The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-08
THE RESULT OF THE PRIMARIES

rHE DEMOCRATIC primaries, held last wednesday in 60 demon
strated three facts:
First that Esmeralda county is strongly Democratic Gin politics and
can certainty elect ! ticket this fan with III right kind Of candidates and the
right kind OF management
Second, that the large majority 4 the adherents of the party want a NEW
DEAL and a square deal" and will stand nut strongly Tor a change hat will
evidence Of .'bosssm''.
Third. tina. Il. rank and file arr supporters Of good stable government and
will nominate a ticket this fall that viii command the confidence AM support OF
everyw well meaning citizen II the county
The primaries were tho nvsnest ever held in thu state IF Nevada. The polls
opened at 10 . n, and closed at 8 p m, and during that time there vas not a
minute in which the polling place ws Tot filed with waiting voters Wnn she
contest raj sharp and spirited nd waved warm at times, good feeling prevailed
a a ruea very few sore spots were lefta after thu results were finally m
pouuced and il became NOW through the watchers for both sides who presided
over tn counting, that h vote was fairly cast an honestly counted. Upon this
everyone was ready to accept h results and abide by them Over 1000 votes
were cat It these administrations as many a least at the general election two
permanent population than At hat time n also showing nat me Dem0cratc
voters Of GoldnAd are strongly in the majority N taking a lively interest in
party affairs and propose to see that tho party gets right at thu coming
election
while the fight was spirited and 1t times acrimonious as between a few in
d,vidual it was mi a passing incident, due more to the excitement of the
momen that to deep seated prejudice and enmty Even within a day after the
peding each other a solid party at tn SELECTION fr tms reason those INC la
expected a permanent spill. in hi party an those of the Republican party who
had seen their only hope of vhtory IN encouraging dissentions among the Demo-
Gratis have little o hope fol from that direction
The opposition to the party administration was not SO much toward in
dividuals. as against policies and methods There va a total lack OF organiza
ton under the Rosenthal leadership and the ran and file + the party were dis
satisfied. They wanted to SCI a party organization With which voters would be
in touch, and in which they could ave confidence There was too mucho If the
"one man'' idea in he management of party affairs Moreover, the majority Of
the party votms it developed, believed that under the old party management
candidates were to be foisted upon h party who could not possibly be elected
The people had lost confidence in certain of the omcias III were seeking re
nomination. There had been entirely too much in common between these Of
hcialsa NJ he element that had been keeping up disturbances in thisc camp almost
from the beginning There vas n .'strong arm behind the law, and conse
quenty here val distrust and uncertainty at all times among business men,
fearing that at any time the camp might be plunged into violent labor troubles
to the ruin of business and further depopulation Of the camp Confidence is the
foundation of business an society, and confidence las been lacking in our
county administration. Will a charmano Of III board Of county Commissioners
who went Oh the bond of nearly every criminal who sought his help and who
controlled thu affairs of the county as me man; with a district attorney whit re
fused to prosecute in various kinds of criminal onenses and so systematically
jailed in securing convictions in other cases as to invite suspicion; with sheriff
who was absolutely supine in times of labor disturbances, m with men N his
stan hand in hand with the lawles element it was no wonder hat h Demo-
Gratis who h put them n once were 10 ready to tun them ont Of ONCE. A
party TO succeed, must be honest with thu public. or the time will surely come
when it win be overwhelmingly defeated
It must be said Of the element in the party that went ut to fight for the
NEW deal, that it wal lighting honestly Tor principle The matter Il candi
dates was suppressed entirely. No man went into the fight with promise Of re-
ward. The division Of socaned party spons' was kept nj of he fight. But
now the hht is over mi wn N nan in the dominant faction has a right to
inter- he race for party preferment