The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-24

In view of the appearance in
the Phoebe Weekly Record of
Oct 18th, of an article written
by Ed. W. Clark, ESQ. under
the caption ''Pioche Bank After
Funds" in which is contained
the following:
The author tends to make tho
people of Lincoln county. and
especially the democrats. believe
that Clark is the one that tried
TO boss" the affairs of the par
"; 50 confident was Chas. Lee
Horsey in that way, that he had
the situation under such perfect
control that it had to be as he
said; what was the result? He
was outgeneraled and lost"
Ifeel that it is incumbent upon
me to make reply, to the end
that the true facts involved may
be known, and a just conclusion
reached by the citizens of Lin
coin county.
Mr.. Clark in his article admits.
by not denying it, that he is try
ing to boss" the affairs of the
Democratic party, but in defense
thereof, sets up counterclaim
that | was trying to do likewise,
but was outgeneraled and lost,
which counterclaim | deny in
each and every particular, ex-
cept the allegation that | lost, in
support of which denial offer
the following facts and circum-
stances:
1t is an undisputed fact that
for several years J. A. Denton
and Ed. w. Clark, have been in
control of the democratic or
ganization in Lincoln county,
said Denton having been chair
man, and said Clark secretary
thereof, for a number of years
proceeding the last democratic
county convention.
During the past summer, as
the political season was approach
ing, said Denton and said Clark
began looking around to deter
mine whom they would select as
the nominees of the democratic
party, for the various offices to
which officers are to be elected
| November 3rd, next. 1t did not
take them long to determine that
Frank Williams, the assembly
man, was the proper person to
be nominated for the Office of
state senator. 1t seems that
Mr.. Williams had asked Mr..
Clark for his support, and Clark
had promised it, which they un-
doubtedly thought equivalent to
the nomination
In view of Mr.. Williams S great
unpopularity with hundreds of
the rank and file of the demo-
cratic party, and in view of the
fact that this fall a great nation
al contest would be waged, and
that in this state the return of
that able and distinguished
statesman, Francis G. Newlands,
to the United States senate,
would depend upon the result of
the election, and that in state
and national matters of great
Importance to the people would
be involved many democrats, in
Guiding myself, felt thatit would
be unwise to nominate any in
dividual who would be a barrier
in the way of the triumph of
democratic principles, and there
fore opposed the plan of nomin-
ating Mr.. Williams. We felt
that a broad and liberal policy
should be adopted that would
recognize that matters were in
volved more weighty and i'm
portant, and of more conse-
quence to the people, than the
honoring of a particular individ-
ual that Mr.. Clark and his chosen
few wished to honor. | pre-
sented to Mr.. Clark the fact of
Mr.. Williams's unpopularity. and
the reasons therefor; to-wit, that
at the last session of the legis-
lature, he had made a violent
speech that was considered by
the working classes of the State
of Nevada as direct and gross
insult to them; and that he had
voted for resolution commend
ing the action of the state au-
thorities in violating one of the
traditional principals of the de-
mocracy, and one of constitution
al safeguards of the republic by
having federal troops sent into
state, when no condition of in
surrection or riot, as contem-
plated in our constitution, existed
therein. / contended that it
| would be unwise, under such
conditions, to nominate Mr.. Will
liams.
Mr.. Clark. on the contrary,
contended that Mr.. Williams had
done his duty, and said in effect
that he believed in standing be-
hind him, and showing those
fellows, meaning the working
classes, that they cannot dictate
to us, even if we go down to de-