Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-08

A Quiet ElectiOn--A Republican
Ticket Elected -DemOcRats Pre-
pairing to Capture Govern
ment Ohices-Etc.

quietly and Ormsby county redeemed
herself by electing the whole Republi.
can ticket by large majority, with one
exception and that was G. b. Webb,
candidate for school trustee. His de.
feat is principally charged to report,
circulated by his enemies, that he mere
ly wanted the Office to sustain female
school teachers boarding house.
General" X. M. Clarke's defeat for
the State Senate by large majority in
favor of his opponent, gives much sat.
tsfaction to the really respectable ele,
ment Of this town. An attempted
little crooked transaction in Pyramid
Lake Mining stock, surmise, tended
to increase his minority. Out of 7sa
registered votes we polled 1888 votes in
this precinct, and the average Republi.
can majority in this county is 2o4.
While am writing, New York, up.
on which State hinges Republican sue
cess or defeat is yet in condition OF
exasperating doubt, and the Democrats
are already dividing the federal Offices
among themselves. w. A. B. Cobb is
to be Superintendent Of the Mint; M.
X. Elstner, Coiner; Edmund James, de-
feated candidate for Recorder, Melter
and Re6ner; Political Judge Healey,
Cashier Of the Mint; Guy Thorp, Chief
Clerk; and the minor offices are already
promised 10 more humble followers of
Carson's g-r-e-a-t Democracy. Drinks
that are being chalked down on the
slate have stimulated the Democratic
brain to such a stale Of imagination
that they already believe themselves in
possession OF National governmental
affairs. received fattering induce
ment to-day from Democratic drunken
wood newer 10 renounce my political
principles. He asked me to declare
myself Democrat, and in considera-
ton thereof he'd use his "infooenre"
10 get me 'JO6" in the Mint when
Cleveland ) inaugurated. l didn't make
any positive promise.
Albeit their sancuinity the more rea.
sonable Carson Democrats are not in a
betting mood either on New York or
West Virginia. Not a few would be
glad to draw their bets ON the final re.
suit Of the National election if the ever
hopeful Republicans would let them do
SO. Both Republicans and Democrats,
OF this town, who can i'll afford to lose
a dollar, have bet. most extravagantly
on the election and the families Of the
losers will have to suffer for the short
sighted imprudence of their daddies.
A man well posted tells me that there
are at least $4,000 in election bets
locked up in this town, no single bet
amounting to more than $3.50.
Sheriff Swift of this county, who re-
llnquishes his Office to Sheriff-elect
Chrisler on January FIRST, will make a
hard struggle to secure the State Prison
wlrdenship. The legislators of this
county will stand by Swift, and as he
always has been a slaunch friend of
Senator'S Jones it is reasonable to expect
that Swift will go into the fight with
considerable assured strength. The
only thing likely TO handicap hin, is the
fear that he may surround himself with
the same barnacles that for many years
distinguished the Sheritfs Office here.
Since my last I've heard that the pres.
ent incumbent, Frank Bell, will assert
his claims for re. cleo ton. He has
proven a good Warden and conducted
the affairs OF the prison in an economi-
cal way. But he has incurred the en-
nifty of a great numbeb for reasons
unbeknown TO me, and they are deter
mined to lay every obstacle in the way
OF his success.
Senator Fair, in verihcation of my
prophecy, did not put in an appearance
at Virginia on election day, 10 vote-in
fact, he was not even registered. This,
however, is full in keeping with his
proverbial sincerity. Some Democrats
believe he would have visited Virginia
on election day but for the presence OF
John w. Mackcy on the Comstoek on
that occasion. Fair always feels most