The daily gazette., 1878-11-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
JUDGE KEY ON NAvADA PoLIrICs-THE
MAJORITY IN THE NEXT HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.

JUDGE KEY ON EAvADA PoLIrICs-rHK
MAJORITY IN THE NEXT HOUSE.
Special to the Gazette.
WARRINGTON, November 7.-"Judge,' u
queried your correspondents of Postmas-
ter General Key to-day, "you came
through Nevada recently In your trip.
How did the political prospects look ?
Things are getting rather uncomfortably
close on the call of states."
"Well," replied the Postmaster Gener-
al, s'it's almost impossible to say. While
in Virginia City and Gold Hill, which is
close to IL (the two cities comprising half
the voting population) l talked with
numerous representatives of both parties
and found 1t quite generally believed,
however, that Bradley (Dem.) would be
re-e eiected governor beyond a doubt and
that Jones would come back to the
Senate. There seemed to be an under
standing between these two. When l
asked Bradley who was going to make
the Senate, he replied that Jones would
get IT. without any trouble; and when l
asked Jones about the governorship, he
said Bradley bad sure thing. 1t seems
10 be a little in doubt, l OBSERVE, but
Bradley is wholesouled, hearty fellow,
very popular with all the miners, who
constitute the real voting commun ty out
there, and | rather believe he will turn
out TO be elected"
"What do they think of Sharon's con-
dact as a SENATOR"
"Oh, III y did not appear TO think
much about II. Bradley said 10 me
laughingly, sharon won't resign because
he thinks | would appoint Democrat,
aud he's right The Senator told me he
intended 10 be present at The next ses-
sion, but / think it doubtful. His per-
sonal interests are so large that he can't
well leave them. He owns and operates
the railroad from Reno TO Virginia City,
sald TO be the hest paying Que of It's
length in the country. HIS interest in
the San Francisco water-works in worth,
certainly, Sll 100000, and besides this
his operations in stock are very large.
He appeared to chide himself some for
not going into Sierra Nevada, which
went up DUR ng the few days was there
from ~ to $3.50 share. Immense for
tunes were made. Dodge told me of one
girl in the mint getting S75 a month who
cleared $4,000. 1t lis astonishing how
all classes on the Slope 20 into stocks
The women especially, including servant
girls, speculate as heavily as they can.
The mania is univer al"
"What would be the remedy for in |
stance in case the election fell to the |
House and the state delegations were
tied?"
as that lkaly?" said the Judge.
at is quite possibl The Democrats !
have 10 states sure and the Republicans |
II. If the latter secure Nevada and Cali
fornia the problem is presented"
"Well," SAID the Judge with some
warmth, "Congress should lose no time
in providing for this contingency. The
question is ofgreater magnitude than the |
last we bad to deal with"
VIEWS OF A PARTY MANAGER.
The Gazette man to-day lassoed Colonel
st. Clair Denver, member of the Dem |
ocratic congressional campaign commit |
tee, and found him up to his eyes in fig |
ures on the result Colonel what do you
make the majority"
"ln my opinion we shall have good |
working majority of al leaSt 25, and pro
badly the majority may be increased |
over the present estimate"
"What was the matter in Michigan"
1t was done by combination of
Grcenbackers and Republicans. The
State Democratic platform of Michigan
was hard money aud the Democrats re-
fused for that reason to form an alliance
with the Greenbackers and hence the
loss"
What do you think the show for the
Independent movement is in the future?"
at is hard to tell at this time. Other
issues may arlsewithIn the next two years
which will s1persede the money ques-
ton"
"What will b- the attitude ofthe Dem
ocratic party toward Mr.. nlden for the
defeat III NewYOrk?"
81 give it as my opinion and belief
that the party will proceed to put its foot
down on Mr.. Tilden."
ain the event that Tilden is out of the
way in 1880, who do you think will be the
tavorite of the East"
Hancock will be the choice if we have
TO take an eastern man; but the chances
are in favor OF Hendricks or Thurman"