Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-21
AVAILABLE CANDIDATES.

AHis cpinloH Is pIoUauiy udseu VI
the superstition that, on former &C.
casion, he helped the party make and
win fight under somewhat unfavor-
able circumstances. Senator Jones
once assisted the party. it is true, but
he claimed aud received his reward
for that assistance in being elected
for six years, to the highest Office in
the gift of the people of Nevada.
This being the case Senator Jones
and the Republican party are ''quits.'
The party is no longer indebted to
| Senator Jones, and vice versa; and
the former is free to select for its
standard bearer whosoever it pleases.
Senator Jones being a candidate for
reelection, it behooves the Repub-
licans TO look about, and see if there
are none among them better entitled
to the honor of representing the State
in the national councils; to see if
there are none who would be equally
capable, and serve the people with
equal f1delity-if not with greater
zeal. We believe there are several
I X. s. Mesick IS one of them. This
gentleman seems particularly fitted
for the National Senate. He is one of
the ablest expounders of mining law
in the United States, While as an
equity lawyer he has few equals and
no superiors. His opinion on all
matters relating TO the mining States
and Territories would be accepted as
law. His venerable appearance
would at once secure an attention and
respect which his great abilities
would retain, and the palm of supe.
riority over even all the gifted repre-
.sentatives ever sent to Washington
from this coast would soon be award
ed him by the foremost men of the
country.
Then there is E. Strother, who is
also lawyer and at least as capable
as Senator Jones. Judge Strother
came to Washoe" in the early days,
and has therefore devoted the best
years of his life to the development of
the mineral resources of the State.
Ever foremost in Republican coun-
ellis and his private purse ever open
for any worthy purpose, there are
many scattered over this country
1 to-day who are indebted to him for a
lift to the first round Of the ladder by
which they assembled to political re-
nown or to an honorable competency
As mining lawyer he is not inferior
to Judge Mesick, although the press
ure of his private business, and his
duties as Register in Bankruptcy
have compelled him to resign the
| general practice of law for some years
| past-hence he has not been very
prominently before the public of late
He is the principal owner of over
half lineal mile of mining ground
on the Comstock lode, and this would
not work to his disadvantage, should
he be the chosen candidate.
Another available candidate is F
A. Tritle. Mr.. Tritle was formerly a
disciple of Blackstone, but, with the
shrewdness characteristic of The bar
he soon perceived that speculating in
mining stocks would be more remu-
nerative than the practice Of law, and
he threw his law books out of doors
to enter a brokers' office. He soon
mastered the intricacies of the bust
ness, aud formed a partnership with
Denis Driscoll. Since that time his
prosperity has been great. Mr.. Tritle
is therefore self-made man, and for
this reason would be especially popu-
lar with the mass Of the party.
1t may not be out of place, in this
connection, 10 add that the above
named gentlemen stand among the
"solidest" citizens of the Comstock,
and that, therefore, they could accep,
the position Of United States Senator,
if elected, without prejudice to their
private business.
There are many other prominent
Republicans available as candidates
such, for instance, as Jonas Seely
ex-Judge Whitman, Judge Rising
and ex-Justice Lewis-but we have
neither time nor space to refer to
them more at length to-day.
'-Ar Last! We can agree with
| the Nareou IT,; buna ,phar ~ oays.