Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-10-16
SENATOR FAIR.
A SAN FRANCISCO C0RRES.
PONDENT SHOWS MlN
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The Sort Of Opposition He is En-
4 couEtering.
The Reno Gazette has the follow
ing correspondence from San Fran
cisco:
| Nevada politics are made al
most as interesting to people IN
this city as those of our own State.
The coming contest for Senatorial
honors is a favorite subject in GER
tain quarters. l have listened to
considerable of the talk and heard
the opinions of men we'll posted,
and could give you columns of Cos
sip. The opinion is growing here
that Senator Fair, while he has a
very strong desire to be returned
to the United States Senate, is be-
coming discouraged, as he sees the
opposition he is certain to meet in
Nevada. [ doubt if there are half
dozen men in Nevada who favor
him for his own sake. Not lead.
ing politician wants him, and he
| will have to pour out money
enough to buy his own party and
enough Republicans to secure
sure majority. He will have no
following anywhere, except as he
secures it with coin, and there is
an open conspiracy in full force
everywhere in the State, to make
him come right down and bleed
plentifully. The party feels that
he has not acted fairly at all. The
offices have not been handled for
the benefit Of his party. He has
sighted those who befriended him
and has neglected the State that
made him great. He has used the
Government patronage for his own
selfish purposes and in the last
election permitted the party and its
candidates to drift to certain defeat
without even making the pretense
of assisting them. If Dir. FAIR
thinks these things are not remem-
bered let him play the mouse in
the wall and he will soon learn
differently
The fact that he hopes to be in
the field has already drawn down
upon him the teaches, who give
him a constant opportunity to bleed
and one of his chief studies is to
stand off the army without antago-
nizing any one. He already be-
gins to see where he stands and is
getting discouraged. He had
Mackay with him before, and
Sharon neutral. This time both !
are after his scalp and will fight
him. He cannot play the part of
patron of his party as he did be-
fore. He must play the part of
suppliant and must come on his
hands aud knees, laying liberal
offering on the alter.
''But if you think Senator Fair is |
not an ambitious man you are mis-
taken. am told that if he draws
out Of the fight in Nevada next
year that he is very likely to be
candidate for United States Senator
from California, as the successor of
Senator John T. Miller. Why, the
man actually expected to be Cleve-
lands Secretary of the Treasury,
and never ceased to cater to him
until the Cabinet was made up.
There is no end to his ambition, and
itsonly needs occasion to show it
self. He is a keener man than
most people imagine, and if he
keeps his health he will show more
Of it. The way he unioaded lot Of
heavy property on his partners
lately is regarded with admiration
by the sharpers here, and his
efforts to scare the Central Pacific
into buying his little narrow guage
railroad are watched with interest.
He is making no bad investments
and his wealth is rolling up. He
loves power and is scheming for
political life constantly. | have
been told that if ex-senator VIM
NJ. Gwin had lived Senator Fair
would soon have been married to
his daughter for the sake of secur-
ing influence and getting an able
ally in the higher circles of the