The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-08-09
She &mreka Sentinel.
JUDGE HAWLEY'S
CANDIDATURE.

Although Judge Hawley neither de-
MES nor admits the truth of the report
that he is candidate for United States
Senator, the indications are that he is
inclined to favorably consider the prop>
osition. Judge Hawley is nearly 73
years of age. Nearly. il not quite. one
half of his life he has occupied q posi-
ton upon the judicial bench. For
many years he was. one of the Supreme
Judges of Nevada. position he held
when appointed Judge Of the United
States Court for this Judicial district.
some ten or twelve years ago. Before
coming to Nevada he practiced law suc-
cessfully in California, and was. we be-
lieve, at one time District Attorney in
Nevada county in that State. His en-
tire manhood days have been devoted
to law and he has never. We under
stand. held Legislative position in his
life. He could, il he chose. retire
from his present Judgeship upon full
pay, five thousand q year. which is
equal to the salary Of United States
Senator. His judicial career has been
an honorable and successful one, and
when he chose to retire TO private life
he would leave as enviable record as
was ever achieved by any retiring Judge
on the Pacific or Atlantic coast.
We are confident that Judge Haw-
lays best and most sincere friends Of
whatever political party, will regret, il.
In the autumn Of his days, he should
conclude to abandon the channel in
which his life's current has run, to en-
ter a contest for position which if at
tanned would not add to the honor of
his former career, nor afford him such
pleasure in bis remaining years as be
has experienced from the performance
of the duties for which he was. and still
is. so eminently fitted, and which he
cannot expect to enjoy at his age in an
entirely different and unfamiliar branch
of public service. This. upon the sup
position OF his election, which is hard-
ly within the limit OF the barest posi-
bility. for the Judges political views
are entirely at variance with those of at
least two thirds, and probably nearer
three-fourths, of the voters of the
State, and il he should permit his name
to be used in connection with the Sem
atorship. il is a moral certainty that he
would be doomed to the humiliation Of
inglorious defeat, which would be but
q sorry finale to his honorable public
career. There is no man within OF
without the borders Of the State, how
ever personally popular, or however
clear his official record, who advocates
the gold standard, trust-fostering and
imperialistic policy OF the Republican
party, that can successfully contest for
Congressional position in the State OF
Nevada. and Judge Hawley is thor
ough. going Republican and unreserv-
edly endorses the policy of his party
upon those Questions.
AS the report of the Judges candi-
dature was oontemporaneou with Sen.
ator Stewards arrival in Carson, ii ia
fairly presumable that the latter was
the leading spirit in the movement.
Stewards motive is twofold. He hates
Mr.. Newlands, and although he does
not expect to accomplish his defeat he
wishes to make il as hard and expensive
fight for him as possible. and be
thinks, perhaps. that Judge Hawley
might possibly secure Q few holdovel
Senators whom he could use for him
self two years hence, when be will be 9
candidate for the election. With Stew
art for his sponsor, no candidate TO,
United States Senator could be elected
in Nevada even if his party was in the
majority in the State. As the candi-
date of q minority party, with the i'm
moral support of the recreant Senator
the unfortunate aspirant, when the
Legislature meets, would be glad tt
forget that he had ever permitted hii
name to be used in connection with the
Senatorship.- Journal.