Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-15
SENATOR DOOLIN AND HIS con
STU ENTS

Mention was made the other day of the
fact that Senator Doolin of Eureka mad de-
clared in the presence Of the joint convention
of the Committees of Twenty Three and Four
teen, that the recent railroad meeting III that
city was composed mainly, of irresponsible
people and non-taxpayers This declaration
of his made the subject of a telegram to
| Eureka by the said Committee of Twenty
Three; and the results of the information
thus conveyed are indicated by the following
statements and comments by the Sentinel of
! Thursday;
The chief topic on the streets, in hotels
and offices yesterday, was the dispatch given
| i'll the morning s Sentinel, and which contained
| Senator DOohus remarkable aspersiOns on the
mass meeting lately held at the Opera House
He denounced in unmeasured terms in
all quarters, and even his friends admitted
! that it was mistake, if he had uttered the
sentiments ascribed to him, but claimed the
dispatch incorrect The ground, hew
ever, is untenable, it is not possible that
so many of the leading citizens of Virginia
City and Storey County would unite in sign
ing letter unless convinced of lis correct
ness. Ills assumption that the meeting did
not represent the taxpayers, lead curious
gentleman to examine the taX-rolls, and the
interesting fact was developed that only two
of our delegation at Carson pay taxes of any
kind and Alr. DoOlin was not one of the
two. That he does not represent the wishes
Of his constituents, or any considerable body
of them III his present position, is universally
acknowledged, and threats that he would
never again hold a position within the gift of
~ l., I
Messrs. Baker and Eaily are chiefly affected,
a representative of the Sentinel interviewed
those gentlemen yesterday The result of
these interviews, together with the opinions
of several other gentlemen give below.
The Sentinel then proceeds to report the
result of All interview with Hon. David Baily,
from which we extract as follows:
saw the letter published in the Sentinel of
this morning, from Messrs j. C.. Hapmton
and others of Virginia City, in which Senator
Doolin is represented as saying that the rail
road meeting held here the 23th ult. Sin
way represented the business interests OF
Eureka; and further, that the meeting was
run by two men, neither of whom is a tax
payer. also noticed the correction made
by Senator CresweIl, nd feel under oh Ia ION
20 him for II. | Eavc been and am now a
siding here, md -" b Ier is Il 50 Il taxD yer
Not only SO, but large number present q,
tne meeting were heavy taxpayers, among
whom | may name Mcssrs. johnson, Sedler.
Clark. Dun ',e!. h!nd. Campbell and Others.
whom Senator D"oun ought to know are lead
lug business men OF the Cupu ' he represents,
1T is not there ore, true that ''the"r were no
taxpayers of any consequence among those
who took part in that meeting.
Hon Geo W Baker being uterview an
Swered and said
The astounding intelligence that Senator
DooIin stated before the Railroad Committee
of the Lee stature that his constituents had |
no grounds for complaint against the Eureka |
and PaisHde Railroad Company was b.
enough, but the further declaration by him |
that the meeting held here on the 25th of |
January, did not express the sentiments of
vast majority of our taxpayers, is a stand
unworthy of a gentle nan, much less chOs
repre- sentative of the people At the TIM !
tnis meeting was held lbe Sentinel publish. | !
a veiy full sy nopss Of tie proceedings, and |
mentioned the names of various citizens who |
were present and took active part in the
all of whom personally know
TO the Senator to lie among our stauchest an
best business men. He further stated ha
the meeting of the largest and mO-t
enthusiastic ever held in this place hence
there can be no plea of ignorance or nisappre-
hcpsloH on the part of the gentleman, and
the conclusion is ''ress, able ,hau he made the
statement N the interest of the railroad corr
pany, and n violation of the rights aud in
terests of his constituents But, continued
Mr.. b., he says 1.-THE business interests of
Eureka were not repre- sented at that meeting.
and no taxpayers of any consequence wer
there represented. Suppose that such wer.
the fact, | should Ike 10 enquire Of the hon
orable gentleman if he was only elected by
tax payers of consequence aud has he no
regard for the poor MINERS aud laborers, VIII
constitu vast majority of orr citizens, tn;
are daily to''ing to support themselves and
their families aud does he forget that these
are the men who are cry inc out to heaven to
be relieved from the outrageous exactiOns O.
the railroad companies, and they, and not the
heavy taxpayers, have to bear the brunt OF
these excessive charges
Hon A. NJ HI house, (the gentleman
nominated to the [. S. Senate in opposition
to Jones by Davies, the railroad lawyer, be-
ING consulted regarding this matter remarked
hat THE Legislature would commit an err
cor should it discriln nate Ill favor OF local
'oads, and simply endeavor to tackle the
Central Pacific, as such law WOULD III all
probability, be declared unconstitutional.
Some protection ought to be accorded us
,ganst the E. d P road, he continued, for