Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-06-25
SUDDEN
Hon. Geo w. Cassidy Expires After
Making a speech In the silver
Convention.

"Hou. Geo. w. Cassidy died at 500
! OF apoplexy. He was in the Silver
Convention and made a speech after
O'Clock. Convention adjourned ON
account of DEATH"
Thus We are called Upon to chron-
icle the sudden death of one of the
most prominent men in the State.
Hon. Geo. w. Cassidy was born in
Bourbon county, Kentucky, April %,
1888. When but five years old his
parents moved to Missouri, in which
State he was educated, and in 1857
crossed the plains for the Pacific
Coast He followed mining for awhile
and in 1860 was elected a member of
the California Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee and acted in that ca
pacity off aud on for several years.
In 1865 he was editor of the Sun, a
Democratic daily, published at Mead
ow Lake, Cal. Selling out his inter-
ests there he attn to Nevada in 1869,
and settled down in Hamilton, White
Pine county, where he started the
Inland Enterprise in 1870, the first
and only Democratic paper then pub
lished in the State. Shortly after
ward, in 1871, he permanently located
at Eureka and founded the Daily
Sentinel. In 1901 he was clerk of
the Assembly and filed the office
credibly. After that he was sent as
a Senator TO the Nevada Legislature
from Eureka county for eight con-
secutive years. In 1880 he received
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress, and at the general election in
November defeated r. M. Daggett by
a majority of, 1,247 votes. In 1882 be
ran again and was victorious, defeat
ing G. @. Powning by "a majority of
1,107. In 1884 be received the ap-
poIntment Of Bank Commissioner
under President Cleveland. He was
defeated IN 1888 and 1890 for Con-
gress by the present Representatives
II. F. Bartine, and on the 26th of last
May he was again nominated for
Congress. He was at Reno in attend
ance at the State Silver Convention
yesterday and had made a speech
alter o'clock. At the conclusion of
his remarks, az stated in our report of
the proceedings, he left the conven-
tion hall and summoning DR.. Berg
stein, went to his room at the Palace
Hotel, where Mt 800 p. NJ. be was
summoned to the Great Beyond.
Hon. Geo. w. Cassidy was Il nan Of
sterling integrity, an able journalist,
whose writings carried weight with
them, ven into the camp Of his po-
litical enemies. While 10 Congress be-
was the most able representative the
State eve had, and his keen intellect,
dignity and attractive ways rendered
him n OF the most respected as
we'll rs popular members Of TIE Lower
House. He vas a stannch Democrat,
and was always ready to maintain
and defend the principles Of his party;
and yet he was always considerable of
the feelings and opinions Of those
who differed with him. Some Of his
closest friends and most intimate
associates being OF political faith op-
posite TO his own.
"True 70 his friends is @ sentence
that was especially applicable t,
him. Once having given his conf
dence he was "true as steel" When
once his mind was made up on any
question it was only after careful
thought and confederation, but thsn
he was ready, conscientieusly, to
maintain his position, and that, too,
IL need be, IN words that gave mo un-
certain sound"
BY his death Nevada has sustained
q severe loss. He was an able legis-
lator, q gifted orator, a tribune
Of the people, whose rights
he defended with unselfsh de-
votion. A man OF ripe Judgment and
great experience in. affairs, be reeo-