Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Some Things Suggested by u Clan,
at n Vote.

Some Things Suggested by n Glance
at the Vote.
There is a world Of study In the vote as
officially announced and tabulated so as to
be taken in at a glance. We refer, now, to
the vote as canvassed by the Eureka Board
Of Commissioners yesterday and published
elsewhere in this mornings SENTINEL.
Considering all the forces arrayed against
them in he recent conflict, we do not
really see how the Democrats could have
expected to come out much better than
they did. Pat McElroy, overcoming all
obstacles, secures the prize Of the dong
term Commissionership over a strong and
worthy opponent by so votes. Judge Har-
mon, whose victory was the first known
of, has been honorably mentioned, and his
success illustrated with the best brace of
sturdy chickens in the shop. Sweeney
lost his fight, but no man ever made q bet.
ter or more ~commendable fight. That he
was not successful, surprised everybody
and everybody wanted pools on him
almost up to the time his defeat was
positively known. The elements"
were against him, however, and favored
Stinson who carried off the prize by 81
votes. And 30 OF all along the line il
must be admitted that the Democracy of
Eureka county did well according to what
the official canvass shows. Consider that
there were 300 straight Republican tickets
cast, q thing that never happened here
before; that party lines were drawn
closely; that the fight was for President
and Uuited States Senator aud Congress
man; and that the Republican Presidential
Electors went out OF the county with q
majority OF 273 We might run down
from the top to the bottom OF the list OF
Democratic candidates and show by the
official count that, though beaten, they
generally fought hard and we'll and that
their defeat is not due 10 the fact that they
are unpopular or regarded as unworthy.
For instance. j. N. Hill, as the record
shows, was left in the race for Assessor by
304 votes. This, on the surface, looks like
a pretty bad throw-down, but when we
look below the surface we find moth
ing in this defeat discreditable
to Mr.. Hill. Though Mr. Hill did as
well as any other opponent could have
done, for he was an acceptable candidate
to his party and to the people generally,
still he had to contend against q man
who undoubtedly had the sympathy and
support of a majority OF the taxpayers
OF the county. We refer to O.. @. Wal
lace, Mr.. Hills successful antagonist.
| Mr.. Wallace has served several terms as
Assessor, and all agree that he has been
the most industrious, faithful and eff
cient officer in that capacity that the
county has ever had. Knowing his
worth in that office, and preferring him
then to any other not so well known and
proved by the test Of service, q great
many ballots went for him that would
have gone in for him whether he had
been opposed by Mr.. Hill or anybody
else. With the Democracy in the last
county fight il was a hard, bitter strug-
gle, like the gnawing Of a file. Honor
TO the solitary two who won and hardly
less honor to those who fought as
we'll but could not overcome the
odds against him. The Democracy of
Eureka county, defeated and victorious,
all feel that it is not 30 bad to lose the
State and county. after all, since we get
the nation instead. Hip hip well,
we'll reserve the hurrah for two years
hence. With q Democratic President as a
g%uidiug-star, we must be better disciplined
(and more numerous) then and win-if it
is in the pins.