The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03
POLITICAL REVOLUTION IN NEVADA
By SAM DAVIS.

great East was due more to his activity
and well-known ability as a politician than
10 any other cause, and the subsequent
success OF the party in two campaigns re-
Hects the greatest credit upon his ability
as political manipulator. In all his
career as politician no one has ever
charged him with betraying friend or
breaking political pledge; calm and
clear-headed upon all occasions, he
never found him in a political emer-
gency, where he lost control of the situa-
ton, or made move OF which his oppo-
nents could gather any material adyan-
tage. He made many enemies IN the State
OF Nevada, however, and like all success
ful politicians received many hard roast
from the opposition, and during the silver
campaign the fire of the other side was
generally concentrated upon him. To
those who know Charles Wallace no fur
ther explanation OF his part in the organi-
zation of the silver party is necessary.
Meanwhile, the Republican party recov-
ering from the temporary set back admin
gether and assem- bled in convention at
Reno in the courthouse. After the first
temporary adjournment, 1t gradually
dawned on the Republicans that the silver
men had captured the organization of the
convention, and they further discovered
later in the day that the silver advocates
had clear majority on roIlcal OF nearly
forty votes.
When this discovery was made the Re-
publican minority, headed by the old
party bosses, held separate caucus and
decided not TO meet the silver majority III
the convention unless they could be guar
anteed that resolution to the effect that
the Republican party should put no Presl-
Dental Electors in the field would not be
introduced by the silver men. a commit
tee from each wing of the convention held
a meeting, and promise was finally made
by the silver men. The minority wing,
however, finally declined to return TO the
convention hall, fearing trap.
4 couple OF hours later the voters hired
separate convention, claiming to be "the
one and only" This action nettled the
silver men IN the Republican Convention,
and they adopted resolution TO the effect
that the party should place no Presidential
Electors in the field, and nominated Francis
6. Newlands for Congress. The minority
wing, holding its convention in Masonic
Hall, was manipulated mostly by Senator
Haynes OF Genoa, eI-Congressnan Wood
burn, Congressman Bartine and Phil
Doyle OF the D. and T. Railway Com
pany, who acted as chairman. The friends
OF William Woodburn insisted on his be-
ing nominated for Congress, much against
his wish, as he had very little stomach for
the campaign. It was finally decided
that dummy vote was to be taken
on Woodburn, at which times his friends
would refrain from voting, and the chair
was instructed to decide that Mr.. Wood
burn not having received ma
iority of the votes OF the con-
vention, there was no nomination.
This course was to be taken in order to
pave the way of the convention TO indorse
a Of n Az
made by the Courthouse convention. The
parties manipulating this scheme argued
that II Newlands had no opposition he
would not furnish the munitions OF war
to make its fight. The scheme, however,
was knocked IN the head by misunuer-
standing on the part of the chair, who de-
cided inadvertently that Mr.. Wood burn,
having received majority of those voting,
was the nominee OF the convention.
Woodburn, who had expected different
result, vas obliged to accept the nomina-
ton thus blunderingly thrust upon him,
and thus there were two Congressional
candidates in the field. Meanwhile a COM
mittee, who bad not anticipated this re,
suit, had called upon Mr.. Newlends and
rendered him the Endorsement of the Ma
sonic Hall convention, but he promptly
declined ii on the ground that he had
already accepted the nomination from the
Courthouse convention, which fully
represented. his views upon the sill
resulted in considerable confusion it
was determined to place matters in
still stronger shape before the people.
and convention Of silver men was called
ct Winnemucca to ratify work in the cause
OF silver which had been done in the two
Reno conventions.
1t was not until after the Winnemucca
convention had adjourned, and placed its
platform and Presidential Electors and
Congressional nominees fairly before the
people, that the silver party could fairly
be considered a fixture in the sagebrush.
The silver Democrats met and indorsed
the ticket, and refused to put any Presi-
Dental Electors in the field. This conven-
OF Virginia City, Jewett Adams OF White
Pine County, an ex-Democratic Governor,
and Hirsch Harris of Douglass.
After this convention adjourned Major
John Dennie of Reno, an old Jeffersonian
Democrat and chairman of the Central
Committee, called another convention and
placed Democratic electoral ticket in the
field.
The campaign possessed many amusing
features. The Republicans and Democrats
both had regular tickets in the field. while
the Silver Democrats and Silver party all
united upon one ticket. The campaign
was one of the hottest ever seen in the
State, but not until the vote was counted
was the public made aware of the over
whelming strength of the Silver party. In
the counties of Eureka, Elko and Hum boldt
there were many precincts that went
unanimously for the Silver ticket. The
returns swept in from the Sink of the
hum ooldt showed a popular uprising
Tor the new party never before
witnessed in the State, while the
counties in the western part
OF the State, namely, Ormsby, Washoe and
Storey, where the fight waged hottest, the
old Republican strongholds elected the sill
yer ticket by a fair majority. Out OF
10000 votes, the silver ticket downed the
combined opposition by over 5000 ma
iority. Francis 6. Newlands was consid-
cred the leader of the fight, assisted by
Senator William Sharon OF Storey, Charles
Wallace OF Eureka, Charles Mack, c. C.
PownIng OF Washoe, W. E. F. Deal of
Storey and Others equally active. William
Nixon OF the Winnemucca Silver State, as
chairman OF the silver central committee.
was located at Reno during the campaign.
and was an important factor in the hand
ling of the fight.
When the Legislature met it organized
In both branches, with the Silver party in
control. The victors at once proceeded to
swing the ak, and wherever an official
head belonging to either of the old parties
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