Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-11-10
THE RESULTS OF
TUESDAYS ELECTION

in Nevada with annrovol in q r,onnar so
emphatic that # can leave M lorbt i,
the minds of the Thinking n,blic i,yt
what majority of the electors believe
is most good for the greatest number of
people. Tuesdays election nassed off
very onietly in Churchill comfy per-
haps the ballots cast were mixed in
their marking to a larger degree than
has ever been known before in the
county's voting history. which only goes
to indicate that Churchill county has a
very large percentage of ipdepepdent
voters, who vote for the man in the
county, judicial and state affairs irres-
! pectiye of party affiliations. which is
bnt i'm conformity to the ORIGINAL pn4.-
pose for which the electoral privilege
was granted
r. L. Douglass. the Democratic NOM
inee for state senator. was elected oyer
George h. Williams. the Repubican
candidate, by about 80. and while Mr..
Douglass is Justly popular. his majority
was greatly increased by reason OF the
fact that his election means vote lor
I United States Senator Francis q. Ncw-
lands. when he comes up for reelection
four years hence. Churchill. Of all com
stes in Nevada, should be a Newlw1ds
| county. Mr.. Newlands' indefatTable\
work in the interest of irrigatiNis re-
sponsible for on present prosperity. and
the handsome majority accorded Mr..
Douglass must be taken as an indication
that our people believe n irrigation and
its possibilities, and that it has direct
bearing upon their future Welfare.
George W. Likes, the efficient county
recorder, was reelected bv a majority
that would leave no doubt that George
has many friends, but the vote must not
be taken as showing the relative
strength OF he and J. NJ. Smitten. the
opposing candidate. who made no effort
to secure election, but on the contrary,
even elec tioneered ior Mr.. Likes. How
ever, tie county recorders Office was
conceded IL til#parties bccaus, a the
excellent service rendered.
OF the State nominees, the entire
Democratic State ticket is elected, with
the possible exception OF Il. II. Mitchell
for superintendent of public instruc-
ton and Irwin Lewis for state printer.
George Bartlett is elected to Congress
on the Democratic ticket by Il comfort
able majority.
The iu1geship fight resulted in the
election Of John S. Orr. of Reno, by a
handsome majority. while either " II.
pn,oor ! I;o,nifelJ vba the
othar s,ccessfnl eanIi1,ta In Washge
county Pike leads Ronnifeld bvo laro,
,noiorit, vLilo ponnifell oyercomc.
,h;s naiority IN Unmhollt comfy.
mhoro hn rosidas owire to the f.ct
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0 "a. ,ra, ana recount will
rah,l1,, 10 naoossor, i, order to es-
taI1;sh 40 n.;n,nr
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80 -, ''',,' 49,. .1'a1al;,s of tho ooi.o
''r y 9 - n,r,ocrati, nominee
for lone tn commissioner to succeed
h;osalg secnral majority in Fallon OF
1oo which sneaks volumes for his popu-
|, r;ty uitb nao,Ie who know him. On
,ho otbar hanl Mr.. T. J. Robinson, the
oonosino candidate. carried Fairyiew,
, ~ ho,,e nracinet by handsome ma