The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-09-04
CONVENTION NOTES.

CONVENTION NOTES.
White Pine county Is charged with
being the abiding place OF the nominee
for Secretary OF State. Ye gods!
Virginia Enterprise: II Is rumored
that Governor Sadler will be appointed
Warden OF the State Prison after the
lst OF January In the event OF John
Sparks and James Sweeney being
elected.
The Humboldt county delegation
went hone early, thoroughly disgusted.
Humboldt Is one OF the most thickly
populated counties In the State and
failed TO get q representative on the
ticket. They promise to knife the
ticket on the day OF election and have
good reason to carry out their threat.
Eugene Howell, the nominee for Sec
retary OF State, was bitterly denounced
on the floor OF the convention. Dele
gate Burns OF Storey and Peter Breen
OF Eureka, were particularly bitter In
their attacks against the Secretary.
and Governor Sadler warmly cham
pioned his cause.
Reno Gazette: D. C. Mcdonald OF
White Pine placed before the conyen-
tion the name OF Eugene Howell.
Mr.. Comins OF White Pine eloquent
ly commented upon the boyhood, youth
and manhood OF Eugene Howell, placed
before the convention his manly traits
OF character, and asked the support OF
the convention for a man who had
prospected the hills OF this great State,
and whose every action had entitled
him to the support OF every iaboring
man In this State.
The Carson News: The sidetracklng
OF John Weber, In order TO make a
place for Sweeney upon the Democratic
ticke; was hard blow to the notorious
Boss" Weber. who had come to Reno
with the intention OF sesing his brother
placed upon the State ticket. He goes
home thoroughly dissatisfied, He be-
lieves that 10 the past he has given un-
stinted support TO the Democratic par
ty. He thinks that there is no other
Democrat In the State OF Nevada who
is more entitled to consideration and
favors than himself. But notwith-
standing all the prestige and all the
hard work rendered iu the past, the
conference committee turned down his
desires and neither convention resented
the opposition.
The Silver Party organ, the Virginia
Evening Report OF July IA, 1900, said
OF John Sparks, the Fusion candidate
for Governor: He'll Is full OF such life
long Democrats as John Sparks-John
Sparks has no more idea of the mean
ing Of the word democracy than hog
has OF the New Testament.
John Sparks used 10 be Democrat
because he hailed from Texas, but
Iohn Sparks is Republican because
he Is interested In cattle and sheep, and
the war and the tariff make such things
valuable. The word of John Sparks
cuts about as much Ice In this campaign
as a seal skin sack In Geheua. Let
John Sparks return to his mutton.
They can show him how to make q
lambs tail Of himself without what he
knows about politics.
Rcno Gazette: On July IL, 1900. the
Gazette" said editorially: John
| Sparks, lifelong Democrat, says he
wants Mckinley and Roosevelt elect.
cd"
That called forth a column OF harsh
comment from the Virginia Report a
few days later. The Report said that
Hades was full OF Democrats like John
Sparks. The Reports article called
the Gazette to arms in the following
editorial, published on July 20, 1900:
IA few days ago the Gazette" pub
lished the fact that John Sparks, a
private citizen and life-long Democrat, ,
wanted to see Mckinley hold on four
years more. This information was
gloaucd during u casual conversation
!, With Mr. Sparks, and inasmuch as he
| has made the same statement to several
others. the Gazette did not think 1t
was violating any confidence by pub
fishing It, m on argument 10 show how
the clear- headed and far-sighted bust
nefs men of the country viewed the
candidacy OF Mr.. Bryan. Neither did
W.T. think that we were dragging the
name OF John Sparks into a hall column
Of the vilsst abuse from the Virgins
Report.
"Mr. Sparks has repeated the samt
thing tn us and others since. Mr
SPARKS needs no defense at our hands
howavor, aad we beg bis pardon fol
again making him The subject Of an cd
itHi'ial."