Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-11-26
NEVADA ELECTION
NEWS AND COMMENT.

recent election was 1854.
One Virginia City individual evidently
in . hurry to vote at the recent elecsiof
wrote across his ballot, "I vote for all,
and the result was that he did not voft
for any one
There is talk Of introducing 9 bill n
the Legislature this session cutting down
the Assessors term to two yesrs. Inc
law only applies to Eureka and Wasboe
counties.-Reno Gazette.
II is not known to be the fact, but II
is supposed that Chairman Msxson Of
the Republican County Committee has
gone East to report progress to Chairman
Hanna and receive further instructions.
Reno Journal.
The Salt River boat is receiving . new
coat Of paint and . general o~verhauliDg'
and while the repairs are being made the
passengers are fighting among themselves
a. to who will be ct the helm.-Hsw-
thorne Bulletin.
Steps are being taken to have 3 recount
Of the washoe county ballots on Cover
nor. The action will have TO be brought
in the Supreme Court. Money enough
has been raised to defrsy the expenses
and in all probability it will be done
within . week.-Gszstte. Nov. is.
A. J.. Mccarthy. Publisher Of the Wal
ker Lake Bulletin, cites the following
reasons for his defeat As sn independent
candidate for the Assembly: 81 couldn't
get . grip on Stewards sack. And then
l am an A. P. A., al Irish Catholic. 3
stage robber and = bloated goldbug."
The result Of the recount Of the votes
cast for State Senator in Storey McCul-
Tough. Republican. increased his lead
over Boyle, Silver. five votes. Several
ballots were counted under protest. The
contest will now go to the Senate, which
will count the vote and seat the winner.
An Empire man told Walter Cook that
he voted for him as County Commits
sioner.
"You are . id liar" was Cook'sim
mediate reply, for Cook only got one
vote in Empire. and be feels that be came
pretty near knowing who cast il.
Indications are that enough votes were
bought in Carson City alone to accom-
plish the defeat OF VIM. Mcmillan for
Governor.-News.
This is . sad commentary on venality
Of Republican voters.-Chronicle.
1t reminds one of the old story Of the
report of a political battle which ran
thus "We have lost the fight, the
scoundrels bought us."-Carson Appeal.
We have been asked why it is the
rooster has not been used as . symbol OF
triumph in the papers this year.. The
only answer we can give is, that the re-
suit was 90 much in doubt immediately
following the election that we editors
did not know whether to crow or eat
crow ; hence the rooster has been left in
the barnysrd where the fowl belongs
Elko Argonaut.
The spectacle of Trenmore Coffin pos
ing - the apostle Of purity Is what
makes every horse laugh in Ormsby.
Coffin was always the boss sack handler
Of the 6. o. p. 10 the pamy days Of its
power. One thing we will say for him,
however, that the sack he handled never
corrupted any voters. II generally took
the entire contents to convince him that
his party platform was souud.-Carson
Appeal.
The Republicans who voted for Mo
Cullough instead Of MCMILLAN should
feel proud Of themselves. II 10 said that
men who stood high in the party's ooun-
ella ct one time voted for the Populiss
candidate to "get even." but chickens
sometimes come home to roost. and the
men who betrayed their party in the
hour Of peril are known and will suffer in
the long run for their treAchery.-Reno
Gazette.
Before our newspaper friends drift eff
into telling Of the marvellous III Of
their respective districts We do wish they
would purge themselves Of the vicious
habit Of lying acquired in the past cam.
paign. Under normal conditions we are
prepared to believe most any yarn about
the fruitfuluess Of Nevada soil, but any
editor who took an active hand ia the
war Of words just concluded had better
be careful how he trots out q l3-foot
oornstalk story. OF tells Of an extraor-
binary egg just laid on his desk by .
reputable farmer. We wouldn't believe
10, sir. it we saw ID with our own eyes !!
-Elko Argonaut.
Newlands says he is gratified ct his
election - Congressman by his fellow
citizens Of Nevada and could not think
Of ignoring the compliment by now en-
tering into competition for U. s. Sena-