Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-23
HUGH II. BROWN
TO THE
VOTERS OF NEVADA

unless I shall see fit to make some
further sacrifices of my property,
which l am not likely to do.
| make no privacy of the fore
going conditions. During the
months of May, June and July,
stated the conditions to various
persons, both republicans and dem
ocrats, on the streets of Carson,
Reno and Tonopah, all the while en-
deavoring to make a sale. My re-
publican opponent was one of the
persons who knew these facts. I
gave him a statement of the mat
ter in writing letter over lay
signature dated July ~, 1910.
Third. Up to date, during the
present campaign, no corporation Or
individual has approached me d.
rectly or indirectly on any PROPOSE
ton concerning the future action of
the attorney generals Office, in the
event of my election to the Office.
During fourteen years practice at
the bar l have never been controlled
or swerved in my duty toward a
client, by the influence of any in
dividual, corporation, money con-
sideration or other consideration.
If l should be nominated and
elected attorney general, no individ-
ual, corporation, money considera-
ton or other consideration ever
would influence, color, control or
swerve me in the fulfillment of my
duty to my client. the state.
A special Geographic dispatch
dated at Ely, August 18th, was pub
lished in some of the democratic
papers on August 10Th, stating that
at a political meeting held in Ely
by my republican opponent l was
charged with being a party to an
arrangement whereby it is alleged
that certain railroad interests plan
to steal three quarter million acres
of mineral lands in Nevada; "that
they are backing up Hugh Brown
for the nomination in the hope of
securing control of the principal
arm of the government charged
with the duty of defending the
states rights in these matters" and
that Candidate Brown was also
campaign financed with prelimi-
nary contribution of $1,000, with a
promise of more, if needed, in a
struggle to deprive the miners and
prospectors of the greatest mineral
empire of the world in Nevada. p"
And further that 'the charges
may be pursued in the courts where
it is said it may result in the ex-
posture of gigantic swindle greater
even than the notorious Alaskan
coal grab
The answer to this lie is that
am not making any primary cam
paign. The republican press of this
state is aware that, up to date,
have done no campaigning, except
to insert my announcement card in
few of the papers. / am stay
ing at home in Tonopah, attending
to my private affairs. / did not
plan to make primary campaign;
cannot we'll afford to do So; and
will not make one unless | am COM
PEELED to do so by the continued
practice of such political chicanery
as is now being aimed at me. 1t
is hard to believe that my opponent
is the author of the statements
which are attributed to him by the
Ely article and as quoted in ex-
CCl pto lIOm lilo PupiAC uuui Coos
He is a lawyer. He knows, or
should know, that a land steal, of
the magnitude above described,
would fall under the jurisdiction of
the attorney general of the United
States and the department of the
Interior and not attorney general
of Nevada.
A word to you personally, Mr..
Springmeyer: You are a member
of the bar. The stamp of approvaI
mas been put upon your name and
reputation by the supreme court of
this state You have charged me.
your brother attorney, with one of
the highest crimes that could be
ladid at any mans door, namely that
| am to become a party to an al
legged plot or conspiracy to injure
and defraud this state and all it's
people, and that | am to do this
under the cloak of a high Office