New-York tribune., 1886-05-14
A BIT or NJ YADA POLITICS.

oHN"OR FAIRS CHANCES FOR RE-ELEC-
iioI-THE DIFFICULTIES IN HIS WAY.
''H"" '''' REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDuNE.l
"Nsi'iNToN, May My son." says Sen
'o' r"'r' "' shrugs his shoulders In mysterious
manner ana drvs tho back of his hand across his
"e"'ueu npS' u''t know mysolf' 1t is the stereo-
''Po' answer he hareturned for tho last three months
N''E inquiry ~ 10 bother he Is candidate Tor re-
election to the United stso SONATA or not He can't
get back to the Senate Is ne unanimous Judgment OF
Nc'""a hepuoiicans with whom nave talked on the
su'o'. II should pe greatly surprised to him make
IT, IS the opinion OF OF til, leading Democrats In
the State He'll have to como dwn with the cash
wants to retain his seat" Il what a shrewd
politician says. is not above .urnng an honest
penny hy manipulating primaries. Indnaions pont to
lively time out in Nevada next fall. TIE Legislature
to be elected will choose Bonanza" Fairs .nccessor.
On Joint ballot OF 60. IL hold over from lastvear
OF them Democrats and Republicans. Storey Comfy,
the principal county in the State sends ii men to he
Legislature and they will all be Republicans Ih-
leaves only twelve be elected by the Republicans to
secure the necessary majority OF thrtyOne Oh Joint
ballot, while the Democrats will have to elect twenty
eight II they control the legislature or tho
fourteen counties I'm the State only three are Demo
cratic Elk, Humboldt and Lincoln. Nye, White
Pine and Lynn are close, but they have
been repeatedly carried by the Republicans.
Outside these ak counties. however and taking for
granted that Storey Is Republican, there remain enough
counties in which the Republican maorites are largo
enough to secure to them control OF the Legislature
Thus 1t will be Fairs chances Of sitting In tho
Senate Of the United States Of its members after
March next slight indeed.
There other difficulties, however. to overcome
besides the question OF votes The latter might be So
cured by judlcious expenditure Of money; and Fair Is
said to be willing to spend round million
II he could thereby his certificate OF reelection
The votes might possibly be got were 1t
nOt for
John W. Mackay. How the enmIty between these two
men arose. what Its cause. has always remained more
orlcss OF mystery. Business differences alone didn't
do it. They were the resnlt, rather than ri,s the
whatever the cause Of their quarrel Mac9ay
nj, naI ,n sworn M mat tar ana ho !. likely 10
carry out his threat six years age It was different.
ha tG lH as their
tho same Their friendship Of soensa ,Ssr aS aT
Now. however, M Fair "S doesn't ?p hesitate to employ all
the OF the dictionary In speaking OF MS former
make the air aronnG b"e by his hs remarks ack
lie is strange man. Fair is Selfish and close DIS hIs enc enc
;ssad own ,asI1o, wi" nS5 tt. Nfnss .s%s
he is up by vanity they say and has anexag
toward brndinr the viii Of others to his Such least.
Is the picture OF the man "a drawn by his eneme On
9 all sses n'pS py IL @ stySers WHOSE ennty he in.
enrs ,t tn not NOT Yielding S.causo hs 'nS %su,s srs few
and simple who talk disparaginsy OF him because they
cannot control him. and who would be Wiling enough
accord superior qualities To him as cltlen anu III Al
II he 10 give them chance at nls pocseloooh.
The truth probably that wnle willing to spend money
literally for his reelection, he Is aware tnat ne VIII
have face Mackay. Flood Jones and the estate
OF Sharon well IN the coming cOn-
test. and he is not going to throw away
his money except he that he has fair hghtiDg
chance.
1t conceded that Storey County must be made the
battle ground OF the eectonN II Fair becomes candidate
Within its limits are situated the Ophir. Utah, Sierra
Nevada Union Consolidated. California, Consolidated
Virginia and the Gould Curry mlnes-a controlled
by Mackay aud Flood Beside these the Beche Crown
Sharon and Jones. They employ in all psrhaps $500
miners. How to get their votes is the problem whch
confronts FAIR and his friends Nevada has the reputa
ton Of being pocket borough and OF having its politics
settled In certain san Francisco counting rooms. but
sraiiy smnnnsed SENATOR Jones and Mr..
Woodburn, the present Representative OF the stare
might have to say something on tnis suoJeo..
They certainly tried hard enough to carry an Athnr
delegation the National Convention al Cnicaeo pus
as Mr. Woodburn told me once I'VE coudn nave
knocked a single down; no, not for Thousand
dollars They all for Blaine and are so stli Ihis
does not sound as IL Nevada was a p0cEet borough
There a number or candidates az SUI
cessors 10 FAIR the woods are full or theu
There Is ex-senator Stewart whom the sharon pcoPo
are bring forw ard RollIn NJ. Daggett who unt
Powning the present surveyorGeneral OF the state;
Thomas Wren the president OF the Rcnn0nu mlnes anu
a former member OF Congress aud most Oh lesser
lights Material for new senator cerIa,ny - ,o 10.
will he millions in for the boys These are soe OF
the reasons jim" FAIR when he Is asked whether
lie Will he candidate for the Senate always shruys
his shoulders and says mysterousIy' MY son. uoa
..if