The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-16
SAID
SPARKS WASIN
DRINK STUPOR
Skaggs Stamps an Alleged Inter-
view on Governor as
Wholly False
Publication Says Call for Troops
Came From an Intoxi-
Gated Man
Committee to Present Res0lu-
ton for Appointment of
COnstabulary
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
CARSON, New, Jan. 15.--War is on
because some one has started
story that when Governor John
Sparks signed message to President
Roosevelt appealing for troops for
Nevada he was "beastly drunk" The
report has been persistently circu-
lated for the past month. Yesterday
in. pointed interview Speaker
Skaggs was made to say that the
chief executive was intoxicated when
he sent the telegram. The news
when it reached Carson today created
considerable discussion and started a
second attempt on the part of Sparks
friends to unseat Skaggs. but without
success. Skaggs brands the story as
false. In a signed statement tonight
he says:
The statement that 1 charged Gov
ernor Sparks with being drunk when
he signed the call for troops is false
in every particular.
.E Il. SKAGGS.n
sparks friends won't believe
skaggs and that is what is causing
the disturbance. This morning the
governor received the long due letter
from Roosevelt 1t had been charged
the letter had been stolen and arrests
had been planned for today. but the
discovery of the much sought for mes
sage has settled this point
AssAfr 4 f4CrroNAL FIGHT
The fight of the two factions is ex-
pected tomorrow, when the joint rese-
lutions of the senate and assembly
will be introduced. They We're pre-
pared by a Joint committee today and
were approved by the unanimous vote
of that body. According to reports
from the committee room, these reso-
lutions will be passed by the unani-
nous vote of both houses tomorrow
morning. This, however. is denied by
the friends of the miners, and it is
believed that their introduction Will
precipitate the struggle.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of state sheriff with jurisdic-
tion over the respective sheriffs of each
county and with power to appoint as
many deputies as he sees fit whenever
occasion demands. Another measure
favored by some is the establishing of
rangers similar to those of Texas. Both
will smeet with strong opposition, so 1t
is claimed today. but friends of the
measures are preparing well for the
fray and are confident of victory, The
today, it is stated, first contained
praise for Governor Sparks for calling
troops. Unanimous consent of the COM
mittee to their introduction was OBJ
tanned only after this, one of the OBJ
jectionable clauses, was removed. The
resolutions ask that the president re-
tain in the Goldield mining district
SUFFICIENT force of the United States
army to protect the state against do
nestle violence until the state of Ne
vada through its legislature now in
special session shall be able to provide
for the organization and equipment of
a state constabulary.
QUESTION LEGALITY AGAIN
The question as to the legality of
the organization Of yesterday arose
again today. The point was brought
up by Congressman Bartlett, who
feared that the legality of the pro-
ceedings might be questioned. The
discussion which ensued was probably
the outgrowth of a rumor which was
circulated on the streets last evening,
which had it that Speaker Skaggs had
received advice that the manner of
yesterdays organizing would be Illegal
and that he was desirous that it should
continue in that form. so that any
laws that might be enacted could be
successfully attacked il their oppo-
nents desired.
The assembly passed senate bill No.
/. appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the session. 1t was then
moved and carried that the speaker ap-
point a committee of 10, consisting Of
five democrats and rve republicans, to
meet with the senates joint commit
tee, consisting of the committees on
judiciary, military and Indian affairs
and federal relations, and to discuss all
measures relative to the Go1dfield stu
alton and the establishment of state
police.
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