Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-16
Political Gossip

The state papers are full of gossip
concerning Nevada politics and cspe-
cially the fight for United States
senator. Some of tEC reports have no
foundation except in the imagination Of
the writer, but the fnllowit z from the
Carson Appeal seems to be founded on
factS:N
The announcement of MurehouSa is
received with unholy glce by the
Alaxson- Flanagan wing of the republic
can party and while little George
Nixon has mnncy OF his own and IL
consuming desire to hang on to his
tnSa, there is Il battle royal in progress.
Harry Morchousc is one Of the br;lini
est men in the state. He is a native Of
the south and has IL lrt of bullet scars
received at Mobile and other places in
the south during the late unpleuSantncss
OF the civil war.
For many years he WAS assomblyman
and state senator in California. He III
CURED the enmity of the Southern
Pacific Company and has been fighting
them ever since. He WAS practically
driven out OF California by the S. =.
and came to G1!,licld about five years
ago to practice law.
Since that time n1 has steadily risen
il tn" esteem of Nevada ana has been
one of thc best and brightest members
or tine Ncuada bar. An active polite
ian al his life he has not neglected to
build Il fence here and there and at the
last state convention OF the republican
party, held at Winnrmuccl, he de-
livcrrl the only speech and made the
only declaration worthy of attention.
He WIS one OF tn few Stalwarts
who fought first and last for IN en-
dorS"ment of tle candidacy of Will
liam II. Taft for President of the
United States against thH dicilm of
Senator Nixon an'i the Nixon ma
chine. which however. WAS too strong in
that convention t. b. dOwned His
wisdom was apparent when Taft was
nominated hands down and Flanagan,
Nixon anu the balance of the S. p.
bunch had to take Il back seat and
crawl under the Taft tent us best they
might.
h"reh 'usa went back to Goldfield
AID announced himself at the service of
his party and did yOaman service
throughout the campaign. Nixon's
trucking to the S. p. always angered
Morchousc, as it did other old line re-
4ubllcanS and the announcement that
MorehouSe will try for the nomination
is notice to the s. F. that the war has
been carried into GLul, that Gaul is
dlvid"d into so many parts and that
Caesar Morchouse proposes to grab
those parts
Nixon is in Europe In his home
rown are Flanagan. Maxson and a big
bWnrh OF republicans who have never
ceased to organize for the fight against
Nixon. This cOtrric has spread its
influence over the entire state and
needed only IL leader to crystalzp a re.
volt that already has split the republic
can party wide open.
The Blakeslcc. Humphrey and Fed.
rral Brigade will stand sUlidlv behind
Nixon but this faction is i'm the minority
and George Nixon will spend money,
like water to hold his job On the
other hand is Goorgr Wingfcld and he
has money to spend to satisfy Il personal
luminosity against the man who was
made millionair" by Wingfeld's
honesty and then turned Wingfeld
down when it came to lending him the
cloak Of his sOcallcd personal, political
aud commercial responsibility. The
result of Nixon'S apathy to Wingficld