Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-24
CARSON CoRREspONDENCE.
DOings at the Capital
News Items.

News Items.
Carson CITY, Oct. 90, 1882.
ED. SENTINEL: The present week has
been a lively one politically as viewed
from a Democratic standpoint. On last
Tuesday night Col. A. O. Ellis spoke to a
very large and appreciative audience from
the Opera House stage, the meeting
having been called under the auspices Of
the Ormsby County Democratic Central
Committee. After a neat Democratic in
PRODUCTION from Judge Belknap, Colonel
Ellis took the stage and for nearly two
hours held his audience as closely as a
people were ever held by a political
speaker. He handled the railroad subject
in a mastery way, showing concluslvely
that the people of this State were the par
ticular victims of railroad extortion and
discrimination, and the Republican party
had always been the friend Of the railroad
monopoly as we'll as all other ~monopolies.
The silver, tariff and Chinese questions
were discussed at length. TIT Democratic
State ticket was complimentary reviewed,
and Colonel Ellis concluded his very able
effort with an advice to the people to
support the anti. Monopoly ticket OF
Ormsby County. The speaker was well
fortified with figures and printed facts,
and, as q whole, his speech was clear,
strong and convincing. The writer
understands that Colonel Ellis will speak
at a few points in Western Nevada during
the campaign, his professional engage
ments preventing his visiting Eastern
Nevada.
CASSIDY AND MERRILL DOING GOOD WORK.
Last night two of your distinguished
townsmen, Hon. George W. Cassidy and
Hon. George W. Merrill, spoke in the
Opera House to the largest indoor political
meeting ever held in Carson City. The
lower floor was packed with people, the
dress circle was comfortably filled, and
above and below many of Carson's ladies
graced the semi-circle and the orchestra
Tuesday night. Colonel Ellis opened the
meeting, introducing Hon. Jewett W.
Adams, who made a brief speech, in which
he claimed credit for his official acts and
promised to be true to the peoples inter-
ests if elected Governor of this State.
Congressman Cassidy followed in a two
hours speech, in which the issues dividing
the Democratic and Republican parties
were clearly and forcibly discussed. The
living issues, anti-monopoly, the tariff,
silver and Chinese questions, were handled
with ability, and the speaker explained his
action on the Naval Appropriation, the
Edmunds Anti-Polygamy bill and other
important measures before Congress in a
manner satisfactory to his audience. Mr..
Cassidy was frequently %applauded during
his speech, which we have not space even
to epitomize, and the impression he made
was a highly favorable one.
Hon. George W. Merrill followed, and
closed the meeting with a speech of about
three-quarters Of an hour in length, in
which he treated national and State poll
tics from the standpoint of a good rea.
soner and a candid and scholarly man.
ODDS AND END
A mass meeting will be held at the
Opera House on Friday evening, the 9th
inst, to be addressed by several of the
candidates on the Anti Monopoly-ticket of
this county.
Capt. P. J. Dunno of the Democratic
State ticket passed through this morning
to Virginia City. He has been still-hunt-
ing in Eastern Nevada.
Mrs. H. H. Howe, wife of the Principal
of our High School, is to have a compile
mentary benefit at the Opera House on
Tuesday evening next, when fine musical
and Evolutionary bill will be offered.
The registered voters of this precinct
now number about $50, which may be in
creased tonight to 300. D. II. s.