The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-09-27
INTELLIGENCE,

sense, the most important held in the
county for many years. 1t may be use.
full to remind delegates that the success
or defeat of the ticket nominated will de-
pend OH their action. If they can 90
into the Convention free to exercise their
full rights, perform the whole duty al.
Lifted to them, untrammeled by anv
pledge, they may be able to select from
the members Of their party such men as
are fitted for the office, to be filled-hou.
est, capable, and well known throughout
the county. We would say to them:
Gentlemen, make no pledges. You have
~ right to make any except in etience
10 the formally expressed wish Of q ma.
iority of yolr constituents. No man has
a ri ght to expect you to pledge yourselves
to his support. In order that YOUR
action may not he hamperel, you must
be III readiness to 30 at any moment to
the supp ,rt Of the best man, regardless
Of everything except the COOL to the DE j.
pie to be accomplished through your
party. Nominate no weak man, no I'M
certain man, no man whose principles arc
MT fully known to you. DO not nomi-
nate man simply because he has asked
sou TODD 50, or because he sets him self
up-perhaps without single principle to
stand upon except the one selfish motive
that he wants IT, he elected for his own
selfish ends. Such a man offers himself
in advance t. 'rruptionist4, asking them
II make bill for him. Iti3 your duty
to find the men that you consider the
right ones; not simply to accept the ones
who may happen TO push themselves
most persistently forward. You have
been selected as men with the intelli.
gence and honesty to act for yourselves.
DO your duty.
THE Indian comrades of White Eye,
who poisoned the sheepherder Phelps,
says the Beaver tUtah) Record, fail to
see any sense in trying the murder for
his life, AMI acknowledging his guilt,
offer to place an old Indian in the hands
OF the whites, instead of White Eve, on
the ground that the murdered sheep.
herder was an old man, a1i that the In.
dian who Iii the poisoning is yet young
man. Failing to exchange IN this manner,
they have now offered to purchase White
Eye out-and-out for six ponies. That
the ''Merlcats' decline any such question.
able mode of dispensing justice is mex
plicable to the ab,rigines. They have
telegraphel for ponies to be sent up to
Beaver as SO IN as possible, under the i'm.
preston hat when they pay the ponies
to the attorneys VIII, defended the In-
dian in court, that he will be turned
loose.
HARD TO D0wN.-In the Democrat,
Convention on Wednesday they found il
hard work to down" r. A. Riepe
Those opposed to him, on the evening
previous the convention, found it hare
job to beat him. There was some har,
rustliny being indulsed in, but they
could find no tnan able to do it. On thu
day OF the convention they got Sultan tt
stand in for the Assembly, and by severa
of them Withdrawn from the contest il
favor of Snltan, they managed to bea
the Bald E,gle.
Foa ASSESSOR. "A. J. Blair announces
himself as a candidate for County As
sess ", subject to the approval of the Re
publican County Convention. MIR. A. j
Blair IS so tn ,ro ,ghly known Throughout
this county that he needs no introduc
ton fr,m ia. II. has served one tern
both in the Assembly and Senate Of thi
State, representing Lincoln county.
The Republican primary on Monda.
was very tame affair. The thirst.
were not even treated to a bunch 0
grapes. 1t is indeed strange, that afte
acting in this incomprehensible manner
during political contest, too, that part,
entertains fond anticipation of victor.
aliShtlng ON its banner after the smok
OF battle has cleared away.
For As,EM3LyMAN. Charles Steii
announces himself as candidate for tn
Assembly. lie is Republican, and hi
candidacy is subject to the Endorsement Q
the County Convention of that party
Mr.. Stein is an old business man .
Ploche, active and enterprisinG, and
perfectly competent to fill the position t
which he aspires.
WHAT fall, my countrymen? A high
toned sport playing forty beans for
half. On John Quinn bcholding this sa
spectacle, he went behind door an
wept like child, regrettng the day tina
he was born, then returned to Bristol.
L. II. PIEnsoN, on the FIRST ballot 70
the assemblymen, managed to keep til
end Of his nose above water, but aFte
that he sunk completely out of sight. H
should bear in mind that the good di
young.
On the morning OF the 22a Eureka W.
visited by destructive fire. The Sci
tinel says there were $62, 900 worth
property destroyed. The fire broke OF
In the Parker House restaurant.
The Best assortment of hams, baco
and lard in the county is now offered b
J. Poujade, Meadow Valley stree
Wholesale and retail. home made an