Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-05
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST


announces in the issue of Dec, II
hat on account of failing health he
has suspended publication.
The leading article of the issue con.
talns the following, which has many
truths that the public is now being
introduced to:
1t is ru1uored that Newlands will
spend $3.50 900 if necessary to secure
his election to the United States Sen
ate to succeed Stewart.
One member elect of the Legislature
has stated publicly that he had been
offered $1,000 to vote for one of the
candidates for Senator. All indica-
tons point to a lavish use of money
at the coming election.
1t seems to be conceded by the op-
ponents of Stewart that eighteen of
the members of the legislature are
pledged TO vote for him--fve less
than necessary to elect a senator.
The friends Of Stewart claim that
enough are pledged to elect him. A
majority of the members are silver
party men, and, in view of this fact,
the claim of the friends of Stewart
does not seem unreasonable The
desertion of the silver cause by MI.
Newlands places him outside of the
pale Of the Silver party.
The rece It Silver State Convention
heartily Endorsed Stewart for r~e-eIec-
ton, and Newlands Endorsed the plat
form. Under these circumstances no
silver member of the Legislature can
vote for Newlands without subject
ing himself to grave suspicion.
There will be twelve or thirteen Re
publicans in the Legislature. Mr..
Newlands was formerly a Democrat;
then he profesed to be a Republican,
and then a silver man. At the con-
ventions held at Reno last fall it was
very difficult to tell what he was. He
sought and receiver the nomination
Of the Silver party for Congress, and
Endorsed its platform. He sought the
Republican nomination for Congress.
and had, he received it, no doubt
would have endorsed the Republican
platform. He sought the Democrats
nomination for Congress from the
Democratic convention, and no doubt
would have Endorsed the Democratic
platform and received it. He was re-
pudIated by the Democratic COnven-
ton, but, not at all discouraged bv
this rebuff, within ten days after the
convention adjourned he sought and
o~btained-hy means that seem ques-
tionable, at least-the nomination of
the Democratic plattorm-a plat
form IN some respects diametricallv
opposed to the platform of the Silver
party. He prevented the nomination
Of a Congressman by the Republican
party.
Having accomplished all this by
meal best known to himself, he re-
tired to the warm baths VI Golcouda,
and left his party associates on the
Silver ticket to shift for themselves.
Under these circumstances, can a
Republican member of the legislature
be fond so utterly devoid of prin-
clple and deCenCy as to vote for New
lands? Ifsuch a one can be found
we have no hesitation in saving that
he will subject himself to general
public reprobation. We take it for
granted that no Republican who has
any regard for principle or the in
terest of the people of the State will
vote for Newlands. That the Demo-
cratic members will vote against him
seems certain.
Where, then, and how can New
lands expect to be elected? We leave
our readefs to answer tn e question.
At present only two candidates are
active in seeking an election. Mr..
Cleveland, we understand, is a candi-
date, What his following may be we
do not know, nor do we know, what
following other candidates may con.
troll. We have simply confined our
selves to a statement of the chances OF
Stewart and Newlands respectively