History of Nevada; . o .1 1 3 0 Esmeralda 10 11 Eureka 114 0 Humboldt . 1 1 3 0 Lander 10 0 3 Lincoln 2 0 2 I Lyon *2 0 3 0 Nye 0 111 Ormsby *2 0 *2 1 Storey 2 2 14 0 Washoe 2 0 3 0 White Pine 2 0 3 1 Totals - 19 G 41 9 Of the eleven hold-over Senators, five were Repub-lican, one Independent, and five were Democratic. VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. There was virtually no contest for United StatesSenator, J. P. Jones having no opponent in theRepublican party, which had been successful inelecting a majority of both branches of the Legis-lature. Ho had achieved, during the six 5-ears thatho had
History of Nevada; . o .1 1 3 0 Esmeralda 10 11 Eureka 114 0 Humboldt . 1 1 3 0 Lander 10 0 3 Lincoln 2 0 2 I Lyon *2 0 3 0 Nye 0 111 Ormsby *2 0 *2 1 Storey 2 2 14 0 Washoe 2 0 3 0 White Pine 2 0 3 1 Totals - 19 G 41 9 Of the eleven hold-over Senators, five were Repub-lican, one Independent, and five were Democratic. VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. There was virtually no contest for United StatesSenator, J. P. Jones having no opponent in theRepublican party, which had been successful inelecting a majority of both branches of the Legis-lature. Ho had achieved, during the six 5-ears thatho had represented Nevada in the Senate a nationalreputation as a monetary statesman, excelled bynone of his com]>eers in that bodj-, and his re-elec-tion was a foregone conclu>ion. The candidate forthe empty honor of the Democratic vote was M. Ildlhouse, of Eureka, a distinguished and ablelawyer. On the fourteenth of January, 1879, the Senate * Uue uf t^cli of thcau was luilcpeudcut; aiid voted for J. ^>bUoli^JLob dLUuK M^.^ RINCKEL. CARSON CT, NEV. »i(ir,s r. STATE ORGANIZATION. o: and Assembly went throuy;h the formality of a votethat resulted as follows: J. P. Jones, 60; A. M. Ilill-house, 14. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OP ISSO. The nominations were, on the Republican A. (Jarfieldj of Ohio, for President; and Ches-ter C. Arthur, of New York, for Vice-President;and on tho Democratic side, General W. S. Hancock,of Ponnsylvunia. for President; and William , of Indiana, for Vice-President. The oloction campaign of 1880 was contested inNevada without funds u])on the part of the Repub-licans. Mr. Sharon came out as a candidate for re-election to tho United States Senate, and Mr. James(t. Fair entered the list for that position as his Dem-ocratic opponent. Mr. Sharon would not furnishmoney to defray the legitimate expenses of the cam-paign, and many of the leadii>g Republicans felt asthough a i)arty defeat was preferab
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