Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20
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soliciting the nomination to- Con
gresham from TIE Democratic State
Central Committee last til. He has
also been charged Ei;h having en-
dcrsedhe Democraiic State platform
including the resolution ienunciato2
- Senator Stewart: both % these
s%raosS are absolute lies with no
fOQDds':Cu whatever. Mr.. NeRlsnds
icing placed on the Democratic tiGk.
ct v.s : voluntary act on ;h- Iart oi
the committee. he did o solicit
the endorsement; nor did be endorse
the platform, ror Was be expected to
do 50. Tie real reason OF the action
o! The committee was its opposition
70 Stewart. Il was 4 vel known
fact, that Stewart had attempted to
bundoze Neslanis INTO contributing
money to help elect the Stewart
legislative tickets throughout the
tie State. The Democratic commit.
tee thought il good politics TO avert
~ EcS-ANA4a-n ~ = -Nt ~AAli- NoAAF1-
button TO the Stewart fund. or # he
had refused to 90 contribute. that lie
might not suffer Tor such refusal.
80 70 relieve him from such ~necessit.
and insure his election despite the
t~r-acherol- opposition OF the Stewart
horde, Mr.. New!Iuds was placed on
the Democratic ticket. As q matter
OF fact Mr.. Ne.!ands may thank
Senator Stewart, that be. Nealsude,
vas indorsed by the Democratic State
Central committee Reno Journal.
\ few weeks ago the Jonrnal in lis
controversy with the INDEPENDENT
insisted that no matter hoU a c,uti-
date was placed upon the ticket. thai
act IL itself carried with it an Ell
dorsemeut @; the platform. Now, in
order To relieve Mr.. Ncvlluds from
his treachc! to the Silver party III
accepting a place on the Democratic
ticket. il shifts its curse and De.
clares that he did not solicit the en-.
dnrsameEt nor did he endorse the
platform. nor was be expected 90 do
So Verify. it makes a difference
with the journal whose OK is Eorei.
General Clarke. the only speaker
sent ont by the Democratic State
Committee last fail. stated III his
E!ko speech that Mr.. Nevland- was
cot legally placed on the Democratic
ticket and that he was ,her through
fraud. In the light 81 the Journals
revelations General Clarke evidently
knew what he Was talking about. At
least the Democrats OF Eiko county
believed bin rs they almost TO a man
voted for Mr.. Wren to rcbukc the
fraud the Central Committee had
Practiced upon them.
1t is seldom that a committee.
whose duty it is to manage Il cam
Pai-n for N political patty. shows
q tender solicitude for a promi
nent candi tate Of the opposition ~
the Democratic Committee showed
Tor Mi. Ncwlands last TALL. II Is GU.
Of the nsull course OF such commit.
tees and was at act Of treason to the
candidates nominated 10y the Demo-
cratic State Convention.
The excuse that by placing Mr..
NewIands on the Democratic State
ticket averted Il contribution by him
to the silver party and. hcretorc, was
good pOlitic, Is rather thin 81 ufT to
thrust down the threats Of the people
OF the State. Once relieved OF the
necessity Of contributing 70 the Silver
party campaign fund there was moth
to prevent his contributing to the
campaign fund and Us
in the election Of that ticket.
This he is accused OF doing by candi.
iiates 0t the Slver and Democratic
who run up against ms sack
Placing him on the Democratic tick
then, did not Keep his plc,boric
out OF the fight as the journal
would have tie people believe.