New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13

'"''"' ""1 "' NV" '""ifohted WIN asa
liar to this. Here was bright. bralny x...
do man, Who had. from all accouuts
great pains and expense 20 create a -
for himself and ne had succeeded. Y., :,
asked was the patronage ~ the State If N.,..
There was something behind II ar. bu, ~
ming was too shrewd a politician 70 sh,v
inquistiveness The nodesty OF the d.,
was a relief
mfr. Cutting" said Colonel Manning -
Federal patronage Of Nevada Is yours r...
It. And II our man receives the nomination -.
do not see how he can fail-and II he IL al.,..
which seems 10 me hopeful. you not oaly a..
have that patronage. but something mar. }.
you desire it,
THE Nevada patronage IL sufilclen, v
word is out on that2"
1T Is"
Then It's a bargain"
In the conversation that followed coL..
Manning CLEANED much Of the character d, =.
individual he had TO deal with. The though, :,
through his brain What a man Tor as b. %.
be In State like Ind ana" But Of curs
purpose in desiring the Nevada patronas. ca
mel Manning was none the wiser youa,
man might have attempted 20 pump Cg-.,
and would have made mess q IL
IT'S none Of my business muttered \,
ming. as the doo- closed behind Cutting
The convention was on. Cuttings oa,l, :.
the contest, made TO Colonel Manning. tss
precisely with the facts as they develops. -
vada and the delegates from other states u,o,
Cuttings control were enthusiastic Tor Thur,
for President. Meanwhile Cutting vas rs
with the California delegation. and on the IL,
tallot he notified Manning that the Golden sss
would freak for --. and that IL would b u
signal for his friend 10 break also Amid cx
excitement California. which came at the 70; d
the rollcal broke for . shout vert !
that fairly made the building tremhle; ther !.
lowe breaks all along the line amid wild =
ihusiasm. and the nomir alton fen to colas
Manning's PRINCIPAL
The election day soon rolled around Cu,ra
advised Colonel Manning by wire ihs, Nev.a
would cast it's vote for - b. G.jJs plurap
Cutting on the day before election had rsgo-
and there was not a man y no vas Quaife! !,
vote whose predictions were unknown 10 c.
ting, and not man who iisquahed -
Cutting did not have Oh the Gres, Register
That election day was memorable in Nanrs
affairs. The Democratic ticket Uas yictcrti
and Cuttings figures given 70 the Denccr1
National Committee did rot vary by one vo.
After election day Cutting set quietly TO vst
bringing together a number OF men vk =
Was certain could be trusted. He and s..
went over list Of their Nevada friends ii
carefully pruned it down, until II contained u
over nine names. Meanwhile work on ssih .
Cuttings mines was resumed. Quietly In
gentlemen bought silver bullion at the i-st
ciated market price. house was rented as
by the Mint at Carson City 10 which poi,i :
their silver purchases were shipped. The ou;2a
OF their mines alone vas quite large ltseh y
Colonel Manning Cutting forwarded his lis. 1
appointments-P ostmasters. Registers q Lax
Offices, and other trihing offices. Finally exa
tine appointment Of the Superintendent OF y
Mint. For this position there had been se.eex
John Gedge. Gedge owed his lie TO Cutting 4
was OF that rare type OF human that Is raj
grateful. Gedge was duly installed, anc >
ooiner, assayer and the complete lis. Of cas
employees Of The Mint were chosen at Cutuis'
dictation. Little silver was then being Gomez
the Mint, but no sooner VAS the organNAI
complete than silver bars from across The s.A
began to pour into the Institution. The SCI
hours OF the night were chosen Tor such tni'
fers. and the Cutting bullion was caS-l
stored in the National vault. Silver coin eses
to roll out Swift dropped down 10 San fS
cisco, Oakland ard other large cities in Tie SA'
and opened deposits In the various o~-N
Against these deposits Cutting drew checo
Nevada, with which he purchased ada'~S-
silver bullion. and go the plan proceeded Z" -
years. At the end OF that period the MEX
Carson Citv had coined twenty-five millions
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