The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-13

rid truth came out, as already re-
lated, Romaine subsequently con
flrmed the old trapper S story.
THE rest may be briefly told At
ter overcoming some legal distractions,
Beachy took the prisoners back to Lew
furnished by General Wright. How.
ard, Lowry and Romaine were put on
trial, Page being accepted as state s
evidence, They were convicted, and
on March a, 1864, were hanged-their
Identification as the murdcrcrs Of Ma
gruder, their capture and their punish
ment having been brought about solely
by Hill Beachy S faith in his Dream
eff you never mixed in a conven-
tion and turned a trick neatly ut the
enemy expense, you've missed one OF
the keenest enjoyments of a politi-
cian said a former noted wire.puller
Mt the state capitol, where early po
litical methods in Nevada were being
discussed, the other evening, HAfter
the manner OF the good old days. |
have many time fought with the
beasts at Epbesus, so to speak, and the
recollection of those combais is salts
faction TO me even now. | recall one
instance that has always been particur
arly gratifying, it cut so Sticky both
ways. There may have been an infring
ment Of what are termed good morals
involved in it somewhere, but | felt
my course to be perfectly blamcless,
and ! was not concerning myself about
the conduct of others.
cit was at the Republican state con
vention which met at Reno in 1872.
The political situation in Nevada was
peculiar that year. Three presidential
electors and congressman were to be
chosen, but there were only two state
officers TO be clected-a member of the
supreme court and state printer. For
some reason the Republican congress
sional nomination went begging, no one
seeming to want it; but the friends of
Thomas p. Hawley Of the eastern part
of the state, and James f. Lewis Gr-
cumbent) of the western part. put up
r. strong fight for them, respectively,
for the position of supreme Judge.
'For the office of state printer there
was the usual multiplicity Of aspirants,
the two most prominent ones in the
western counties being 9. A. V. Put
nam, then an attache of the Enter
prise. and c. G.. Powning. proprietor Of
the Reno Journal. Putnam for ten
wears, with the exception Of about thir-
teen months, in 1S6o-70, when he went
out TO Hamilton. White Pine county,
and, in conjunction with James A.
Ayers, published the Inland Empire.
He was a thorough printer and jour
as guileless as a child in all matters
pertaining TO practical politics. The
assurance Of friends in White Pine
county that they favored his candidacy,
inspired him with belief that all the
delegations from the eastern part of
the state would be for him, and he
was confident that his nomination was
"A forcgonc conclusion,
"Beiug warm and personal sup
porter of his, / deemed it prudent at
least to make sure of some western
strength. and to that end, among
other things. I set about getting my
self elected as n delegate 10 the state
convention from Storey county. That
was the wear John P. Jones first came
forward as q candidate for the United
States senate. ! was a partisan of his.
and in consequence had no difficulty in
gaining my object, his Influence COM
pletely controlling the primary cleo
tion.
''The first thing 7 did was to call a
caucus of the Storey county delegates
TO the state convention and get them
TO agree they would stand sohdly by
Putnam for state printer TO the last,
and make any trade that might be nee
essary to secure the nomination. This
was easily done. as Storey county at
large had no favoritc for either CON
gress or the Supreme bench. But the
Bank OF California-which had bit
terly fought the Jones ticket at the
primary election-was very anxious to
have Judge Lewis reelected, and Col.
Abe Edgington went TO the convention
rs its representative to logroll for
him.
"When all the delegations had gath
cred at Reno, the morning the conven'
tion was to meet, by diligent inquiry
| asccrtained the situation to be about
this; There was no candidate for con-
gress; the Supreme judgeship was the