The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-10-27

Republican State ticket at Carson on
Thursday Of last week, DR.. Patterson
OF Reno, formerly Superintendent OF
the State Insane Asylum. made a speech
in which he rather changed the pro-
gramme Of handing out nothing to the
public but sweet-smelling bouquets. as
had been the general policy followed by
both the Democratic and Republican
speakers in their campaign tour over
the State. The Doctor is reported to
have made statements in his speech at
lacking both Governor Sparks and
Attorney General Sweeney that has set
all the State to talking.
AS none of the papers of the State
have published the Doctors remarks,
only making slight references thereto.
the SENTINEL takes the following from
| the Reno Journals account Of the
Democratic meeting in Carson on last
Saturday evening, when Governor
Sparks and Attorneys General Sweeney
replied to the attack made on them by
DIR. Patterson:
Governor Replies to Dr.. Patterson
1.-The candidates appeared in turn
and were welcomed with cheers. but it
remained for John Sparks to arouse the
latent enthusiasm of his hundreds Of
friends when he rose to his full height
aud denied that he ever betrayed q
friend or his oath of office.
"Dr. Patterson stated from the same
platform Thursday night that Governor
Sparks was untrue to Governor Sadler
on the fight for Warden of the State
Prison. Governor Sparks showed that
he not only was true to him, but that
he went down to defeat in committee
for voting for Sadler 30 times.
I'm an attempt to find a motive for
the attack OF DR.. Patterson, Governor
| Sparks stated that Patterson attempted
to bride him to allow a bill to be passed
paying Sparks 500. 900 for the May
berry ranch, on which Patterson pro-
posed to move the Asylum. Sparks re-
fused. and Patterson resigned as Super.
intendent of the Asylum two weeks
later.
Governor Sparks stated that he has
been a friend of Patterson for years,
aud his voice broke when he referred
to the treachery Of a man whom he
supposed his friend.
"As the TRADE Of Patterson also in.
cluded Attorney. General Sweeney,
Governor Sparks defended that official
against the charges made against him
before he sat down.
Sweeney Says Patterson Is q Liqr
when ]. G. Sweeney, candidate for
Supreme Judge, arose. he was greeted
with rapturous applause. In q voice
choking with emotion, Attorney
Sweeney referred to DR.. Patterson's at
tack upon himself. Patterson stated
Thursday night that it is q matter of
common report that Attorney Sweeney
has never been able to account for the
campaign funds Of the last campaign,
| Of which committee he was chairman.
attorney Sweeney declared that the
statement is a false, malignant. ma.
licious lie. and defed Patterson and
all others to prove to the contrary.
Patterson also charged Attorney
Sweeney with unbecoming conduct in
the presence of ladies, and said that on
one occasion ladies were compelled tt
leave a car in which Mr.. Sweeney used
such indecent language that it could
not be borne. This also Attorney
Sweeney branded as a malicious lie.
IAN attempt to inject secular infu
ence against Sweeney was a statemen
in which Patterson said that capita
will not enter Utah because the judi
ciary is in the hands of one church.
the Mormon. Attorney Sweeney de
clared his political and religious faith