Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
SODAVILLE PRIMARIES
An Exciting Day for Joseph
Seigle Of New York

One day last week SOdaville in Es-
meralda county had Republican pri-
mary. The affair was run by Mr..
Joseph Seigle, the copper man, late of
New York. Mr.. Seigle is brother of
the man who heads the famous firm OF
Seigle & Cooper, that runs the largest
department stores in New York and
Chicago.
The New York Seigle is a devoted
Bryan man and after the last Presiden-
tial election he offered Bryan S25, 600 a
year to handle his law business.
Mr.. Joseph Selgle, however, is
Mckinley man and announced when he
came to Nevada that he was going to
train with the Republicans. In New
York Joseph is something of polite
ian and has run many hot primary
in Gotham. Wishing to keep his hand
in he decided to have a primary in
Sodaville and vote all his copper miners
in bunch. He has about forty and
when he engaged them it did OF occur
to him to ask their poll ical proclivi-
ties. A few days before the political
event he posted notice callr-, the
attention of the mining population of
Sodaville that the primaries would
come off between the hours of nine and
three.
On the day specified he opened the
polls and provided a candle box for the
reception of the ballots at his own ex-
pense. He mashed his thumb in tack
ing up his notice and cut his finger
when he made hole in the top Of the
candle box. But he didn't mind that
ior it was all for the g. o. p. and he
made light of his injuries merely doing
his fingers up in protected cotton rags
and rubbing on some Porto Rico lini-
ment that had fifteen per cent duty
on It, covered by the flag and the con.
situation.
He opened the polls "a little before
nine to handle the rush and got the
books in shape. He sat there unit
noon and began to figure on lunch
Not voter appeared and he concluded
that possibly it was one OF those town:
where the bulk of the politics was done
in the afternoon.
He paid small boy dollar to teao
the polls while lie took a hasty cola
ton at the hotel and then returned tt
find the boy fast asleep at the post o
duty. The hours wore on and still NJ
voters and ne went out to look at tn,
notice to see if the date was alrigh hit
It was. The clock went on toward tn,
hour of three and it seemed the longes
afternoon he had ever spent. A few
men passed by but only one actual,
looked in. He waited until half pas
three and then he decided to vote him
self and close the polls.
The primary lacked the hustle ant
enthusiasm that prevailed in New
York when Teddy Roosevelt was
factor in the fight. The ballot he de
posted read:
For delegate to the Republican
State Convention from the Sodavill
Precinct. Joseph Seigle."
Then he solemly closed the polls Q
the primary he had bossed from star
to finish.
The boys, however. say that his cleo
> ton is not legal as the ballot was no
r deposited until after three clock, tn
e time specified for the polls to close il
: the posted call.
: When the news of his first politica
d manipulation reaches the Democrat
: house of Seigle and Cooper in Nes
York and Chicago there will be grea
deal OF hiiarity at the expense of Jos
eph and his Sodaville experience.