Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-08-08
Volume 36.


Although Judge HawIey neither
denies nor admits the truth OF the re-
port that he Ii a candidate for United
States Senator, the indications are that
he is inclined to favorably consider
til" proposition. Judge lIawlcy liz near
ly I3 years 0f age. Nearly il not quite,
onrhalf Of his life hc has occupied a
p"sitim upon Judicial bench. For
many years he whs one OF the supreme
Judges OF Nevada. II poFition he held
when appointed Judge Of the United
States 'ourt for this Judicial district.
some ten or twelve yrar' ago. Before
coming to Nevada he practiced law
sncccSs'ull! i'll California, and WIS we
believe, At one time district attorney in
Nevada county III that State. His
entire manhood days have been devoted
to law md he has never. We understand,
held IA Legislative position in his lie.
lie could. il he chose, retire from his
present judgeship upon full pay, five
thousand dollars ycnr, winch is equal
to tile salary of United States Senator
His Judicial career has been an honor
able and successful one, and when he
chose to retire to private life he would
leave us cnviable record as WA ever
achieved 10y any retiring Judge on the
Pacific or Atlantic coast
We are confident that Judge IIawlcy's
best and most sincere friends OF what.
ever Politi ,al party, will regret. il. in
the autumn of his days, hc should con-
Clnde tO abandon the channel III which
his lifo's current has run. to enter a
contest for IA position which il attained
would not add to the honor Of his
former career, nor afford him such
pleasure III his remaining years as he
has experienced from the perior nance
ot the duties FOR which he was. and still
is, 40 cmincntly fitted, and which he can
not expect Ia enjoy at his nge iu an
entirely different and unfamiliar branch
Of public service. This, upon the
suuprsition Of his election, which IL
hardly within the limit Of the bnrcst
possibility, Tor the Juhgc's political
we've are entirely al ar.ancc with those
OF nt least lwn-thirdS. and probably
nearer tlrre.fOurtha. Of the v,tcrs oi the
state. and II ne should permit his name
to bc urrd i'll connection with the
natOrship, II in u moral certainty TINT
no wuui! he doomed 10 the humiliation
OF irg!oTi"us defeat, which would he
but sorry Gnnlc to his honorable
public career. There is no mau within
or without the borders oi the State.
however personally popular, or however
clear his official record. who advocates
the gold standard, trust fostering and
impcrialistic policy Of the Republican
party, that can successfully contest Tor
Congressional position in the State Of
Nevada, and Judge lIawley il IA
thorough gong Republican aud unrc.
scNcdly cndorscs the policy Of his
party upon these questions.
An the report oi the Jndgc'H candida
turr was rontcmpOrRncous with Senator
Stcwurt's arrival in CarsOn, il in fairly
prcsumnblc TINT the latter was the lend.
motive ia two fold. lie hates Mr.. New.
lndf nnh although he docs not expect
to- accomplish his deient he wishes to
mike il ns hard mud expensive IL tight
for him IA possible, and hc thinks,
perhaps. that Judge lIawley might
possibly secure fow holdovor Senators
whom he could uso for himself two
years hence, " hen Inc will bo candidate
for tho election. with Stewart Tor his
sponaer, no candidate for United Stntcs
Senator could bc elected in Nevada even
II his pnrty was in tho majority in tho
State. IA the candidate Oi tho minority
party, with tho immoral support OF the
rucrcan, Sruntor, tho unfortunate
nspirant, when tho Legislature mcotp,
would DO glnd 10 forget TINT no had
ever permitted his Damo TO bO usol in
conncc ton with the Sona,orship.--Reno
journal.