Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-08
THE NEWS IN CARSON.
Few THE GRANT AND BLAINE NRN RDCoIvnp
IT YlSTBkDAY-TAR SIDE WALK PoLITI
CLANS IN CLOVER

The excitement yesterday over the new
from the Chicago Convention took possession
Of everybody. As there is over two hours
difference between the time of Chicago ant
/ Carson, news was looked for as early a.
o'clock in the morning and good many mel
who had been in the habit of mapping mos1
of the forenoon we're up and stirring good
deal livelier than usual The local politician
we're gathering in groups on the Sidewalk
in front of the Court House and discussing
the situation with extraordinary animation
There was considerable light betting going OF
| in the shape Of hats, oyster suppers. and no"
and then five or ten dollars. Here and the #
| Blaine man would express a desire to stake
his 1ocat. on the Name statesman being nom
mated in the third or fourth ballot and his
bet ~ q rule was covered Immediately.
TIE FIRST BALLOT.
When the result Of the first ballot was
brought down from the telegraph office and
| posted up in front Of the Court House the
Grant men began to yell on seeing that
their favOrite led the van and WAS twenty
lengths ahead of Blaine. A vast crowd
gathered before the board and after the re-
sult had been pretty we'll circulated the crowd
breks up into groups and INDUCED in the
proniscuous chin music incidental to such a
tias and situation.
SNAIL TALK.
Tho general run Of the side walk went about
% follows:
Cap Lyons Wait till you see the second
ballet.
Judge Harris-Oh yes, just wait.
Sam Wright-Thing lsok our way.
Uncle Fraser-Therel Il be guide market if
Grant gsts it,
Thaxter-I tell you boys Blaine isn't agoin'
to knock the persimmons.
TuAy-Py giminy dot Teller PLANES got de
pulge on EN- yet.
Hill-That's all right; after the second
ballot you Il see Blaine run like scared wolf.
He'll get Gar6eld's strength; Sherman crowd
are pledged to him, the Edmunds' men will
70 over like sheep On the second ballot and
the
THE SECOND RALLOT.
Here Chris Zabriskie came rushing up with
the second ballot, which showed that Grant
had gained one vote and Blaine had lost two
Hill examined the dispatch as if he were
handling couterfeit hundred dollar bill and
retired to Thaxter's store where he ordered
a chocolate and lemon and drank two glasses
before he felt in a condition to 60 out i'll the
street The Grant men were in huge feather
and the Blaine men sang in a lower key for
the next ten minutes. Then all hands stood
about with their hands in their pockets and
discussed the situation
THE BLAINE MEN CROW.
Then came the third ballot where Grant
lost one and the Blaine men were in high
spirits while the Grant aaherents had less to
say than before, except that they looked upon
one vote moro or less as mere triAe anyhow
md not amounting to much.
SACK ADVOCATE.
A local politician who had been about leg
slatures for years past, thus expressed him
elf:
why don't they git out the sack. Why
lon't the fsllers that cant to hog the business
lift the sack down in amsng the niss and
southern delegates and buy 'em up. Why
lon't Jay Gould telegraph the Blaine men y
lab Of million and let en- turn it loose
Where in thunder's John Mackey, he pro-
esses to be friend 'er Grants, why don't
g hit the wire for . couple or millions and
i've it to 'em in the neck. D. convention
here there amt some spondulix. | like to
% something sxciting. If was there with
million l could scoop the convention in two
allots. --.5~.-.-- 81.
The fact Of the speaker wearing . shirt
70 weeks made adeep impression Of his E.
ancial solidity with the crowd. /
On the 10Th ballot the Grant men we're iabi-
mt and inquiries for the whereabouts Of the
plamed knight" ELECTED NO response except
lat he would continue to be ON deck. The men
no knew just when Sherman would throw
i strength fer Washburns, when Window
ould 90 for Grant and when Edmunds would
om up ~ the dark horse were numerous.
hen Adjournment was announced every bsdy
1t relieved.
THE Town CRIER's BIkrHBAY. - Glenn fl
cry the ancient and reliable Town Crier OF D
.rson has the distinguished honor Of being /
years old to day. BY his strictly temper- /.