The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-07-06

put Jul S7 III WIFI your Dlo,UUU ana
help you on the path to fame and for
tune, and in return will only take the
Congressman and Supreme Judge and
one of the three Electors The DEM
ocrats were complaisant-unwisely SO,
| perhaps-and fusion was accomplished.
This is the fusion of which G. c. Wal
lace talks to-day with trembling tones
and tears in his eyes, while he INDUCES
in imprecations upon the ingratitude
of the Democrats.
Two years rolled by and the cam
paign of 1893 was on.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1898.
For Wallace the campaign of 1898
was the most momentous thing he had
ever encountered. And well it might
be. He had contracted to perform
that most stupendous task-the re-
election of William M. Stewart to tie
United States Senate-an undertaking
to stagger colossus.
AS usual, the railroad, while desir-
Gus of the election of Mr.. Stewart, was
not willing to pay the price; for as was
eventually demonstrated, bribery alone
could accomplish that result. Mr..
Wallace, therefore, had to exercise his
nimble wits to the uttermost to pro-
duce results.
The Silver Party convention which
met at Reno on September Q, 1898, was
completely under his control. The
preliminary battle over the governor
ship showed that. The fact that ma
iority of the delegates under instruc-
tions from Wallace turned down man
like A. G. Cleveland in favor of Rein
hold Sadler was convincing evidence
as to whether the convention was
under the control of Wallace or not.
Everything went according to pro-
gramme from the governorship down.
A few independent men like Dave
! Ryan of Storey and Andy Maute of
Nye went on the ticket, but it was not
that Wallace wanted them, but because
he had to take them. Storey county
was solidly behind Ryan and Storey
had to be recognized. Besides Wallace
was "down on' Westerfield and as
Ryan was the only man that could
beat Westerfield for the nomination
for State Treasurer, Wallace did not
care to oppose him, hoping, no doubt,
that if Ryan were elected, he might
prove as subservient tool as others
who ran on the Silver Party State
ticket. In this he was doomed to dis
appointment. AS for Maute, Wallace
had to accept him because, like Ryan,
he was too strong a man to be trified
with, and besides, Maute was editor of
the Belmont Courier and Wallace
wasn't looking for trouble with news
papers in 1898. 1t is also said that
Wallace was opposed to the nomina-
ton of Sam Davis for State Controller,
but, up to date, Sam gives no evidence
of belief in this story.
THE CONVENTION OF 1898.
A history, in extenso, of the compo.
sition and the proceedings of the Silver
Party Convention of 1898 would be too
long for the purposes of this narrative,
although it would make mighty inter.
esting reading. A few remarks regard
ing its proceedings, however, will
serve to illustrate the ssrawness' oi
Wallaces work and the motives thereof
For long time previous to the meet.
ing of the Silver Party convention
the prospect of fusion with the Demo-
Gratis had been on the tapis. 1t was
felt by a great many in the Silver
Party that the party which had fur
nished the Silver Party with candi-
date for President in 1896, and with
which, in that year, the Silver Party
had marched hand in hand to victory,
was deserving of some recognition.
Accordingly overtures for a fusion
were made and surprisingly enough
Wallace was found to be in favor of it.
But as usual, he had a motive. He
wanted to see George Humphrey
elected Controller and he was for fus-
ion to the extent of giving the Demo
Gratis the Controllership, and no other
office worth having. The Democratic
convention were 'on to'' Mr. Wallaee's
motives, however, and as they did
not propose to become tools of the
boss for the sake of Mr.. Humphrey,
the Silver Party convention at the
bidding of Mr.. Wallace, called the deal
off,
OF all the men who had not sub
mitted to the rule of Wallace, it was
said that one made mistake in not
running and that was Charley La
Grave. Wallace, already meditating
treachery against the Silver Party
nominee -to-be for Controller in favor
of George Humphrey, was not particu-
larIy anxious as to who should receive
the Silver Party nomination. 1t was
offered in turn to Joe Mccarthy, Alex