Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-16
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR k,NkA,D
Record Of One Of Nevaca's Foremos,
Citizens.

SS'&SuS.
Yesterday the death Of Ex-Governor
John H. Kinkaid was announced. Al
though the Governor has been quite
feeble for some time here was no
special sickness and tle news was
therefore quite unexpected.
He was a native of Pennsylvania,
having been born in Smythfield, La
Fayette County, on December 10, 1925
He went into dry goods house IN
st. Louis at the age Of eighteen and
remained there until his twenty-third
year and then crossed the plains in
40 and established dry goods house
in Salt Lake with J. M. Livingston.
He came to California in "a and in
SO married Miss Lizzie Fall in Marys-
vile and was connected with the
mercantile business with John c. Fail
until 1859 when lie came to this city
and established a branch house. He
has lived in this State almost contin-
uously ever since.
In 1873 he was selected by the Rep
ublicans to head the ticket for Gov
ernor running against Broadhorns
Bradley. The latter had been elected
by ger $500 majority and was con-
sidered invincible, but Kinkaid was
victorious by between four and five
hundred mo iOrifv
He made an excellent State execu-
tive and his administration was clean
and able throughout. His main public
act was the famous veto of the Bull
lion tax bill The bonanza firm had
been in long litigation with the State
and was trying to evade its revenue
obligations.
Although members of the Legislature
we're almost unanimously pledged
against a compromise with the Bonan-
"a firm on the Revenue question, Dick
Dye, acting for Jim Fair, succeeded
in passing a bin which RENTED the
tax penalties of the Bonanza firm and
was regarded by everybody as an out
rageous swindle on the tax payers OF
the State.
It went through by the baldest brib-
erv and corruption and that was sup
posed to be the end of the matter. The
Bonanza lobby were congratulatlns
themselves on their success when like
a thunder clap from a clear sky came
Governor Kinkaid's veto.
1t staggered the Bonanza firm and
the Legislature for the Governor gave
his reasons for the veto in no un-
certain terms.
Up to that time no one had ever
dared to oppose the Bonanza firm in
public life in so open way and when
the people recovered from their Sill
prise kilograms of congratulatlon
came pouring in from all over the
State. In the evening the people OF
Carson called out the band and he was
seranaded at his residence and hand
shakings and congratulations for his
honesty and courage were in order
from every side.
Public opinion was SO strong thai
all the money that the Bonanza kings
had could not have passed the Dill
over the Governors veto.
Nearly every newspaper in the State
commended his firm stand and it was
generally remarked that there was
nothing within the gifts of the people
that he could not have for the asking
He was a candidate for reelection
but when the next State Convention
met all his noble work for the people
was forgotten and he had less thar
a corporals guard of votes.
Thus passed into private life one
of the ablest and most conscientious
Governors this State ever had an:
one whose honesty was never question
ed during his residence in this Stat
which presses close upon half cen
fury
He was a man always active in pub
lie affairs. He was Territorial Treas
urer under Governor Nye, membe
of both Constitutional Convention
which organized this State. He wa
also Governor of Alaska by appoin'
ment of the Federal Government an
in all his public career he acquitte
himself with honor and distinction.
He was man of fine educatlO
and in all his intercourse with hi
fellow men was every inch gentle
man.
Courtesy and fair dealing marke
every act of his life and he goes +
his long home with the sorrowin
respect of whole State.
The flags on the State Capitol an
U. S. Government Building were {
half mast today out of respect to tn
deceased. The funeral will take plac
tomorrow from the Episcopal Churc