Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-26

NE Recon Resignation as q Direc-
TOR OF the Nevada STATE AgricuI-
.ura, society the Results Of InErat.
ttude.
Dayton Neaos Reporter. Sept. 20.
Gen. @. G. Powning, OF Reno, has re-
signed az a Director Of the Nevada State
Agricultural Society. This is greatly to be
regretted. Mr.. Powning was one Of the
most enthusiastic and efficient officers OF
that association. He was one Of the origi-
nal organizers of the society; be stayed
with il in lite darkest dayf, and when every
body said IL must be . failure be was conf
dent that IL could be made a success. that
all 1t needed was o little energy on the part
of the citizens Of Reno to make the State
Fair q credit and q benefit to the State. He
put his shoulder to the wheel, interested
men OF influence and means in the scheme,
and the result was " o or three very sue
cessful fairs. He ii was, more than any
other one man, who secured State assist
snce for the association. Now that 10 has
become a State institution its success is as
sured. Nevertheless 1t needs men OF energy
and enterprise at its helm. We think G.
O.. Powning is one OF the best Directors
the association could have, and, in COM
mOu Wltn 6ik ~ RStRAO Va sAO -
sorry thai he has resigned. just here
arises the query. "Why did he resign "
The answer ia easy. His resignation was
the result Of ingratitude.t Mr.. Powning
has been prominently identified with
the interests of Wsshoe county ever since
il was a county. He has labored long and
faithfully for IL. and the enviable position
Washoe holds to-day among the counties
of the State Ia due more to Mr.. Powning
thar any other man. He thought that
Reno should have the State Insane Asylum
and he set about to secure that institution
for the town. He met with repeated fail
ures, but never gave up until he had
secured the prize. He also secured the
State University for Reno. and two or
three times almost succeeded in having
the State Prison removed to that town.
In return for all he has done for Washoe
county he asked that he be endorsed by
its people as q candidate for the United
States Senate. Certainly he was entitled
to that much pay. But at the polls the
people for which he had done 80 much
went back on him. A foreign candidate. q
resident OF San Francisco, entered the
lists against him. Mr.. Powning, secure
in the friendship Of the people Of Washoe,
made no fight for the endorsement-he ex'
pected it as q reward for services rendered
and doubted not that he would get it. Blu
this foreigner was on deck early and stayed
late. By resorting to all the tricks of the
| professional politician he succeeded In
beating Powning in his home county by
small majority. Powning's confidence wal
violated and he Is OF course g disappointed
man. He has doubtless made up his mind
| that Washoe wants no more of him. b
that az il may, we think Mr.. Powning csr
better afford to loose the Sena.orship thai
Washoe county can TO lose his public serv
ices. II W. M. Stewart should reach thu
| goal of his ambition, the Republicans o
| Washoe may know that il was their treach
| cry to q faithful friend that did IL. Will
Mr.. Powning will always have the s~asisfac
| ton OF knowing that he never shirked
public duty and that he stands higher ii
the estimation Of the general public thar
the ungrateful constituency that refused {,
crafty his laudable ambition.