Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-10
OVER IN NEVADA.

Already the newspapers of our neigh
boring State of Nevada are beginning t,
indulge in speculations as to the probable
outcome of the fight that will take place
next fall for the Senatorship from that
State, when the question of who shall sue
ceed to the seat of Senator Fair Demo
craft will have to be decided.
In this connection we find the follow
ing interesting Washington dispatch pub
lished in one of our Pacific Coast ex-
changes:
| There are two headquarters for Nevada
/ politlcs-one in this city when Congress is
IN session, and the other in San Francisco,
The little group of Nevadans here held a
conference here few days AGO. when the
next political campaign in that State was
outlined Nevada promises to be the the
atre of great political interest next fall.
The struggle will have two phases. First.
1t Will be spectacular and sensational, for it
will be the duelling ground of two angry and
revengeful millionaires, who, instead of
gratifying their enmity with the rapier or
pistol, will seek to overwhelm each other
with political defeat. On the other side
there will be vital principle running
through the campaign which NAV excite q
fervor like that which thrilled the old Scotch
Covenanters. The end of the strugale will
be the election of United States Senator.
-, The spectacular side of the contest will be
the conflict between John w. Mackav and
James G. Fair, two bonanza milIionaires.
who have fallen out. The moral phase of
the struggle will be whether the people of
Nevada will put up their highest political
honor on the auction block 0ike Ohio) to be
knocked down to the highest bidder. It is
said by Nevadans who are here (perhaps
Cassidy and Fair) that there is widespread
indignation among the people of the Silver
State at the reproach that is cast upon their
community because of the alleged venality of |
the elections, and it is said that an almost |
universal desire to redeem the State from |
this stain will be the strongest feeling |
evoked by the campaign. It is predicted |
that the battle cry of the honest Nevadans |
Will be the pure election of citizen for
Senator. The feeling against electing men
who live in California to be Senator's of
Nevada is as strong with the better element
as the desire for pure election, This will
be the moral phase of the fight, and il is
SAID that the tide is already rising all over
the state. winch may be SO full and strong
that all the political structures of the |
lhlIa,onalres mho na may be swept away in ruin.
FAIR is unknown, but that it is intense and
bitter is beyond doubt. Fair has announced
to his friends that it is his sole ambition to
be reelected. 1t is said that he has re-
manned in San Francisco SO long after the
opening of Congress for his reelection, II
IS contrary to the etiquette of the Senate
for member to leave his seat to participate
N campaign for his own election. but # is
lulte customary for Senator to remain at
home until he has put his forces in shape for
,he election. 1oi
lFair's Eeutenants in Nevada are Governor /
Adams. Judge Belknap and ex- Congressman
Jassidy. These gentlemen are already nj
work. doing the preliminary business for the !
ampaign. 1t has been said that Mackay : !
limself would be a candidate for the Sen, :
torshlp, but this is authoritativeIy denied.
te will support ex-senator Stewart Besides
lackay's potent aid, Stewart will have be.
Ind him the Central Pacific Railroad and i
ne Sharon estate. These will be three power !,
al influences. The only Republican of !
reat strength who has not been brought /
nto line by Maokay, is Senator Jones, who
In favor of w. S. Hobart for Senator. The S
relImlnary battle will be for the control of e
he Legislature. Fair will have to face the 0
opposition of the home-rulers who
ave Wren, Republican, at their head: the