The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-03-10
A POLITICAL "TRusT."
The state OF Nevada 90 be NOn-Par-
tiSRn.

tIsan.
The Carson Index Union sends US
the following "msrked." 1t will no
doubt be news to such Of our readers
US simple enough To believe it, and
that will not be many:
A political conference has been go
inc on In San Francisco for some time
in which the formation of a so-called
'political trust" or combine has
been carried tn such an advanced stage
of completion that our State can feel
the highest confidence in its practices
hiity and purposes. 1t Is 80 strong
that il will carry out its operations
with the combined strength of both
parties in Nevada. Che Nevada
members are understood to be A. G.
Cleveland, c. &. Wallace, II. NJ. YER
ington, Sam Jones. Ex-Governor
Adams, George W. Baker, George w.
Cassidy and General r. p. Heating.
The Califernia member is Stephen T.
Gage of the Central Pacific Railroad.
The object is TO put forward the best,
most reliable and most available men
of each party for office or political
preferment and to elect them in the
place of any and all other party cam
didates or leaders. The "Trust" will
control both State Conventions, and it
IL understood that the following are
10 be the favored names: Ext Governor
Adams is TO go to the National Demo-
cratic Convention and be the leader of
fhe delegation or the holder of the
proxies and to be the successful Cub
ernatorial candidate in 1900; Hon.
George W. Cassidy is to be elected to
Congress next Fall as the successor t.
Hon. Wm. Woodburn aud thus give
our State voice in the majority of
the House; Congressman Woodburn Is
10 be elected to the Supreme Bench of
Nevada; Hon. George w. Baker is to
he successor to Senator Jones should
lie die or retire, and the Legislature to
be elected, the Senate particularly, is
to be Republican. A review of these
names shows clearly that the Trust"
is not only able to control both con.
ventions, but to elect the men which
it names. Mr.. Yerington has the
powerful backing of the V. & 7. and
e, 8 q. Railroads. Mr.. Gage has like
wise the invincible strength of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Of Kentucky.
General Heating and Sam Jones have
control of the mines and mills in
Storey, Ormsby and Lyon counties.
M"ssr- Wallace and Cleveland have
powerful political and railroad back
ing IN the Eastern part Of the State
and are the close allies of Governor
Adams with his great popularity in
every section. Mr.. Cassidy is the Ne
yada member of the Democratic Con.
gressional Committee and very strong
with the powers that be. lie, with
Governor Adams, will consequently
he in full control of the Federal pat
ronage under Democratic Admins
tration. 1t has been partially agreed
that the Democratic State Convention
shall endorse President Cleveland's
Administration with the exception of
the appointment of Superintendent
Garrard of the Mint, and of Mr.. Irish,
of Iowa, as U. s. Surveyor General of
Nevada. The tendencies and associa-
tons between the principal parties
above named during the past two
wears have naturally gravitated to-
wards the strong alliance which has
been formed, and tho vote of the State
ut large is pretty sure to sustain it in
every detail. The truth is that party
politics in Nevada for any practical
is no longer relied upon. The
most active elements in both parties
work closely together. Partisan vot-
ers are the outsiders"