White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-30

GOfGel state anu s~uASe4uSuAfN aul
at present chief counsel of the South
ern Pacific Company. When Senator
Sharon of Nevada became a real res
ident OF California. with a magnih-
cent country home al Belmont. New
lands became his law adviser on
many matters and he was liked and
pushed forward. too. by W. c. Rails
ton. president OF the Bank of CALI
fornia aud the most powerful 6nan-
eier on the Coast In this way New
lands became interested in Nevada
matters and the comstock.
He had much TO do with the draw
ing OF the contracts and the Law part
/ of the financing of the Palace hotel
in 1878 and 1875. With the failure
OF the Bank of California in 1876
and the death OF Ralston. financial
control of many OF the banks enter
prises as well as the hank itself pass
ed 70 Senator Sharon and D. O. Mills.
Mills.
Newlands vas already deep in their
confidence and was BY this time
recognized as himself ere OF the
great lawyers Of California. His mar
rage 70 one Of Senator Sharon $
daughters made him one of TIE Sc
eial leaders 81 the brilliant inner e1r-
Gle Of san Fraaelseo's prominent
PEOPLE.
! The Las and politics we're ~ thar
time lnseParable in California ana Il
was natural that NeNlands. q Eifted
speaker and with q faculty for mak.
ing and retaining friends. should Be
come q partisan. His birth and a.
~sociafions made him a Democrat
There aas still a strong division n
The Democratic party between the
Northern and Southern Democrats
which IN California vas intensified
By the feeling that had arisen when
Senator Broderiek had been killed
in q duel By Judge Terry scare
twenty years before Newlands vas
happily placed. he did not allow
his Southern birth 70 interfere with
his Northern friendships and he xent
easily into the inner councils OF his
party.
He opposed the adoption OF the
constitution Of 1879 II California
which put him out Of harmony with
the New Constitution party. 10 which
many members OF the Southern wing
of the Democrats. led by David 5.
Terry. had gone. but. with the elee-
ton Of George c. Perkins b. the Re
publieans as governor. the Democrats
Of ali wings came together and for
a tire there vas harmony.
Then cane the famous Stockton
convention % 1855. This Sas dom
mated b. stephen II. White. after
ward United States senator. and b
the a~ntl-railroad Democrats No
less a parsonage than Stephen ]
Field associate justice Of the United
States supreme court. The one Demo
crat named BY President Lincoln =
that court. was read CT 81 the Demo
cratic party by The convention and
with hin The bolt fell On ais friends.
Francis 6 NslUsnds and Lieutenant
Governor John 7. Daggett. who. b
the vzy. was q former Nevzdan. hay-
ing been . mining superintendent a.
Aurora IN 1855. Both Eere men
toned n name IN the resolution
NeSlands Nas ambitious He va
wealthy. bis standing a, the bar Eas
q The highest. and he had beer very
close - q congressional nomination
in California Bat The stockton con-
vention created such i~issention II
the ranks q his parts that he must
have seen the impossibility or win
any rate he had already acquired
large interests in Nexads and IN
sSsS he ezne 20 this state and msde
his bone here No oae doubted his
purpose and il was generally under
stood and commented On IN the news
papers Of fhe coast thai Newlsn1s
had set Ms ewes on the congressional
seat from this state L Ess intt-
mated. even. that II lad lett cali
foruia 10 become 3 senator But
Senator Newian6s Was wiling %
salt IN 1889. through the rear
wnEemsnf Of PARTIES n this safe,
bis opportunity came and he was
elected representative
For wears he easily dominated
he councils Of ais parts and in 1898
II ~zs Newlsnds xho practically gave
this states delegation az Denver u
William Jennings Bryan. TOR New
lands AS slways a close friend Il
Bryan and had q high admiration 70;
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