Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-19
The FUsIOS TICKET.

from them the voters NUT choose lie
men to represent Nevada III the Senate
and House Of Representatives aud To ill
the various positions in the State gov
ernment. The questions at issue are
now vi to the voters and they must
decide the contest through the peaceful
agency OF the ballot box. II is for them
to say which ticket r-prrs,u t3 tiIat
which stands for ;he beat interests Of
the State and gives the best promise Tor
III economical administrator al the
State government.
The ticket placed in the field by The
Fusion forces liz headed 10y Hon. Fsdnc,s
q. Newlunds Tor the United states
Senate. Mr.. Newl ndS' name ina De "a
a household word i'll this itutc Tor the
last ten years. lie has bntticd mUIfuii,
for silver in the halls OF Congress and
ON the stump throughout the United
States, In the great battle iuE the
decentralization Of the w!Itc metal ic
was in the thick Of the fight Ills service
to the State III the passage OF the lrT-
CATION Act have won Tor him the CON
incubation "t tho people witho:t regard
to party. Ills faithtuluess aud ~!uyulty
will win Tor him "A seat III tile Unit I'll
States Senate.
Clarence ID. VnnDuzcr, the uomiuc"
Tor Congress, Was born IN thus q my.
He WAS educated IN the school ~ 'I.e
State and il Il true Nryadan III every
fibre of his beng. ii" IS younE, cnrr.
getic and talthtui. Ills ability 4" till
the PASSION tu which he spires cmunot
be questioned. lie has irrn hcfnr" 'iir
people all his lie and no Ilnw can ur
found III his record. lie Siand tie nr,
the people Of Nevada to lay as. i 7rp:e
sentative OF great principles and no us
"a mere person Thnac who believe i'll
those principle SHOULD rally I" his
support. II they ar" loyal, Clarence ID.
Van Duzcr wi!l he The next Congress
man FROM Nevada
A. an ,arncSt ~ it, desire to ii We the
STATE an honest, economical ndminisIra.
ton of its government for the next four
years the fusion party placed john
Sparks at the ticket Tor GrveInor.
There is scarcely II man. woman or chilli
IN the stat that has no. heard "f John
Sparks. iIIs nIme IL Il synonym for
honesty and integrity. lie Ii known
everywhere rs Il thorough going bu-lurss
:nan whose word is rs good ~ u United
States bond. \ mHU uf large business
interests, he will conduct the State gov
eminent upOn one min, IS lines. !,
will be Governor SPARKS after the first
Of next january.
Next to Governor Sparks comes
Lcmrul Allen of Churchill county, the
candidate for Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Allen cams" to Nevada when it Wa
dierrltury and has livci here ever since
tie is one Of ;h" hardy pioneers Of the
State amt unr II IT. wur:hicst ci.lZcns,
lie has scrvt,i his county several term.
H. the Assembly nnd dill hi work So well
hat he was elected Speaker Of the
Assembly several times. IL" .uoNs the
needs Il itm stat" ~ well as any man in
1t. His services III the past are 1t surc
guar tntcr riint he will not he fouu,l
wanting rs Licutcnunt.Governor
For Justice ~ the Supreme Court tho
conventions wisely placed the name at
Hon Grbrge + Talbot, the present
Judge II the Fourth Judicial District,
on the ticket. Judge Talbot was Dor
in the STATE Il C%onucctic Ut. April 6
1853. flr came to Eiku comfy when u
small hoy in 1869. aud has resided con,
tinuonly III 'he connty since then except
for tine period Of eight y'hrs when hr
was attend NC Hcho,l III he T. ,st. tie
was admitted t" the bar IN 1881 ~
1854 he wa elected District Attorney NJ
Elku county and filled the office - well
hat he was reelected in 1885,. In Is
the Legislature rcOrganized the judicial
system of the State, making it one
District and providing Tor the election
" three Judges. fho Legislature oi
1889 amended that Act by adding M
add Ional Judge. Under these Acts
the fOur judge were To- he elected b.,
the people Of the entire State. IN the
Republican Stato convention 81 1891
George f.. Talbot was nominated ma one
~ the Judges and was succcssful mt ;iC
election. Under the Act of 1859 The
four judge districtoh the State am
Judge Talbot was givcr EIko, White
Pine and Lincoln counties The L~Ris
lHturr NJ 1891 repealed the Acts Of 1873;
and 1889 and divilid the State into fpuI
Judicial Districts and making tn,
Judges elected 10y the Districts. TIN,
Act threw EIku. Lincoln and Whit,
Pune counties into the Fourth Judiciu
District. IN 1891 Judge Talbot wns III,
candidate u the Silver Party for
District Judge. lie WA opposed 10y
Lioutcnnnt.Govcrnor Pouj rdc, hut wnr
successful bI large maj ,rity Ilc waa
rcnoruinatcd again in 1893 mud hal nc
Opposition.
Judge Talbot waa a cnnsiatcut, earn
cot Republican until TINT party betrayed
the State on the silYcr question. liz
then joined the Silver party and has
since acted with il. lie supported WIN
J. Bryan in 1896 and 1000. This pbouli
he conclusive evidences Tint he in not a