River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-28
SHARON,S COMPETITOR.
How Bonanza Fair Agreed TO stand
for senator in Nevada

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| For some time it has been an open
! secret in political circles that an active
| intrigue of democratic politicians was
/ on foot for the capture by that party of
| the seat in the United States senate
now held by William Sharon, and with
| it, if both objects could be comprised
| in the same move, the electoral vote of
/ that state for Hancock. Nevada has
never since it became a state sent a
| democrat to the upper house of con
gress. But, hope on, hope ever" has
been the motto of the party there
| through all the years of Nevada's state
| hood. This year the democratic man
! ayers have cast eyes of more hopeful
! covetousness than usual with them on
/ the senatorial seat to become vacant i'll
/ March, and have been looking forward
with less respondent anticipation than
| common to the coming election for the
! choice of members of the legislature
| who will choose the successor of Mr..
| Sharon this winter. This access of peg
J email hope is due to the well-concerteG
movement started some time ago and
| pushed with the desperation of death
or pple to induce Col. James g. Fair,
| of the big bonanza triad, to stand as
| their candidate for the United States
! senate. He is the honest miner OF the
| bonanza firm For the last twenty
| years he has spent half his time under
ground At all times of the day and
night he has been wrapped up in his
| pursuit of an honest miner Oft in the
| chilly night, as every old miner of the
| CSmstock knows, while the sportive
zephyr frisks over the WashOe peaks
and the Arctic regions of Virginia City
| stiffen the mercury in its tube, Col Fair
! is to be seen crawling from his blankets
to explore the secrets of his pet bonan-
Zas. His heart was wrapped up in
, them, and lie told the democratic poll
ticians so. He had pursued his voca-
ton of honest miner So long and so
closely that he was too innocent for the
slippery ways of politicians The hon
est, prosecuted miner fled TO this city,
but the designing schemers followed
him here. The colonel was still reluc-
tant, but was pressed with importunate
ardOr and, finally, vowiag he would
ne'er consent, consented. Instantly the
glad tidings were spread abroad. They
were hitched to the lightnings which
flashed them across the race track at
Sacramento ut the moment that Col
Nackeys colt was lowering the best
trGtting records by several seconds, and
flashed them over the Sierras to the
two towns in one, Mt the foot Of Mount
Davidson. There was great JOY on the
ComstOck. The cookies of the demo-
cratic heart of the Comstock warmed
TO the thought of Col Fairs big barrel,
Il h., Il
Sharon had bat few days before car
ried the republican primaries and en-
tered in earnest for the race for the
senatOrship for another term. Here
was rival. the only one available, with
money to cope with him.
Chronicle reporter called last even
ing Mt the house on Pine street, which
Col. Fair makes his home in this city.
is it as democrat or as an indie,
pendent republican in opposition to
Mr.. Sharon that y0u are going into this
contest7' inquired the reporter.
"As democrat" replied the colanel. !
II understand that you have for
many years now acted with the repHb- |
licans, as one of them 2"
:" No: | haven't been anything iii q
political way. | haven't had anything
to do with politics 10 speak of. shall
pay most attention to mining, as usual |
| haven't sought this thing, but tho peo-
pie of Nevada, many of them, have
urged me to agree to accept the sena
torship, and | have agreed to do it if |
the election places it within the demo
cratic gift"
"How do you expect the election to
~, No,,oI, thi- fol ~
II think it will go democratic, though |
parties have been pretty evenly bal
anced there for years"
Z" The republicans have always car
ried it in national elections, haven't
they?'
eyes; but it has taken great deal of
money to make it go republican,
great deal" said the colonel.