The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-25
MNGF|ELDSTORY
DECLARED FALSE
NOT IN LEAGUE WITH SENATOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DENIES.
STILL CLOSE FRIEND OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DENIES

llClu 1NCWS anu 0OAulClu lllDuAC, uQ-
MES the statement made by a Los
Angeles paper, that George Wing
field, president of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines and former partner
of Senator Nixon had desided to back
Mr.. Morehouse for the United States
senate and fght Senator Nixon. SEN
ator Morehouse has also denied the
made by the Los Angeles
paper. Following is MI. Howe's let
ter to the Goldfeld News:
Mr.. Chas. s. Sprague,
Editor Goidfeld Daily News,
Gold1eld, Nevada.
My Dear Shiny attention is
drawn to an article in the Evening
News of yesterday makeng reference
to similar publications In other
Journals, wherein the query is raised
to whther Mr.. Wingheld is dis.
posed to engage in, or encourage, OPP
position to the reelection of Senator
Nixon, and making reference to the
possibility Of his being responsible
for the candidacy Of Mr.. Morehouse.
AS / am at liberty to speak for Mr..
in this matter, and as it
is my presumption that the News is
DESTROYS of affording it's readers
ample information on this interest
ing question, / take the liberty of
stating that, up to the time of the
publication of these articles, Mr..
Wingield had no knowledge of the
of Mr.. Morehouse. Neither
the political ambitions of Mr.. More
house or those of any other senatorial
is the result of any in
SEPARATION on the part of MIR. Wing
field. He is not interested in the
of anyone for the United
States senatorship. He is not aiding
encouraging any such candidacy.
Nor on the other hand is he disposed
to knife" any such candidate.
Aside from the fact that the re-
lations between Mr.. Wingfie1d and
Nixon are essentially cordial,
resulting from intimate personal and
business intercourse extending over
period of years, Mr.. Wingfield is
too much engrossed in consideration
of business to admit of his taking
part in political activities. More
over an intimation that Mr.. Wing
1Reld is disposed to antagonize the
plans of Senator Nixon would, I am
sure, be particular obhorrent to Mr..
Wingfied. 1t is only fair that his
attitude in this matter should be un-
derstood; and as he is absent and
cannot speak for himself and az I
am informed of his actual attitude
and feeling in the matter, I am tax;
ing the liberty of making this state
ment on his behalf. Very truly yours
A. H. HOWE.
MOREHOUSE DENIES STORY.
+. Senator Morehouse in an interview
in the Goldfeld News states that the
has never stated that he intended to
oppose Senator Nixon next election
and declares that the statements pub
lished in the Los Angeles Herald and
copied in the Reno Journal are re-
diculous. He claims to never have
discussed the matter with George
Wingfield. Following is what the
Goldfield News has to say:
Harry v. Morehouse, a former
state senator Of California, and II
of Goldfield's leading attorneys, may
George S. Nixon in the direct
primary fight next year for the Re-
publican nomination for United
States senator from Nevada. Pub
licity has been given of late, partic-
ularly in Los Angeles newspapers.
that the local man intended to make
the fight to retire Nixon to private
life. In commenting this morning on
the reports, Senator Morehouse stat
IL xhc% 10 ho1 --n uyov or,tharfvnd q
statement that he was in the race for
the coveted position, but admitted
that he might, in the future, make
such an announcement. !
IT have made NO announcement
he said this morning, I
that | have reached the determine
tion to make the fight to succeed SEN
ator Nixon. While / may be con-.
sidering the matter, pursuant to be-,
ing strongly urged by friends to-
make the campaign, l have not yet
reached a positive conclusion. \
"The statement published in the
Los Angeles newspapers to the effect
that, as a result of a falling out be-
tween George Wingfeld and Senator
Nixon, the latter is to back me fnan-'
cially in such a fight is absolutely
ridiculous. l have discussed
the subject with Wingfield and fur
If I should decide to seek
the nomination, it wouldob be with the
idea and determination, il finally
to represent the people of Ne
vada and not to obey the dictates of
private interests. u
ALSO is the printed article in
error lin stating that / was defeated
for reelection to the legislature in
California. The fact is l did not
oaoL thu of7co a eoooud tfmnt