Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-09
STEVEkSOl'S RECORD.
WHAT THE DINERS UNION
OWE TO HK1.
Els Telling hucsorS oc Cum
EAin:.s Cor sheriff.

G Stevenson for Governor thel
has been much talk among til
miners N this community with r,
gard to him aud his opponent, Go,
ernor Adams, and their respectiv
attitudes towards the Miner.
Union. ! will not occupy space i
. statement OF Mr.. Stevenson
career as a miner aud employer Q
miners for the last twenty years il
Storey county. Il is fact too vel
known to need repeating that h
has individually employed NOR
zen and disburseI more none,
than any other person who ever op
Grated on the Comstock.
But | desire to call attention to :
matter which all miners who wcr,
here in 1863 must remember
There has been for some time q
good deal Of friction between the
Miners Union as an organization
and the mine managers, and much
jealousy existed between them.
Senator Stewart was at the same
time a candidate FORE election to q
second term in the United States
Senate. The members Of the Min
ers' Union requested him tn allow
that organization to name the Re-
ppu biican candidate for Sheriff, and
Mr. Stewart told them to do so,
and he would do all be could to
nominate and cleo. their man.
William |. Cummings was the man
designated by the Union. Mr..
Stevenson was delegate TO the
Convention from Gold Hill and
friend of Mr.. Cum mings, and took
an active part in occurring delegates
favorable to him. He also placed
him in nomination, and stated to
the Convention that it was the de-
sire cf the miners that Mr.. Cum
mings SHOULD be the Republican
candidate for Sheriff.
After the nomination was made
4 combination OF mine managers
demanded of Mr. Stewar: that the
name Of iir. Cummings should be
taken from the ticket. which Mr.
Stewart peremptorily refused.
This created gooa deal Of bitter
feeling, and Mr.. Stewart was in
formed that the mine managers
would defeat Mr. Cummings at all
hazards. and that i. would endancer
he Legislative ticket. Sir. Stewart
old them whatever happened he
you'd stand by the nominee for |
Sheriff at any sacrifice to himself. |
The Democratic Convention met
'ew days after the Republican, and |
Jewett ". Adams was selected on
lccount Of his relations with the
nine managers at the time. He
vas engaged in hauling quartz
rom the mines to the mills, and DE-
'endent upon tie mine managers
or employment, and they under
ook to elect him against the Re
'ublican nominee. A fierce con-
est ensuej. Colonel Stevenson
TODD by his friend Mr.. Cummings,
throughout the entire contest, and
endcred material aid in his cleo
ion. Mr.. Stewart kept his word,
nd his friends told me at the time
hat he expended more money for
he election of nir. Cummings than
G did for the entire Legislative
cket in the State. X
The result was that Cummings
as elected and precedent was
established in Storey county which
Ilowed the miners to name the
andida:c 70. Sheriff. which has
cen followed to the present time.
This fight. in which Adams was
efeated. not only taught him, but
,nvinced the mine managers Of
torey county, that i, would not do .
trife with the Miners Union.
it fair for the miners to treat
II. Adams as friend and Colonel !
ierenson as an enemy, when
.evenson acted so important a .
lrt in defeating Mr.. Adams when
} was candidate in hostility to
e Miners Union, and taught
N to respect that organization?
nc subsequent friendly conduct
Mr.. Adams to the Union may
attributed to that defeat, for he =
en- learned that his political am
t:on could or w be Cr.tified hy