Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-04-18
Mr.. LEWIS HEARD FROM.
he RISES To EXeLAIN WHY HE VOTED AGAINST
THE Primary TEs--HIs REASONS FOR
REC0NCI EATING THE DOLLY vARDENS.


EDITOR APPEAL: The invitation extended
to ae in Fridays APPEAL to give my reasons
fer differing from the other members of the
County Central Committee induces me t.
trespass upon your columns to the extent OF
| explaining my actions at that time and ay
reasons therefor:
1t is well known that an unfortunate split
in the party two years ago lost US the election
that over two hundred Republicans. as they
believed for good cause, joined in with the
Democrats and elected the "Peopes Ticket
by very decided majority. There was blame
on beth sides, as there always is, yet little
| concession GA the part of the manipulators
then would have healed all differences and
r IL ID up our usual two hundred majority All
evertures refused with unnecessary
scern, and the result you well know.
Looking upon it as folly and worse to keep
up this unnatural feud in own political
family | have dared to extend nay hand to
receive the "olive branch" offered to us,
hoping that reason would dictate the policy at
least of harmonizng all our differences and
becoming an influential branch of the State
Republican party, and make good our proud
beast of being "The Banner Republican
County"
To this end have earnestly urged con-
clllatory course, GA the part of the Central
Committee, i'll making tests
Requiring only the assurance that parties
voted the Republican ticket at the last cleo
ton, and that they would support the Repub
llcan nominees at the coming election, etc
My reasons for this is, that any other course
would dlsfranchlse nearly one half of the Re-
publican party at all primaries, an outrage in
my view, that would drive them into any or
ganizstion that promised redress. We can
not afford this, and besides, this petty warfare
Is Gripping our influence and rendering US |
contemplate throughout the State
The foregoing, are my views, as to all mat
ters pertaining to 'Ormsby County Politics.
but do not cover the whole ground of sy &C
ions on Thursday light last. The State Cen
.ral Committee, prescribed the test to be ap-
ohed to voters at the election of Delegates to
The State Convention, and utterly refused to
sanction any other or minor tests although
,rged to do, SO | am told by member FROM
his county, L hold therefore, that in prescrio-
ng tests, the Committee have exceeded their
jurisdiction, and thereby attempted to dis
ranchise hundreds of men declared by the
State Central Committee to be good Republi-
ans and entitled to vote at the Primaries. |
m led to believe also, that the ruling motiy
Tas the election of 'Grant Delegates" thing
IMPOSSIBLE if all Republicans were allowed to ,
ote-I voted against the additional tests 9
at it was wholly unnecessary, for when | ! ,
cached the meeting, | found the tests and
esolutlons prepared by a competent hand,
nd signed in advance by majority Of tine |
ommlttee. e
In conclusion, feel bound to say, that | =
link great wrong has been perpetrated
nd that the i'll feeling and hatred engendered
70 years ago has been increased and intensi- u
I'D by this unwlse action of the Ceuaty Cen 9
al Committee, and that sooner or later they ii
i'll regret their course in this matter
Respectfully, AUGUSTUS LEWIS. =.
Carson, April II, 1880. {,