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Letter to Editor
September 14, 1879
Morning Appeal
Carson City, Ormsby County, Carson City County, Nevada
What is this article about?
A Ladies' Union member responds to a Reform Club critic, defending suggestions for the club's president amid General Edwards' non-candidacy, questioning the club's independence despite accepting Ladies' Union aid, and aiming to boost election interest. Dated September 13, 1879, Carson.
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Editor Appeal: It seems that "A Member of the Reform Club" has taken exceptions to my article in regard to selecting a President of the club.
I fear the ox-growing story in Webster's spelling book applies to this correspondent, who says complimentary things of General Edwards, but, perhaps, is not too modest to fit them to his own case. He knows, or ought to know, that General Edwards has time and again asserted that he would not be a candidate for re-election, and I believe the General to be a man of his word. The writer is fully aware of the fact that the Carson Reform Club "is an organization of itself," and would most appropriately nominate and elect its own officers; but is this "organization of itself" too independent to receive even a suggestion made in a civil and friendly way?
The club in the near past has not been too independent to receive financial favors at the hands of the "Ladies' Union," of which fact this Reform correspondent, I doubt not, is aware.
But this subject is perhaps of no great interest to a majority of the readers of the MORNING APPEAL, so I'll drop it, hoping in the meantime that the discussion has produced some good in creating an interest in the election of new officers for the Reform Club.
A Member Of The Ladies' Union.
Carson, September 13, 1879.
Editor Appeal: It seems that "A Member of the Reform Club" has taken exceptions to my article in regard to selecting a President of the club.
I fear the ox-growing story in Webster's spelling book applies to this correspondent, who says complimentary things of General Edwards, but, perhaps, is not too modest to fit them to his own case. He knows, or ought to know, that General Edwards has time and again asserted that he would not be a candidate for re-election, and I believe the General to be a man of his word. The writer is fully aware of the fact that the Carson Reform Club "is an organization of itself," and would most appropriately nominate and elect its own officers; but is this "organization of itself" too independent to receive even a suggestion made in a civil and friendly way?
The club in the near past has not been too independent to receive financial favors at the hands of the "Ladies' Union," of which fact this Reform correspondent, I doubt not, is aware.
But this subject is perhaps of no great interest to a majority of the readers of the MORNING APPEAL, so I'll drop it, hoping in the meantime that the discussion has produced some good in creating an interest in the election of new officers for the Reform Club.
A Member Of The Ladies' Union.
Carson, September 13, 1879.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Reform Club
President Election
General Edwards
Ladies Union
Carson
Club Independence
What entities or persons were involved?
A Member Of The Ladies' Union.
Editor Appeal
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Member Of The Ladies' Union.
Recipient
Editor Appeal
Main Argument
the writer defends their article suggesting a president for the carson reform club, notes general edwards' refusal to run again, criticizes the responder's modesty and independence claims, and hopes the discussion spurs interest in the election.
Notable Details
Ox Growing Story In Webster's Spelling Book
General Edwards Asserted He Would Not Be A Candidate
Carson Reform Club As An 'Organization Of Itself'
Financial Favors From Ladies' Union