Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-05
POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES.
THE APPEAL REPORTER GIVES THE TRUE IN
WARDNESS OF FALL CAMPAIGk-HlS
sTUPENDoUs FIzzLEs AND FLIP FLOP
ING IN 1878-HIs FAILURE At
CARTOONS AND ORAfORY.


editor of the APPEAL We had the misfor-
tune at different times in our life to be con-
nected with Democratic newspapers and this
seems to have been treasured up against us
ever since Our record on Republican organs
ia never mentioned 1.-THE evil which men
do live with and after them" The following
FROM the Stage has called us out at last:
Nothing like being political editor, yeu
know.
When McEwen Of the Chronicle was on the
Gold Hill Ne,us he used to burn up the Dem
ocrats in 6ne style, and gave t" Rosebud
Graham the name which still sticks from the
force Of its appropriateness.
| J. W. Campbell is writing Republican arti
cles on the Silver City Times.
Fred Hart is writing Grant editorials for the
Enterprise.
Now comes Sam Davis as a violent admirer
of Rollin Mallory Dsgyett. Sam stumped tks
eastern par. Of the State for W. E. F, Deal
during the campaign in which Mr.. Daggett
was elected.
| OUR FALL CAMPAIGN.
| When Bradley and Kinkead ran on the
gubernatorial ticket we were employed on the
Chronicle and went out As political CORES
| pondent of that rabid Democratic organ. We
| were instructed to join Col. Ellis and travel
! about the State with him. We FOUND Ellis
| at Rene. At first We did not take much in
| terest in the campaign and found everybody
| else in the same fix Ellis was not in an en-
Unused state and he seemed to think that the
day was lost Presently we reached Elks.
Here was the FIRST false step.
BELABoRING DAGGErT.
The Col. was billed to speak that night at
happened to be in the hotel drawing a picture
of Daggett making a speech. Some parties
who saw it insisted that We should make big
picture of "Old Dag" that night before the
audience and throw in a speech. Excited over
the thought of appearing before an audience
political speaker, We grasped the idea as
black and tan terrier lays hold upon rat.
We procured some big sheets of paper, a
marking pot and brush, and when time was
called, were on hand.
A FLAT FAILURE.
We hung the paper up in front Of the Su !
perior Judges desk, aud after few prelim
mary remarks, which had nothing to do with |
the subject, we proceeded to tackle the pro
Daggett. The man who had mixed the color
was novice in the business, he had put in
about . gallon of oil to an ounce Of lamp
black, and when We had finished the head it
was running all over the paper and down on
the floor in streaks. To be placed in such
dilemma on our FIRST appearan 20 before pro-
niscuous audience almost drove us into
frenzy. We daubed on fresh paint and oil.
and there not being enough room for Daegett's
feet and legs, we left the original location Of
lion of the Judges desk. The oil mean while
Kept running down all over the floor, and the
picture intended to represent "DAggett waving
he bloody shirt" locked like = giant powder
explosion in an ink factory. We were in ab-
olute despair, when suddenly catching sight .
# bottle of carmine ink on the desk we un-
orked it and flinging bottle and all on the
cture shouted out: "There's tho bloody ,
hirt." The applause was deafening. contin-
ous and encouraging; in the midst of the
We reiterated to learn later in the
veaing that the shout was ono Of derision
nd not of appreciation, beth sounding the
sme with an 4nwashsd audience Of Demo-
rats That night the telegraph operator !,
tying QUE n,sfortunes sent the following:
ELKo, Nov. s. q
Col. Ellis and Sam Davis spoke last night
an iA,aence audience. go The latter
sntlenen although > new speaker pre- o.
'nts his views with graphic force and his n
.igiRal cartoons are I'll the talk Of the town. =,
The damage to the carpets and furniture Of
Supreme Courtroom was $23 and the Grand
,ry investigated the bill. This established i;
,rrsputation As q political orator and We we're n
adually sucked int the ssethine malstrom =,
politics.
WE MET OUR MUTTON AT PALIsApE. ar
At Palisade We met Harry Mighels and R. ar
Daggett. They had just come from Eu-
ka and looked Like worn out prospectors in
cir rough campaign snits and woolen shirts.
ter the usual vociferous recegnitions and q.
nd shakings Daggett said:
$50 you have given me deal at Elko7'
''Gave both of you 6ts'
At which both circulated in one breath, -;
''Why you - Internal scoundrel!' 8.
An opinion SO unequivecally unanimous -.
aid hardly BE- gainsaid and then We talked