Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-11-22
CARSON LETTER.
Fair TO Biame-Aspirants for Of
flee Scandal Lovers
Disappointed.
CARSON, November 27th, 1884.

CARSON, November 27th, 1884.
The Carson Democracy glorifes in
the belief that Senator Fair will have
full and undisputed control of the FEEDER.
al patronage oil the Pacific Coast. The
loungers about cur local Bascom's cor
ner expect that Fair will devote his in.
fluence TO their Individual cases, giving
them the choice Of place and ignore the
rest Of the Pacific slope Democracy.
They do not reflect that, when Senator
Fairs course during the campaign will
be dissected, as it will be, his influence
with the administration may undergo a
great curtailment. He assured the Ma
tional Democratic Committee that he
would employ all honorable means 10
carry Nevada for Cleveland and express.
ed positive confidence in his power to
do SO. But upon his arrival on this
coast he did not even 60 to the trouble
OF registering, 10 say nothing about his
neglect to aid the Democratic party
with apaltry few thousand dollars. The
defeat Of Cassidy can, beyond any con-
treyersey, be ascribed to FAIRS apathy,
and Cassidy is not apt to forget 10
trumpet the fact Of the Senator's indif-
ference as to Democratic success or de-
feat into the ears OF Democratic leaders
upon his return to the National Capital.
Thus you can see yourself that Senator
Fairs attitude with the incoming ad.
ministratioD will not be SO influential as
the Bascomites would fain have US be.
lieve.
To disinterested listener, as am,
it is amusing TO hear the bar room poll.
ticians parcel out the variour federal
Offices in this town. Some of the most
responsible places are assigned TO men
disqualified to fill them by virtue Of
their ignorance and lack Of integrity.
There are Two fossilized, whi,key soaked
Democratic camp followers here who
earnestly believe that they will be sent
Oh some important foreign mission.
Every second or third Carson Demo.
Graf wants to be United States Land
k gisler, Receiver of Public Monies,
Mint superintendent, ETC., and before
they gei through lhcrc'll be such mess
Compared to which the famous Kilkenny
cat hght will be no circumstance.
cannot prophecy well as to who
may draw the chef federal official
prizes here; but | am sure Congressman
Ca,sidy can get the Min, Sup-rintend-
ency il he wants it. Some say he flies
hi. kite higher and wants to succeed
Daggett. This is merely guess work;
don't believe that Cassdy's soul con
tains the poesy and romance requisite
to content himself in Sou tn Pacific
Island home, however alluring it may
be for Daggett.
SO far there are four pronounced as.
pirants for the State Prison Wardenshp:
Captain J. E. Coulter. Sheriff S. S,
Swift, General J.. II. Mathewson and
the psesent incumbent. This is only a
starter, because before the day Of cleo
ton dawns there will be dozen Rich.
monds in the field. Methinks that Sam
Jones, brother Of the Senator, will have
about as much TO say IN naming the man
as any one, ard that man will be S. 5.
Swift, providing he promises not to
surround himself with any Of the gang
he had about him in the Sheriff's office.
II he dees not oblgate himself 10 this
condition he will find himself sadly left.
Would you believe it that our local
scandal mongers arc greatly pertrubed
because no verdict has yet been render
ed in the Sharon. Hill divorce mess1
Yet so il is, and SO il may be to the end,
for it Is just possible that no further
publicity will be given the affair. A
San francisco legal friend wrote me
some days back that in a certain stratum
Of San Francisco society, a report, to
which he attaches much belief, has
gained ground that Bill and Sadie have
arrived at q friendly understanding, in.
huenced by generous odtpouring from
Bill's sack, of course, and that the
Judge before whom the case was tried
has been sequested by counsel represent.
ing both SIDES, TO postpone rendering a
decision HI in6naEm, which signifies
that The public are TO hear no more of
the dirty, disgraeeful mess. 1t is an
outrage that the Judiciary OF this coun-
try should be priveliged to deprive us of
the fN0ie Of this and simil al, other ex-
hibitions OF the virtue, good taste and
morality Of the hdnl IrN. Perhaps,