Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-10-25
EDWARD SILSBY HARRINGTON.
A Brief Sketch OF the Republic an
Nominee for Congress-.

Edward Silsby Harrington is an
ideal candidate for Congress. The
Republicans have honored themselves
by making him their candidate. He
has all the refinements of eastern
civilization and would be at home in
Washington drawing rooms. Yet he
is one of the most approachable men
and grasps with true friendship the
hand of the day labOrer. Thus we
have a man who can move in the
diplomatic circles at Washington and
have influence to secure legislation
for his state and at the same time
will be thinking of the common
people, in the betterment of whose
conditions his life ambition rests.
Mr.. Harrington is essentially man
of the people, of the plain people, as
Lincoln said He is native of the
west and all his sympathies are
western. 1t is in this country where
every man is the equal of every other
man that his life has been passed,
and he has learned to respect the
true dignity of manhood of which he
is the ideal representative. Pure in
life and in character, he also has
great ability as an orator and as a
statesman.
Edward Silsby Harrington was
born on the 9th day of September,
1856, at Yreka, California. He is
therefore, forty six years old. When
"A boy Of four years his parents moved
to Grass Valley of that state, where
he passed ten years of his life in
attendance at the public school of
that place. In April, 1870, his
parents moved back to Maine, where
he spent four years in pursuit of his
studies. In 1874 he returned to
Grass Valley. He was then young
man of eighteen with fair education.
He was ambitious, but not magma
tive or visionary. His mind turned
10 the practical and substantial
things of life. He looked forward
some day to an honorable career,
And in pursuance of that object he
governed himself accordingly and
was pointed out as an exemplary
young man. 1t is this force of char
acter that makes him strong before
the people to-day. In Grass Valley
young Harrington caught school sew
eral years.
He next entered Amherst college,
Massachusetts, in 1876, where he
spent four years, graduating with
high honors. Having finished his
college course he decided to take up
his residence in Nevada This was
more than twenty years ago in June,
1880. He came to Carson and taught
school for two years at Empire.
His merits as an eductor were
marked and he was recognized as
the man to take charge Of the State
University then struggling to gain a
foothold, From September, 1888, to
September, 1885, he was principal of
that institution, then locate at Elko.
All this time he had the ultimate
object in view of taking up law. In
the following May he entered Hast
ings law school at San Francisco,
borrowing the money necessary to
take him through the course So
well had he applied himself in his
studies at home that in October of
that year he was admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court of Cal
ifornia. In November, 1885, be re-
turned to Elko and formed a law
partnership with Judge Talbot which
continued until January !, 1892. He
then opened a law office for himself
and has had large practice in Elko
and throughout the state. He was
married in 1899 to Mrs. Celia Taber.
Men for Liberty.