Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-05-23
SOME OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.

SOME Obj EC11ONS Ans w EiED.
ED1roR APPEAL: While l believe that the
efforts of the APPEAL toward securing a clean
Senatorial election are we'll directed, am con-
WINGED that the plan you have SO persistently
advocated would, for several reasons, be any
thiag but feasible, and accomplish really
opposite result from what you intend.
The law says distinctly that the Legislature
must elect the United States Senator.
All offices filled at an election must be des-
ignated in the election proclamation. How
could this proclamation from the State Cen
trail Committee ask the people to vote for an
Office which the law distinctly says shall be
filed by the Legslature9
Surprising that y.ur plan were adopted and
T.. above objections were all removed, would
that compel Sharon to submit to the plant He
might decline to have any thing to do with it
and when the Legislature meets he can fall
back on the law and insist that the election Of
Senator shall be proceeded with in accordance
with constitutional provisions. You say he
proposes to buy up the Legislature, and if such
10 the fact (Which do not admit), what is to
prevent him from buying it after it has assem-
bledl
Furthermore. if he wishes to make sack
fight, as you say, why can he not do it at the
general election just as ell as any other time!
You also seem to overlook one fact in advo-
eating the writing Of names on the back of
ballots, viz. that nothing written on the back
of ballot is legal, and that such writing in
validatss the ballot. Yours Truly,
COMMON SENSE.
The above was received from an anonymous
source but as it presents an excellent oppor
sunity for discussing this question We print it.
That the law compels the Legislature to
elect the United States Senators is a fact we'll
understood. We advocate that the Legisla.
ture should first be made aware Of the wishes
of the people npen the subject and then pro-
coed in the usual form. The people cannot
pass bill or make law, but they Can vote at
the polls in such way as to let the Legisla
tire know what they want done. This is pre-
csely what we AJAX them to do in the Senate.
rial election. After they have expressed their
wish the Legislature can proceed in the usual
way, simply bending to the wishes Of their
constituents in the matter Of choice.
The proposition that all Offices filled must
he designated IN the election proclamation is
perfectly correct, and this is the only point
raised about which any doubt as to question
Of legality exists. We have consulted several
lawyers upon the subject and they, with few
exceptions are positive that the election of
Senator could be legally included in the pro-
olsmation. The others are in doubt. If such
Is not the fact the people could indicate their
choice at the primaries with the understand
ing that the Legislative candidates will abide
by the result There can certainly be no ille-
gality in this.
Our correspondent hints that even were the
plan adopted Sharon need not submit, and
there is nothing to prevent his falling back on
the law and then buying his way to Washing
ton As before. We opine that 10 man would
dare to attempt such a course and that ma
jority could not be found who would repudiate
the expressed wishes of their constituents. Ii
they did the State would be too hot to hold
them inside Of twenty -four hours
That Sharon can make sack fight at the
primaries there Is no dispute, but he will find
it considerably harder to make such fight
throughout the State than in tho Legislature.
When he had millions at his command and |
was at the zenith of his popularity, he only
won by the skin of his teeth, and now if the |
people have chance to express themselves,
he lacks both the popularity and money to |
make his fight successfully. The objection to
writing the choice ON the back of the ballot is |
trivial. If the back is illegal write the name
OH the face.
We think that all of our correspondents
objections have been fairly met, and invite
discussion upon the subject from any source.
Mr.. WoRxLEY, of Reidsvlle, Va had two |
sons, Tom and Jack, both fond of playing |