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

"StS OppOSeQ TO Mrs Williams,
and the nomination of either
would mean defeat. At the time
this matter was under consider
atlon there had been no agree
ment between the republicans
and democratic parties to sub
mt to the people the matter of
expressing a choice for United
States senator, and to bind the
legislative nominees of both par
ties to follow that expression,
and it was then thought that an
unwise choice of a candidate for
state senator would result in a
vote against Senator Newlands.
In addition to that, it was then
thought that Mr.. Syphus, being
one OF the legislators who voted
for the state police bill in its
present obnoxious form, would
naturally oppose any change or
modification thereof that would
relieve the people in their civil
affairs of the insolent intrusion
and brutal usurpation of bully
rags, acting under the guise of
membership in the Nevada State
Police.
In view of the existing situa-
ton, and as a means of uniting
the democracy, | had been re-
peatedly urged to become a can
didate for the Office of state SEN
ator. For weeks would not
consent to become a candidate
for personal reasons. Finally,
early in Aaugust, when Mr..
Clark was told that Syphus'
nomination would mean the de-
feat of the party-when he was
informed that there were several
hundred democrats seeking a
voice in the party councils and
when he and Mr.. Denton alb
solutely declined to consider any
proposals from these several
hundred democrats, it was then
that | became convinced that ii
was my duty to these several
hundred democrats, being spurn-
ed and ignored, to become their
candidate against the dictates of
the chairman and secretary Of
the democratic county commit.
tee.
This chairman and secretary
had ignored the true mission Of
officers of the party to see thai
each member of the party, stand
ing upon the high and scared
plane of American citizenship
shall have the same voice O
right of expression as any othe
member, and had installed them
selves as semi-plutocratic dicta
tors and usurpers of the right
and functions of hundreds O
true democrats, and from sucI
position they defed the rank ant
file of their party.
AS the campaign progressed
received many assurances O
support from north and south
and am gratifed that the sup
port | received came freely ant
voluntarily, without the force 0.
an organization to compel it, ant
it came without money and with
out price, and without the givine
of promises in return.
No organization, or member
thereof, that supported me evel
asked or demanded to know how
| stood upon any public question
They seemed to place confidence
enough in me to feel that
would act according to the right
as | saw it. On the other hand,
the county divisionists of Las
Vegas, who tried to force county
division down my throat, spurn.
ed in disgust my truly demo.
cratic proposition, which was
substantially as follows:
The people have the right tc
decide this matter. l am willing
to leave it to the decision of the
southern portion of the county,
the northern portion not being
materially affected, and if the
majority decide in favor Of county
division, would do my utmost,
as a legislator, to secure it.
This was not sufficient for the
Las Vegas division machine il
savored too much of the rule OF
the people. Mr.. Frank Clark,
leading the Las Vegas contin-
gent, declared that Imust be de-
feated, and based his declaration
upon no other reason than that
| had remained true to my hon.
est convictions, and true to the
basic principle of democracy
the right of the majority to rule.
Democrats, will you sustain
those who are the creators of the
combined machines--the Las
Vegas County Division Club, anc
the Denton-Clark County Com.
mite, and those who bowed sub.
missively to their will, or, SHALL
THE PEOPLE RULE
Mr.. Ed w. Clark believes, Mr.
]. A. Denton believes, Mr.. Lev
Syphus believes, and every rea
sonable man believes, that thu
division question is a financia
question, involving many intri
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