Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-29
DEMocnArIo PRIMARIES.
A Spirited Contest Throughout the
County Yesterday.

A Spirited Confess ThrOughOut the
County Yesterday.
Democrats directly and particularly in
terested in the primaries yesterday were
up and stirring about at at early hour.
ready for the fray. 1t was soon discov'
cred by them that before daylight a cir.
cular containing implied charges against
Judge Rives had been freely distributed
on Main street, but as soon as the circular
was learned Of by A. l.. Fitzgerald, Esq,
that gentleman a. once denounced the
means as dishonorable and contemplate
In . political contest, and at once had
printed and circulated o large number OF
hand-bills, In which he stated that the cir
cular was not authorized, gotten up, pub
lished or circulated with his knowledge or
consent.
The poles opened at 8 O'Clock, and al
though there was and had been consider
able " buzzing" on Main street, the votes
came in slowly during the forenoon. On
the part Of q few there was loud and
boisterous talking, but no disturbances
arose. The requirements OF the statutes
~ TO the distance on-lookers must keep
from the polls were ignored during the
day, until Sheriff Siinson arrived Oh the
scene at about hslf-past4 O'Clock in the
afternoon, One fellow, whose name we
were unable 70 learn, was arrested on the
charge Of repeating.
Following are the results Of the elections
30 far ~ were heard from up to the hour
OF going to press. The returns OF the
First Ward. which included the town Of
E,ral,o nnrth nf GiavLy otra~e and aloo Mk
Hope, DEVILS Gate, Diamond City. Col
mans Ranch and Roberts Greek, were not
received from Diamond City and Col.
mans Ranch. So far as heard from the
vote stood Ga for the Sadler- Rives dele
gates and 80 for the Fitzgerald candidates.
The names OF those on the successful
ticket are r. Sadler. II. McTierney, ]. F.
B~remenksmpf and Charles Provost. Mr..
Bremenkampf was on both tickets,
and is claimed by Mr. Fitzgerald
and his friends. In the Second
Ward. which had no outside precincts, the
vote stood as follows. Fitzgerald
delegates-L. Clarke, 107; Dennis Coyle,
1f0; j. Ii. Shoemaker. 108; j. MoMahon,
Ill; n. 81. Kirchner, 10S. Ssdler -Rives
candidates-Thomss Haley, LOG; W. O.
Mills, 107; Matt Hoey. LOG; Charles CLARK,
104; Hiram Cole. 104. As will be seen
all the Fitzgerald delegates were elected
except Luther Clarke, who was tied +" by
W. o. Mills. At Palisade precinct the
vote is said to have stood IL for Crow
ley, q Sadler-Rives candidate, and
6 for Raines. for Fitzgerald. There
was no election at Beowawe. No
figures of the returns from the Ruby
Hill precinct. comprising Ruby Hill
north and south, Dunderberg mine. Secret
Canyon, Pinto and Allison's ranch, could
be obtained, but it was generally con-
ceded that Nicholas Barlow, q Fitzgerald
candidate, was elected. The Mineral Hill
precinct was not heard from.
According to the above results, il will
be seen that of the II delegates allowed
Eureka county TO the State Convention
Messrs. Sadler aud Rives got four for q
certainty. Fitzgerald got 6-say nothing
OF the Clarke Mills tie."
LATER-Barlow, the Fitzgerald can
didate. received IL votes at Dupderberg,
and Robinson. for Sadler-Rives, 5. At
Secret Canyon the entire II votes cast
were for Robinson.
As we go to press we learn that the vote
OF the entire precinct Of Ruby Hill was 33
for Barlow and SO for Robinson-another
tie.