Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-08
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.

Nevada's Senatorial toga ID waxing
warm IN the western part Of the
State. The chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Com nittee hac entered
the lists as champion Of Senator Jones
and attempts to throw the weight OF
that party's influence in the scales in
his favor. hir. Ryan i'll published
interview in Wednesdays Virginia
Chronicle made the following state
ment:
@The Nevada Nemocracy effected a
fusion with the Silver Party at the
Silver Party State Convention hell
at Elko September 8, 1896. That
convention in it's platform said, we
are in favor of the election Of Hon.
John P. Jones for United States Sen
ator.' This certainly committed both
political organizations, the Demo-
cratic and the Silver Party, to his
support. No one else was mentioned
during the campaign as candidate
for the Senatorship, except the pos
sibie candidates Of the Republican
party.
"When voting for legislatives candi-
dates on the Silver Party or Fusion
ticket, the voter presumed he was
voting for men who, if elected, would
vote for MIR. Jones for United States
Senator.
"Any candidate on the legislative
ticket Who was opposed to the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Jones should have so an
nounced himself The people having
by an overwhelming majority Endorsed
Mr.. Jones, it would be quite natural
to assume that his election by the
Legislature would now be but mere
Formally in order to comply with the
law. 1 believe the people considered
that the matter of the Senatorshjp
was settled at the polls on election
day. Ifit we're intended that men,
bers Of his own party should oppose
Mr.. Jones election, it would have
been honorable political warfare to
have announced the opposition pre-
yious to the conventions and cleo
ton.
"Any citizen has perfect right to
be a candidate for the Senatorship,
but be ought at least to announce his
candidacy before the battle has been
fought and won by another who
stands prominent before the people as
a candidate.
ain expressing these views, as
Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, am sure l reflect the
views of the Democracy Of this State
which entered the campaign in good
faith, and intends to 52aintain it to
the end"
While the Jones men are pushing
their candidate, Mr.. Nixon and his
friends are not allowing the grass to
grow under their feet. 1t is going to
be battle royal between the old
crowd who have controlled Nevada
politics in the past and the younger
element who believe that the people
of Nevada are competent to fill all
the offices without importing any
from California or Olsew here.
Mr.. Nixon is in the eight to stay
and is confident of success. He is
firm in the belief that the good people
Of the State are behind him in his
fight. In an interview published in
Thurs lays Carson Appeal, Mr.. Nixon
disc Used the situation as follows:
IL did not oppose Hon. John P.
Jones during his campaign and would
not oppose HIM now we're his home
and his interests here. Az soon as
the campaign was over he FASTENED
to his home in Santa Monica, where
his family resides and his interests
are.
"Tbis act OF his caused great dis.
satisfaction all over tho State and it
has crystalized into movement
which has placed me in the field for