Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-12
THB 0UBnrilAr0aaIAL CON.
4 1EST.

h0VirUinio Chronicle, In SpoGtnR
Of tie nomination Of r. X. CoIccrd
1.-THE corporation cand;dats) for Gov
ernor on the RepubIlcan ticket, makes
tho following points a E0marixs:
Tho friends o. Gca. G. G. Powning
feel justly isdisaang over his defeat
for the Republican gubSsnatorial
nomination--or rather not 20 much
over his defeat al tho shameful man.
ner in which it wt1 accomplished.
There is no question but a between
the successful candidate and himself.
General Powning was the choice of
nine-tenths OF the voters at bis party
Tor the nomination, He has lived. IN
Nevada from his boyhood; has been
identified with It's political, 6Rapcial
aud industrial interests since he cast
his drst vote, which was for the party
that has ever since received his most
earnest and vigorous support, and for
which ID. has always contributed most
ltberally. his means, time and ability
for the insurance of its success. In
every county IN tho State he has
friends, active and influential ones,
who sdmire him Tor his public enter-
prise, official and personal integrity,
pluck. ability and last though not
least, for his fidelity to his party
under circumstances which, in anum-
Der Of instances, would have impelled
any man less devoted to his political
principles to innocuuus desuetude, it
not 70 the encouragement Of actual
revolt. On the other hand, Il is safe
70 ASSERT that three Lionths ago his
successful opponent was not known
even by name to q single person in
hair OF the counties 10 the State.
When his name was first mentioned
in the papers e possible candidate
tor Governor It attracted scarcely any
attention as no one supposed that .
person 20 little known would ever
develop into any degree Of prominence
in the conventions, and for that reason.
there was no issue made upon him in
tho primaries, whsre, IL it had been
ioreseen that tho cohtsst ~ould mar
roE down tothS candidates. OF Pown-
ing and hjmstaf, he would not have
secured . delegate outside Of Esmer.
aids county.
The truth Of tho matter IL, and the
fact IL we'll known TO everybody who
witnessed tho convention proceedings
bore, Colcord was exclusively the
candidate Of tho railroad corporations
OF the State. Every political striker
and lobbyist u the railroads has been
working like . beaver for his nomina.
tion, which was finally accomplished
BY means az discreditable ~ they will
prove TO be disastrous to tho candi-
da@ vhen che people make their little
paper talk on tho 9Th OF next Noyem-
her.
On the day preceding the conven-
ton PONninGS nomination was CON-
sidcrcd an Assnsed feOt, - II would
have been had mono but legitimate
means been adopted for efeoting his
defeat. Falsshoods were devised and
circulated against him; money was
layishly spent, and sOme ~ II, it 10
more than hintsd, WAS spent where IL
would effect moro than indirect re-
suits; combinations were formed;
deputyshipS promised; county ofioes
/ Bargained away, and in fact nothing
which the most desperate and un.
principled political trAmoers could de-
visa vas omitted Ia the shameful pro-
eremine. The result was tho absorp-
tion u Mr.. Pownlng's majority and
the nomination Of Mr.. Colcord.
While Mr.. PoWning may submit
with meekness and manifest no re-
sentiment, no hNs hundreds at Repub-