Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-10
NEvADA's SENATORIAL CONTEST

The present political situation in Ne
vada as relating to the United States
senatorship in that State is most pecu-
liar. The Republicans will have on
joint ballot in the Legislature majority
OF eight or perhaps ten votes. There are,
perhaps, that number OF Republicans
who would prefer almost any reasonably
competent person of the party, who is an
actual resident of the State, to MIR.
Stewart. The Democratic papers OF Ne
vada are unanimous in urging their party
members OF the Legislature to join with
the Republicans in opposition to MIR.
Stewart, if by so doing the election of any
other Republican can be effected. There
is but little doubt that the Democrats to
n man would enter into such combina-
ton, or that they would be sus-
tained by their party constituents
in so doing, The trouble promises to
rest in the Republican opposition mem
bers. Ii they will remain out OF caucus,
decide among themselves who they will
support, they will undoubtedly possess the
power to name the Senator. The ques-
ton is whether these men will have the
courage to defy the party lash which will
be vigorously piled to whip them into the
caucus traces. 1t is an open secret that
money was freely furnished by Stewards
hackers in counties whose Republican
Legislative nominees favored other can
didates for Senator, but the presumption
is that it was with the understanding that
the members would participate in and be
governed by the decision OF the caucus. 1t
was necessary to secure Republican ma
jority in any event for Mr.. Stewart to win,
and being confident that his supporters
would comprise majority, he could we'll
afford to enter into such an arrangement,
az every Republican vote would eventu-
ally be cast for him. The Eureka (Nev.)
Sentinel, in IN article evidently dictated
by Mr.. Cassidy, who is one OF the owners
OF the paper, thus graphically describes
the situation;
Ii TWO men uuu uleu II ilOltn ago NhSSlIly
would have been successful. Fair and Wren
both thought they were running for Senator
The people of Nevada and the hearts of the
State were for Cassidy. Wren thinks he is
running for Senator, but he has no more
chance than the man i'll the moon. Stewart
is the next Senator from Nevada. We con.
cede 1t. Carpet-bagger though he be
every vote for Wren was vote for Stewart
Wren is the man who draws the chestnuts
out Of the fire. We would like to
help Wren if we could. He is surrounded
b. treachery, and does not know it. Every
dollar that came to Nevada or TO Eureka
county came from the Central Pacific rail
road office, ostensibly for Mr.. Wren, but fol
. Stewart. Mr.. Wallace and and Mr.. Foley
are Stewart men. The Stewart managers in
the Republican party are at heart for Stew
art. Mr.. Wren will be stood up and voted
for by ten or fifteen members of the Legis-
lature as though he had q chance to win
and when the smart fellows ring the bell
they will all go for Stewart. Wren thinks
he il running, but he is not. On the Goth OF
next January Stewart will receive the com
mission as United States Senator. Wren
represented false issue in this campaign
so did Fair. Both had to die for q
decent man to win. If they had died
q month ago Cassidy would have been Sena-
tor. While neither had chance them.
selves to win, Cassidy had no show. AS the
situation presents, we are for Wren against
Stewart, but it is without hope. Bill
Stewart is the next Senator from Nevada
1t will cost him some money to silence Ger
tain interests and factions, but he will win
all the same and be the next Senator.
In conclusion, the Sentinel says: "The
decent people and the sentiment of the State
are for Mr.. Cassidy, while the corrupt
scoundrels and corporation tools are against
him. Mr.. Stewart wins the fight beyond
peradventure. We extend our congratula-
tions TO the people of the State for the elec-
tion of a nonresident et-bagger. If
there is any comfort in it, make the most
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