The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-10-31
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FLHHTH e"MEH". nHFLLHHHIH
feat ths will Of the people Of Elko
county. by the publication of circulars.
Nost Of these hEe been 90 Ridiculous
end. real that ,boy hare never deserved
nor received mach attention. False
end teAorAnt ASSERTIONS and absurd de-
auctions, apparently comprise the
whole stock in tade except one-the
evasion. Of the rial position of the Re-
publican party here on the Senatorial
question.
One Of the latest Of these documents
Asserts that 'the statement that William
Sharon - the only Republican aspiraut
for Senator is as false as it is base. 1t
70 we'll known that Hon. Thomas Wren
= Eastern Nevsda's candidate for that
position, and that We are authorized to
hereb3- pledge our delegation, and each
Of them to vote for him. and use every
honorable means to secure his cleo
tion,"
This circular strangely neglects to
inform Us when and how these Legisla-
tive candidates made this pledge. or by
what authority the Committee speaks.
The Convention that nominated the
tina tickle, lever made such q DECLARE
hon N its platform or resolutions; the
candidates themselves when before that
Convention. made no such promise.
None of the nominees since that time
have personally made such q pledge.
It 10 very strange that Hon. Thomas
Wren is running a ticket here, pledged
10 him, when neither Convention, nor
Tho nominees themselves. have ever said
word about the matter.
MIR. Wren's name does not appear at
all in the resolutions adopted by the
Republican County Convention held in
in Elko IN the 3Oth OF last September.
The delegates apparently did not know
Of his eIistance. II they did they ig-
nored him by q significant silence. In
other words they "sat down upon him.
Instead of pledglng the nominees to
support Wren. tho Convention adopted
this resolution: m
"Resoived, That we consider the can
didncy of Hon. VIM. Sharon for U. s.
Senator ns unwise. and. we fear. an in
jury 10 b party IN this State, and that
we hereby require candidates this day
nominated for the Legislature to pledge
themselves that IN case Of their election
to use all honorable means to secure
III aI.aNfnt, ~ emma n.,,lI,nn, B.. 49,.
Office whU il q bona fde resident OF our
State"
This is the pledge the Convention er-
acted, Mr.. Wren's name is not there.
The Convention was not for Wren. or il
would have said said something for him.
The Convention stated distinctly what
the pledge was; and everybody laughed
when they heard II reai; it was to
SECURE the election OF some Republican
who is a bona fde residential our State,
Some Republican, Is that Mr.. wren's
nameP "BoHd fd resident Of this
STATED" Does not everyone know that
Senator Sharon claims to have been q
resident OF Nevada for twelve or more
years. That he has already represented
Nevada in the U. s. Senate nearly six
years, and that he could not hold that
position for one hour IL he, were not q
resident here2 a man eligible for q
present term ought to DO eligible for
another.
The resolutions declare Sbaron's
candidacy "unwise, and we fear, an
injury 70 the party" The Committee
that reported the resolution had not
courage enough TO even say that the
candidacy Is An injury TO the party. It
fears an injury. What II it did fear2 1t
did not pledge It's Legislative nominees
70 vote against Sharon; neither did It
consider Mr.. wren's candidacy Of n
more Importance than that OF Jack
Robinson"
The resolution was recognized by all
1.-The delegates who voted for il included
las soowardly evasion. a sound mean
ing nothing; a honoYed sentence OF no
Specification. to tickle the ear OF ground
lings; q politicians device TO tide over a
crisis, In which something must DO said.
and the least said the'bstter.
The fact II, tho Convention dared not
tako any position on the senstorship.
II knew that Sharon was unpopular. and
Jet wanted his money. Il played a
double game; attempted to play the
people by talking about ga bona hde res.
ident;H and attempted 70 fool Sharon
BY saying nothing ID favor OF anyone
else. In short. the delegates we're Ia
favor OF anything ,bs, wopld win-aud
Mr.. Wren did not appear as one Of
those elements.
As for the nominees themselves, none
81 them, when before tho Convention.
pledged themselves aesipst sharon. On
the contrary they empbaiically declared
that they wonld support bin In prefer
moo 10 any Democrat. They evidently
Iecognizsdst the fact that the Reput ucan
Legislative caucus will be Tor Sharon.
and tina, they will be bound 10y its action,
and will be compelled to vote for him.
whether they like him or not. Mr..
wren will have iitilo or no force there.
when no withdraws, whore will
Elko's delegation COT Where cxct nj To