The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-08-31
SCRAMBLE FOR
OFFICE In THE
SILVER STATE.
Governor Sadler Hopes to Sue
ceed Himself, but His 0ppon-
ents Are Saying Many
Mean Things of Him

sperial from the Reno correspon-
dent to the San Francisco Call.
The political pot in Nevada has com,
menced to warm up. Even now, with
but one primary election held Chat Of
the Silver parity the political temper
ature in the shade makes that of the
arid, sun scorched Nevada desert seem
like cool summer resort. The Silver
party in this State feels go strong that,
in the assumed absence OF real contest
with any other political party, they
think they ran afford to have a red hot
tight among themselves. The produc-
tion Of silver ia looked upon as q home
industry, and the party feels no doubt
about making the people believe that
"the free and unlimited" etc., is still a
live issue, that its adopiien would prove
godsend to the State, and, therefore,
it DOES not anticipated any trouble in
electing all of its candidates.
1t has not occurred to the leaders as
yet that 'they cannot fool all the people
all the time" or that it might he far
cheaper to the country at large to make
the silver producing States q present 70
the value of all the silver they might
produce to the end of time and keep a
good currency, than to adopt their
harun-tcaruni plan in order to give
their home product value which does
not belong tn it.
With unshaken confidence in Its abil-
| ity to elect whunItoe,et it nominates
| the Silver party convention will asseni-
active, hopeful candidates for gubtr-
Material honors and almost an equeal
numher of prospective candidates for
each OF the other places TO he tillea. Up
to about three weeks ago it WAS thought
thai Governor Sadler would have little
or no opposition, but as the priniare.
catlir on and the talk about his favors to
| prize l,ters and lack of int rest in and
supyort tor the state University and
other State Institutions or. stellized, and
since hiI best friends could not deny
that he proposed TO keep Bergstein at
| the asylum and support Jones against
Fitzgerald for the judgeship, very
| detinate opposition made its appearance,
with the result, Us Indicated 10y the re-
turns, that he was turned down" in
Washoe County to the tune of about 10 to
|, in Ormeby 10 10 lin short, that in all
probability he will not have single
solid delegation, not even in Eureka,
where he claims residence. and that lie
will fall Tar short OF the required plur-
aliiy in the convention. The Governor
came down from Carson appearanily TO
see what had struck him. He found
plenty of fences 10 mend, but took an
optimistic view OF the situation end
hoped Tor better luck at the convention.
He is said to have asked "what the
strained relations bet ween Germany and
America had to do with politics i'll New
ada?" without having received satis-
factory reply.
The anti-Sadler delegates seem to be
divided in their choice Of the best man
to beat him with between Evan Vii.
ilaius, Lem Allen and A. G. Cleveland.
The mere mention OF Evan Williams
name has brought to the front 20 many
vivid recolleclions OF hiul and "hls little
buck board" in the Hale & Norcross case
and his connection with the Carson
mint scandle in 1894, all OF which SO far
,ebound TO everything except honor OF
f r. g. - ' - g. IN ? have t0f4Nt,
themselves unable TO stag D. thelr enlis
or to draw the main opposition TO sad
,er their way.
A. G. Clevelond, the alleged Silver
| Republican, once infamous for his bolt
out of the National Republican Conven-
| ton at st. Louis in 1896, has many
friends among the delegates, but 1t
! seems 10 be an open question whether
| he majority wish 10 make hin can
didate against Sadler for Governor, oI