Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-20

Ehoune Lhnb hvr.to ss
eeediugs In shs Primaries To-day.
Saturday posters were displayed along
the Comstock calling Q mass meeting Of
Republicans at 7:30 last evening In
Piper's Opera House. Virginia. for the
purpose Of considering the sdvisability
Of adopting the Crawford plan Of eI-
pressing, at the next general election,
personal preferences for a candidate Tor
the United States Senate to succeed Mr..
Sharon, the one getting the greatest
number Of votes at that election taking
the whole Storey county delegation ct
Carson next winter.
The call. as may be imagined. created
. bubbling in the political pot. for 1t
was understood to be an auti.Shsron
movement, as indeed 1t subsequently,
proved to be.
The alleged reason for starting the
movement was because there had been q
meeting called OF candidates who sI-
pected to 90 before the County Conven-
lion Thursday. and these candidates had
agreed upon q committee who would
nominate delegates to be voted for at
the primaries today. The names Of the
delegates were to DO kept secret till the
primaries opened. and all candidates
agreed to accept the result OF the con-
yention. Some commended that this
movement would result in a cut and
dried convention and @ seasoned ticket,
while others insisted that both com.
mittss aud delegates were to be wholly
unplsdgsd and free to act.
Whatever may be the real facts In the
case. the movement to agitate the adop-
ton OF the Crawford plan called out q
crowd. The assemblags gathered early,
and consisted OF both factions and q few
Democrats; and the Republicans came
early, one faction fearing the other
might steal the organization, and the
other wishing to keep a positive eye on
the one and to outvote them II possible
even by the aid OF Democratic shouters.
The Democrats were there like willing
servants. ready TO show their usefulness
in any way to The Sharon element. They
acted as though they expected him to
open the sack and bid them into bis
ranks when the tune came for them to
sell themselves. Like Cassius, they
had "a lean and hungry look" and OF
them it might be said as Shakespeare
wrote OF him: "Such men are danger
ous."
Hon. j. A. Stephens. Mayor Of Viz
ginia, was nimbly about and. fearing
the opposition and the Democrats ''even
bearing gifts" called the meeting to
order at 7:l5. He stated the object OF
the meeting and explained the Crawford
plan. Every Republican should, at the
general election. place on the bottom OF
his ticket the name OF the person he
would prefer to have represent him IN
the United States Senate, and the man
getting the biggest vote in that way 10
to have the Legislative and Senatorial
vote OF the Representatives Of Storey
county; the Convention Thursday pledg.
ing its nominees thereto.
Mr.. Stephens further argued In favor
OF the adoption OF the plan. This star.
chamber business, this keeping OF the
names Of delegates secret and netting
without the knowledge OF the people,
yet calling for the Endorsement OF that
action at the polls looked suspicious.
At q rate there were other interests to
DO subserved by the party than those OF
candidates to the United States Senate.
Now the people OF Storey county sup.
ported three local governments, those OF
the county, the city OF Virginia and the
town OF Gold Hill. These governments
cost 500, 900 more than would o single
government for the county. II cost
$40, 600 each year to run Virginia City.
aud 1t wal impossible to cut down ex.
penditures any lower. The revenue
was not sufficient to meet all these eI.
peuditures. Taxes were two per cent.
this year in Virginia and unless some
bonanza was struck would have to be
three per cent. next year and be could
not see where the money was to come
from. Hence legislation was needed
for the purpose Of lessenins sIpsrdi-
lures.
Then q new railroad was building and
railroad legislation might come up. A
call might be made for subsidies. and.a u
these and many other things which he
need not mention considered. he thought
the people had q right to know who was
going to be put in as delegates to choose
Legislative nominees. It was said that
Americans were q good deal like turkies;
they were willing to be stuffed. but they
were also a curious people and wanted
to look at the ingredients before swal.
lowing them. He was in favor OF Civ.
ing them not only that privilege but also
the further one OF providing the stufing
themselves. But to drop the turkey
metaphor. be was in favor OF taking the
bull by the horns and giving the people
q chance to express their preferences
now and hereafter and all the time.
Then calls were loud aud long for
"Hillyer," "Lewis." "Woodburn," aud
otbsys lint the houry was early eyen then