Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-10-18
CARSON LETTER.
The Advance Guard Arriving -
Dell CrandeIl Oh the Down
Grade Political Speak
ing-LOVe Feast.
CARSON, Oct. 10th, 1884.


saloons and gambling houses are arriv-
ing here from God only knows where,
to be on the ground, prepared to fleece
the unwary Legislator. deduce from
their early influx that grass must be
mighty short elsewhere. Those who
have SO far pitched their tents here for
the Winter would never pass for New
York dudes. They are a hard looking
lot who would take any number Of
chances of picking up twenty five
cent "sleeper" from a faro table. But
this is only the advance guard of the
army which'll hold the town for several
months after the election. There will
be greater number Of big and little
thieves, big and little gamblers, cut
threats and pick pockets in Carson dur
ing three months this Winter than has
bivouacked here in twenty years. View
ing the situation from the present stand
point, however, | opine the would be-
heecers will find it very poor picking;
the rack will not circulate to any extent
to render the money market easy, and
strangers, Legislators and all, will steer
clear of the Capitol'spit-falls. In short
this will not be bonanza season for the
itinerant CAevdher a Lnd,tstrie.
There are not few in your town who
will recollect Dell Crandell, erst-while
A. NJ. Yerington's right hand man.
Tois was twelve or thirteen years ago,
upon the completion of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad that Crandall received
the appointment of Paymaster of the
road and became Yerington's most
trusted and confidential employee, with
every prospect of becoming a rich and
influential citizen. But for some cause
with which | am not familiar he lost
favor at court and consequently his
position. During the past ten years he
has, at intervals, been engaged in most
everything from keeping books in saw
mill 10 doing hostler's work in a stable.
From being the most cour;ed young
man in Carson he gradually dropped
so low in the social scale that now there
is none so poor as to do him reverence.
A week ago he exhibited unmistakable
signs of a mild type OF insanity, and
now the fearful disease is fully develop
ed. He imagines himself the possesser
of boundless wealth and makes the
most extravagant promises to his &C.
| quaintances; otherwise he is as yet quite
harmless; but he must eventually be
sent to the Asylum for treatment. 1t is
only a short time ago that his uncle,
Hy Crandall, an old resident of Gold
Congressman Cossidy spoke his piece
here on Tuesday night to we'll filled
house-half Republicans. In his speech
he denied that there were any National
issues between the two great parties,
disposing Of the Tariff question, with
few commonplace remarks. He did
not dwell-in fact he did not allude to
the question from standpoint Of its
vital importance for the protection Of
our manufacturing industries and me-
| chanics. In his discourse upon that
subject he contemPtuously ignored facts
and figures and the general bearing the
Tariff question has upon the country at
large. He apparently found the matter
one of too much delicacy to attack with
characteristic Democratic bombast, but
he merely firted at a safe distance
about the Protective Tariff skirmish
lines. In contrast to this Hon. X. NJ,
Daggett and Hon. H. F. Page who
spoke here last night to a densely
crowded house, tackled the question
wit h vigor and understanding which
enlightened a great number of the
audience upon the mysteries Of this
complex problem. The Republican
meeting last night was one of the larg-
est and most respectable ever had in
Carson.
The Democrats had love feast last
night, and nominated delegates who
will in turn nominate candidates for the
various county Offices to morrow. The
ticket will be savory kettle Of fish.
will describe the candidates individ-