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

Already the newspapers OF our neigh
indulge in speculations ds 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
politios--one in this city when Congress is
in session, and the other in San Francisco.
The little group of Nevadans here held
| 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,
it 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 may excite a
fervor like that which thrilled the old Scotch
Covenanters. The end of the struggle will
be the election of United States Senator.
The spectacular side of the contest will be
the conflict between John w. Mackay and
James q. Fair, two bonanza millionaires,
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 (.iie Ohio to be
knocked down to the highest bidder. 1t is
said by Nevadans who are here (perhaps
Cassidy and Fair that there is u 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 ii is said that an almost
universal desire TO redeem the State from
this stain will be the strongest feeling
evoked by the campaign. 1t 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 Senators 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 it is
said that the tide is already rising all over
the State, which may be so full and strong
) that all the political structures of the
millionaires may be swept away III ruin.
The secret hostility between Mackay and
} 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-
I manned in San Francisco so long after In,
opening of Congress for his reelection. II
is contrary to the etiquette of the Senate
! for member to leave his seat to participate
III a campaign for his own election, but it i,
;, quite customary for Senator to remain al
! home until he has put his forces in shape fol
the election.
OFair's lieutenants in Nevada are Governor
, Adams, Judge Belknap and eN-Congressmal
: Cassidy. These gentlemen are already Al
q work doing the preliminary business for the
. campaign. 1t has been said that Macka,
d himself would be candidate for the Sen
atorship, but this is authoritatively denied
He will support ex-senator Stewart. Besides
a Mackay's potent aid, Stewart will have be
o hind him the Central Pacific Railroad anC
the Sharon estate. These will be three power
!, ful Influences The only Republican o
: great strength who has not been brough
into line by Maokay is Senator Jones, who
y Is IN favor of w. S. Hobart for Senator III,
c preliminary battle will be for the control oi
ia the Legislature. Fair will have TO face tn,
combined opposition of the home-rulers VIII,
g have Wren, Republican, at their head; tht