Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18
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rr"pI-'s Parry Candidate far Sup
RENE judge. a-
.. j.. Curlcr. Peoples party capdi-
date FOR the uiiiro Of Supreme Judge
Of the State Of Nevada, was Lorn i'll
La Plata, now mn almost forgotten
village in Churchill county. Nevada.
on February 18th. 1866. 4 year after
his birth his parents moved To Bel
mont. Ny. county. Ina father the
don. Benz. Curlcr. then being Dis-
'ri,t Judge ~ the Fifth Judicial DIS
trict Of this State. As soon as he be-
came OF school age. Mr.. Curler ni.,
tended the public school at Belmont
remaining there until he reached his
iiftccntl: year. when he was taken to
San Jose and placed in school. A
ycnr later, with his mother aud sisters.
Ice removed tn Los Apgcip- Califor-
Lila, and attended the university there
inr thr"" years. In the mean time
Tlr- Young gentleman had selected the
p-uctir' ~ laH IvS his chosen pruics.
lion nnd after the three Years spent III
the university at I-rs Angeles. h- "n-
tered Hastings Law College of San
rrancisro. After two years spent
there. iIe returned 20 his parents. VITO
hnd taken up their residence III Iiaw-
tuOrnc. Nevada. The people NJ
li.w thorm- quickly recognized III him
- man Of unusual ability and tliortly
liter his ARRIVAL there offered him lhc
position Of principal Ol the public
rnhoni. winch he accepted, aud he
proved himself Ia be well qualified ior
the position. In 1883 he was elected
District Attorney Of Esmeraldu
county, and during the. two years of
hls ihcumbeucy made II most cnviuble
record. In 1891 he removed his
family tu Reno and went INTO co.
piptnrrship with his father III the
prHrtice of law. lie WINS elected DIs-
inct Attorney Of WHshor county III
the fall of %, since which time he
has been prHcticing Law with his
father.
Those who are acquainted with the
yonnE mnm, and who have seen him
III the different courts uf thus State
l"uk upon him rs one of the ublcSt
lnwycrs and second tn none in this
State. Ills character is above re-
pruach and his habits such that lac is
pointed ont rs Il model OF all that is
good. Honest III his every dealing,
painstaking III every undertaking. a
i.rcnd that can be depended upuu
nnd possessing every qualification
that gocs to make II man among men.
nc has friends by the score. I'm
life, he III I'M honor to the
community i'll winch he re-
sides. and II selected to II seat
ON the Supreme Bcnuh he will grace
it with becoming Iii unity and his de-
cision' will always he for tho right
and not i've influenced by anything
except his honest unde landing OF
the law.
i""NiHN iilHN nOn-fCEluentB
should not Ia elected to any Office
within the gift Of the people OF the
tate. he went upon the stump in the
last can:I align to further the inter csts
of James &. Doughty. candidate Tor
Congress against Hon. Francis G..
NcwInnds, and it wRs greatly through
lns efforts TINT Mr.. Doughty succeed
cd in reducing Mr.. Ncwlnnds' Pee.
. yIous heavy majority, although tho
most woighty influences wore 10 DO
fought at every turn.
Al the meeting ot the 'opulisl
State Convention in Reno in S S.piem.
Der, this year, Mr.. Curler cndcavorcd
iu bring TINT party To II fusion with
the Democrats on Presidential Flee.
tors. aud introduced Il resolution to
that effect. Tho resolution was ,lc q
irntei hy two votes. but not wi hrut
81 very bitter tight. The cloqu 'nco Of
Mr. Curriers' plea in favor Of tho rcsp
LUTON. mud his original and Cunvinc.
ing argument in itS defense won him
the Idaudits Of his listeners. lie ID
nn ardent supporter Of Mr.. Bryan,
lie hns always been the champion
~ home rule, believing that Ne.
yadans should bc sol, cted 10 ill Ne
yadu oillcce. and Inns at oil times
lpnncd his voice in public gatherings
to further that idea. lie believes ~
honesty OF purpose in every uud,t.
tilting aud 10 hot alone IN the belief
thai simply because II mnn opposes
million ire nonresident for the nom
inatiUu to the Office Uf Congressman
prior to ilic meeting ~ Il convention
and at tho time Of tho gathering In
compelled Ia eicp out oF the race for
that Office aud accept what some con.
sidcr II minor oliicc (but which III TACT
IL tho mos, important ono within The
gift Of the pcnplc--ilat II Supreme
Judgcl thai frr TINT reason alone the
electors tIiOul east their ballots Tor
that u iiyIIu.I, "a. .arIio..s Df hrs qti al