Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03
Ex-Governor Adams Discusses the
Contest for Goyernorship.
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a party % prominent people FROM
Nevada are in tho cts, and wore seen
ct the cullen hotel today by O. reporter
Ior this paper
Ex-Governor j. vs.. Albums wff one of
thom. 10 o. % courteous and cultured
gentleman and converted freely on
questions of fbr day. DE- o. W.I ln.
formed on public questions rnd boo Do.
cldod urvs upon the arm OF events DO
The Republic.
Governor Adams has not occupied one
gubcrnat1hai chair Of Nevada Cor Che
paat twelve years BEFORE that time
however De- was for eight years iicu'
tenant governor of that state and aftar
that was governor Cor four ycan ne
has since been superintendent " enc
mint az Carson. Nevada, until DIX
months ago. when be- was superseded in
that position by Ex-Goyempr colcprd
Governor Adams alid DO answer to a
direct question on that point iAat DO
dld not know ~ any good grounds f1r
the contest Tor the goseuorshlp OF the
state OF Nevada. The pres no NuNtt NHr
had received only small mulurliNi
about q. h, though. but unleaH 'peclhc
fraud OF material ifraRulAfltN Mrtu
CHARGED DO did not think the supreme
court uf the state would 10 any case 80
behind the face ~ the election returns,
THAT was settled" BE- HIld, ny the
celebrated Louisiana returning board
that the board could not Ho behind thn
face or tho c0ftinod election returns by
tho judges of election. u the count u
the votes could BE- rumade except Tor "a
affNIH.HNHHN duly nj
and charging fraud ur m1tHrll irrr-
rularty. there mlFht Do no rud 90 cloc-
ton c0ntrau ! understand That the
only material ifrcFluuty charged was
fani some voters voted in one precinct
when they should have voted in an.
oihef, and me supreme court hell lhht
ruch ana irrugulariy was not Hufhrlnnt
to make recount necessary or to roe
open the case.
the rapid growth ~ cities in thia cuun-
try while thc agricultural population
seems Co be- NJ ~ Hthndatlll Governor
Adams cmphntlrally declared hin be-
lief that the continued concentration
81 the people into cities nt the expense
OF tho rural population and to tho sac
flnor ~ country NE, was one ~ the
most serious evils that confront This
nation.
Agriculture has been tho mainltny
OF every great country said the gov /.
rrnorI "a has also been the means ~
keepinr pure and wholesome the moral
lie of the nation. 10 SHOULD hr the
policy OF our Government 90 encuufuEe
agriculture M rVry possible ana Just
way. but tho tendency % nu oar In
dustflai legislation u directly the olhrr
way. Everything Il drifting Into cen-
tors both of population and ~ power.
Trusts. nrEregailnnH ~ capital ana
combinations u companies are merely
the outrruwth % the system N lrultln %
ton which encourages this ctntrnlltlur
tendency These uggftratlunh 20 wealth
and power IN The Crntur1 ~ population
are a serious menace o. the CON inu-
unro Of FRYE government, Tor meg
VIII be able 90 dictate ~ policy. Com
eidor the number ~ mini0nnlrcl our
country boasts OF. most NJ whom hive
obtained their millions nt the direct rN-
pence " the people generally nnu you
Will discover that au Europe uWrfa mo-
parallel 10 the growth ~ our NIL llln-
nlro class. either leo wealth nr rumhyIa.
ur. D.. u. Cainphel ~ riocho, NJ.
Spencer, merchant uf Tunun. Who
brought in tho body or Mr.HOws after
The sudden death of the latter YrHlHr-
day. and Mr. a. ". McNnnrr. district
attorney Of LINCOLN county, the 1oulh-
,rn county OF Nevada, were amonE ne
party,
Mr. McNaneo was certain that mo
Utah ana pnrlnc flIlruHd VIII IN ihu
near future. be- continued on from Nc
Cune ln riochr. Grading to that r.il
he says o. already done. ana the road
WI paaa within eighteen mllfn or ~
N Star. u viii open NJ "a good nWls
cultural dintrict on the Muddy, besides
penetrating the great mining rrgiong M
mochr, % la Mar ana other PLACES.
The Utah and Pacific, said Mr. Me
Nance, viii Fn from Modcna Through
Meadow valley Wash. through Muddy
valley. Las Vegas. In Lincoln county.
Nevada, and viii strike the santa W.
route az nagreit IN California.