Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1906-09-29
Or. Murray, the Leader OF callente
Republicans, Presents Facts
and Incidents.
"TRIckERv AND cRookgoNsss."
BY DuplieIty and Deception the Act
ual Delegates Were Led As
tray and Defeated.
FoRcEFUL COMPARISON

The Republican convention of Las
Vegas on the 10th inst. was a repeti-
tion of the oft told story of the ma
chine and how 1t works
1t is as follows: On the evening OF
the 18th the delegates began to as
semble and at an informal meeting
called caucus. 1t developed that there
was not contest or hitch except on
sheriff and on commissioner and the
claims for these Offices we're so mild
that II seemed that these contests
would be settled easily.
The McNamee forces asked for tenn
jorary chairman. promising In return
for that honor that II Frank McNamee
was made temporary chairman that he
would be impartial and honest In his
appointments of committees. The op-
position forces had been warned of his
trickery and crookedness We did not
believe 1t but now we know It, Nc
Nance promised that II he was made
temporary chairman that he would ap-
point such delegates on committees.
but just as soon as he was elected
he pulled a slip of paper from his pock-
ct and began to name the committees
About the third or fourth name he
mentioned on the committee on Gre
dentials was II. w. Underhill OF Cal
iente. a minority delegate from that
precinct In an instant DIT: Murray of
fered a protest, stating that Underhill
was a minority delegate as the delega-
tion stood to s and Underhill was the
lone one. And In few seconds later
McNamee pronounced the name of a
still more objectional character. Mr..
H. s. Laney who was not then nor is
he now a qualified citizen of Nevada.
but they had trusted to the honor OF
McNamee and they got fooled. He APP
pointed in every case Johnson man
on the committee on credentials. That
settled the ticket But even with all
this advantage they we're driven to ex-
treme measures. OF course they con-
trolled the committee on credentials
and could admit or reject anything
they wished. But in order to get a
majority they had to promise any man
who had vote or proxy any thing he
asked for and by so doing and with the
assistance of the McNamee proxies
they mustered up 81 votes which out
of 80 left votes for the Taylor side
But 1t mattered not II the Taylor side
had 2S or 3S. the McNamee proxies
were numerous enough that II Taylor
had 3S the machine would have had
4S, and 50 on. However. the registra-
ton books show that Lincoln county
has about 1900 votes and out of that
number Taylor's delegations represent
ed about nine-fifteenths of the voting
strength. Of the county, while Johnson
with the aid OF the machine represent
ed about five-fifteenths or one-third of
the voting strength of the county.
But Il made no difference to the ma
chine gang. they had majority of
three votes by proxy and delegates.
They had promised so many nomina-
tons to get that majority of three that
they could not go out side OF their own
ring consequently those 81 votes. which
represented only five-fifteenths of the
voting strength of the ounty, totally
disregarded the wishes of the nine-fif-
teenths which Taylor represented.
The fact Is that If yellow dog had
come to them with proxy in his
mouth and asked to be nominated they
would have been forced to promise TO
nominate him for something in order
TO get his proxy vote.
In proof OF the above assertion cali
your attention to the case OF man
nominated, not By the Republican par
ty but by the machine gang. Mr. II. 8
Laney. whom the Caliente delegation
out Of common respect to the
county refused to present his name to
the convention.
Another il th.< Ease OF Eugene Good
rich. who has been known 10 Be life
Ions Democrat. Even his uncle (John
shire told the wrster while on the
train going to the conssnkIoa that his
nsphew Eugene was Democrat Bul