Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-03-01
a POLITICAL tsTRUsT."
The state OF Nevada - be Men.
partisan.

partisan.
A political conference has been going
on in San Francisco for some time in
which the formation of a so-called ''po-
litical trust" or combine" has been
carried to such an advanced stage of
completion TINT our State can feel tho
highest confidence in its practicability
and purposes. It is 80 strong that it
will carry out its operations with the
combined strength of both parties in
Nevadn. The Nevada members are I'M
der stood to be A. @. Cleveland, @. O.
Wallace, H. N. Yerrington. Sam Jones,
Ex-Governor Adams, George w. Baker.
George W. Cassidy and General r. P.
Heating. The California member is
Stephen T. Gage of the Central Pacific
Railroad. The object is 10 put forward
the best. most reliable and most availa-
ble men of each party for offise or polit-
ical preferment and to elect them in
the place of any and all other party
70 candidates or leaders. The Trust"
will control both party State Convsn.
tions, and it is understood that the fol-
lowing are TO be the favored names:
FIX Governor Adams Is to 60 to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention and be
the leader Of the delegation or the hold
er of the proxies and to be the succeeds
full Gubernatorial candidate in 1890;
Hon. George w. Cassidy is to be elected
to Congress next Fall as the successor
to Hon. VIM Woodbnrn and thus give
our State voice in the majority Of the
House; Cong ressman WOODBURY. is 10
I've elected to the Supreme Bench Of Ne
vads; Hon. George w. Baker is 70 be
the successor to Senator Jones should
he 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 conven-
tions bnt to elect the men which it
names. Mr.. Yerrngton has the power
full bncking of the v. & T. and G. &c G.
Railroads. MIR. Gnge hns likewise the
invinciblc strength of the Southern Pa
citio Railroad Of Kentucky. General
Heating and Sam Jones have control Of
the mines and mills in Storey. Ormsby
md Lyon counties. Messrs. Wallace
and Cleveland have powerful political
and railroad backing in the Eastern
part of the State and ar. the close allies
Of Governor Adams with his great pop
ulnrity in every section. Mr.. Cassidy
il the Nevada member of tho Democrats
ic Congressional Committee and very
strong with the powers that be. He,
with Governor Adams, will consequent
ly be in full control IF the Federal pat
ronage under Democratic Administra-
tration. 1t has been partially agreed
that the Democratic State Convention
shall endorse President Cleyeland's ad-
ADMINISTRATION with the exception of the
appointment OF Superintendent Garrard
of the Mint, aud of Mr.. Irish, of Iowa,
az U. S. Surveyor-General of Nevada.
The tendencies aud associations be-
tween the principal parties above named
during the past two years have natural
ly grtvitated towards the strong alliance
which has been formed, and the vote
of the State Mt large is pretty sure to
sustain it in every detail. The truth is
thnt party politics in Nevada for any
practical purpose is no longer relied up
on. The most active clements in both
rarti ~ work closely together. Partisan
tors are the "uutsidsrs. - Carson
Index-union.