Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-11-19
NEVADA ELECTION
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Two hundred and ~forty-seven votes
we're cast 10 Elko precinct.
The total vote Of Humboldt county was
| f.OO6. on his number 16 ballots we're re-
jected.
There seems 10 have been q Democratic
landslide In The eastern part Of the State.
Carson Appeal.
sheriff McInnis Of wsshoe county. who
is known as "Old Popularity" has been
reelected in that county.
In winnemuccs Van Duzer far out
stripped Mcintosh and other competitors
for the District AtsOrneyship Of Hum
boldt county.
The saloons ell over the State complain
that the churches gave them g very close
run for the candidates money during the
csmpaign.--Csrson Appeal.
An error has been discovered in North
Fork. Elko county, returns, which gives
Sadler II more votes han he was first
credited with.
The Argonsut says that q number OF
large bets were made In Elko on the gov
ernorship fight. and the result is anxious
ly awaited.
The defeat Of Mr.. Cutting by over 1000
votes Is q blistering rebuke for his man
asement Of the Orphans Home.-Elko
Independent.
II is generally believed that the charges
against Edmund James Of Carson, recently
arrested on a charge Of bribing voters will
be pressed.
The Virginia Report says the Australian
| ballot Is q wonderful manufacturer OF in
dependent voters. Out Of nearly 900 votes
cast in Carson. only seven voted the
straight ticket.
Mr.. Russell did not carry Q county in
\ the State, but he had the satisfaction OF
making the election Of 9 Republican
| Governor possible in q State that Is not
Republics .-Reno Journal.
Congressman Newlsnds returned from
Virginia last evening and on the way down
he told Governor Sadler that he was not
candidate for United States Senator al
this time.-Reno Journal.
According 10 the Virginia Enterprise
there are So votes in Captain Linscott'i
Nevada company. now on its way TO Man
lila. The vote cast by the members OF the
company is expected to be for warded from
Honolulu.
Say, were you ever transfxed by q look
II you have not had the experience ant
wish to know how IL feels just catch the
eye of the defeated candidate who knows
full we'll that you voted against him.-El
ko Argonsut.
Sam Davis OF the Carson Appeal hal
been elected Controller Of the State OF Ne
vada. II Is TO be hoped that Sam will sue
coed better in controlling the finances o
Nevada than he ever did in the manage
ment OF his own.-Sacrsmento Bee.
The Purity OF Elections law, shot all Il
pieces and badly frayed at the edges, hs
been returned TO its glass case, where it
tattered fragments will repose until tn
next Legislature can get q whack Of IT, =
Virginia Report.
In the recount in Humboldt county be
tween Pitt and Richie for the Assembly
the former was found to be elected BY fou
majority. The official returns had show
majority for Richie Of two votes. TIL
recount was had at Pitts request with tn
result that he gained six votes.
One of the amusing things Of NevsdI
elections is the quietness Of the papers TO
several days after the votes are cast. Re
turns are 90 slow coming in that we neve
know whether IL is safe to crow or not
and that 10 the reason the Nevada press |
now discussing territorial expansion ant
kindred topics.-Carson News.
Dol. E. D. Boyle Of Storey county ha
announced that he will demand . recoun
In the third ward at Virginia. He was tn
opponent Of J. 8. Mccullough for Stat
Senator. According to the returns pub
lished Colonel Boyle received 143 votes II
the third ward and Mccullough receives
1888. The total vote for Senator, accord
ing to the tally sheets, was Mccullough
$50; Boyle 544.