Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-04-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Inc appearance OF MI. Charlie
Shortrldge of San Jose in this Stat
seems to have set the political pot
simmeriug in Nevada.
The editor OF the APPEAL. has bee,
asked a great many questions abou
WI. Shortridge and his visit here. bu-
is mo- III a position to answer them
as Mr.. Shortridge is his guest anG
we have always made it a point not
10 quiz people who visit US about
their private business About a
week ago Mr.. Shortridge, who came
up here to get some rest after a pro-
tracted sickness, dropped his grip
into Our hallway and it has been there
ever since.
He towns the house" so to speak
as our guests always do, but he has
not purchased the APPEAL The
Keno Journal, which keeps a line on
things political, has the following:
Hon. Charles NJ. Shortridge. Of
San Jose, California, has been in Car
son for the last week or more, popu-
larlzlng himself with the d~enizens of
the capital. He is an agreeable gen..
tlemen, "smiles" like an old sage
brusher, generally taking it straight,
and is a hail fellow" with e~verv-
body. He talks of buying a resi-
dence at the capital, and is said to be
negotiating for the purchase of the
APPEAL. He says, while winking
with one eye, that he is in Carson for
his health, but the knowing ones saw
he is taking the preliminary steps to
quality himself for United States
Senator for Nevada. Others assert
that he is here in the interest of the
gold trust to organize the Republican
party for the coming conflict. How
ever hat may be he dresses like a
prince, spends money lavishly and is
frequently closeted with shrewd
who have not vet an.
nounced their politics for the comino
1t is possible, though not verv
probable, that Mr.. Shortridge's mis-
sior to the State is political. He I
could scarcely expect to be elected
himself, and there is no mil
Californian, who could claim
ven a constructive residence in Me-
'ada, except it be John w. Mackey. I
whose interests for the Senatorship he f
soulo nope to advance. Very MANY
It the capital think otherwise. how. -
yer, and will have it that the Hon
-harles M. Shortridge is here with a
'ack to organize the gold forces, aud
llsorgan1ze the Silver men, so that n
he former will go into the fight !
United, and the latter divided. with "
hree tickets in the field headed Sill r.
'er, Popullst aud Democrat.
The Reports Carson CORRESPONDENT
axes this view: p
But what does it all mean?" II
oppose you are asking like every N
ody else on the outside and down =
ere. Blest if l know. It's the s.
uslness OF my life to make coniec- -
but here l am all at sea. Some
ay that Shortridge is going to run
or Senator; that's all bosh. Some
ay that Mark Hanna thinks this .
tate Is a heap cheaper than Ohio |
he is willing to drop a few thous =
nd just to show the rest of the natio, 4
sound we are on the money {
uest1on, and incidentally to elect a =
epubl1can, but the usual ren1v to |
lis IS that Stewart is a good enough
to suit anybody; didn't =
e vote for the Dinglev tariff bil1p
'the1s 1ns1nuate that Shortridge is :.
ack1ng a dark horse, and a native =
orn Nexadan at that. Who the darl
orse is l am not at liberty to state
u ne mad better get into the State -
Amy or he will be unable to meet
re s1H-months residence qua)ifca-
Inc APPEAL gives these two onir- \
Tor what they are worth, but is
naoie TO say how near the trutb
ther of them are.
nts seems now able to avert