
extent OF SIS, almost before be knew
what he was about. Further on in his
pamphlet he says There are eighteen
distinct organizations presumed to be
in existence. all calling on candidates
for assessments of from one hundred
dollars to a thousand, according to the
Office for which they are nominated;
even school directors, who get no
salaries, are assessed fly dollars
But after the first day the defeated
that be would lot pay any Of The de-
mands made upon him except the reg
ular assessment Of the party whose
nominee he was. Il saw" he says,
''early in the action, much to my sur
prise, hat ucce was . matter of
money; that the floating vote had to
be purchased or l could not win. i
made an estimate of the cost and found
that it involved the expenditure of
more money than the Office was worth
70 me, having neither political aspira-
ttous nor axes 10 grind"
Some Of the scenes through which
he had 70 pass are described with
much humor. There isa sort Of a
dramatic climax when his China boy
opens the door for the Anti CooIie dele
cation. The writer explains: IAN
unfortunate contretenaps lost me the
nomination Of the Anti C~oolieites. i
was snatching an early breakfast in
the hope Of escaping early from my
daybreak friends, when the bell rang
and my China boy returning reported
hat 'ous piece man top-side' wanted
3 see me. / assembled and
I'd . delegation from that society. and
the usual enquiry if I would accept .
nomination" But the inopportune
appearance Of the Mongolian rendered
negotiations difficult. With some
humor the author sxclaims: 81 WAS
ruined BY cheap labor. the first expert
rent"
GOVERNOR BRADLEY and Mark L.
Mcdonald are attending the State Fair
o Sacramento. Some of the Califor.
mia papers say Mark is making to the
ont - the leading candidate for the
Senatorial succession. With all of his
money he IL . very plain. unassuming
kind Of Missourial. and the Examiner
asserts that for integrity he has al.
ways stood above reproach.
WE hear every day of new
slatss being put up by the leaders of
the Republican party. That MIR. Tn is
II to be the nominee Tor Governor, and
Mr.. That for another Office, and that
all the putting up IL done in San
Francisco. = Carson Tribune.
II u rumored in the Great East that
Deacon Parkinson is on three San
Fraaciseo states for Secretary Of State.
JAA WATSON, sub-coDtractor under
GeueEal T. H. Williams. for leveeing
Grand Island. LEFT San Francisco on
Saturdays Vallejo train with $4,000,
with which to pay his hands Oh, and
nothing has been seen or heard Of him
since. 1t seems likely that the General
has made . slight losing.
JUDGE w. N. SEAwELL, Of Lyon
county. Is now making necessary sur
veys and will ct once erect team
hoisting machinery on the Antelope
mine 1t Aurora. Al one time the
Antelope was . large bullion produc-
ing mine, and 1t IL thought will soon
be sgsin.
A SAN FRANCISCO exchange says
General Thomas II. Williams has pos
lively declined to become . candidate
for the California Senatorship. He will
represent Nevada in the upper House
of Congress or nothing.