Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27

! snail see INT to make some further sac
rihces of my property, which am not
likely to 10.
/ make no privacy OF the foregoing
conditions. During the months of May.
June and July, | stated the conditions To
various persons. both republicans and
democrats on the streets OF Carson,
Reno and Tonopah, all the while en-
deavorlng to make sale. Ny repnbli-
can opponent was one of the persons
who knew these facts. gave him a
statement of the matter in writing-a
letter over my signature dated July
II. 1910.
Third. Up to date, during the pres
ent campaign. no corporation or indivi-
dual has approached me directly or in
directly OH any proposition concerning
eral Office, in the event OF my election
to the office
During fourteen years practice at the
bar ! have never been controlled or
swerved in my duty toward client, by
the influence Of any individual. corpora
ton, money consideration or other con
sideratiou
If | should be nominated and elected
attorney general, no individual, corpo-
ration, money consideration or other
consideration ever would influence, color,
control or swerve me in the Iulfllmeut
of my duty to my client, the state
\ special telegraphic dispatch dated at
Ely, August Is, was published i'll some
of the democratic papers of the state on
August 10Th. stating that at a political
meeting held in Ely by my republican
opponent. | 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 con
troll of the principal arm of the govern
ment charged with the duty of defend
ing the states rights in these matters, -
ana that Candidate Brown was also
charged with having his primary cam
paign financed with preliminary con
tribution of IS, 900, with promise of
more, if needed, in a struggle to de
prive the miners and prospectors of the
greatest mineral empire of the world in
Nevada. " And further that 'the
charges NAV be pursued in the courts
where ii is said it NAV result in the ex-
posure OF a gigantic swiudle greater than
the notorious Alaskan coal grab "
The answer TO this lie is that am
not making any primary campaign
The republican press OF this state is
aware that, up to date, | have done no
campaigning. except to insert my an
nouncement card in few of the papers
! am staying at home in Tonopah, at
tending to my private affairs. did not
plan la make primary campaign; can
not well afford to do so; and will not
make one unless am compelled to do
so by the continued practice OF such po-
litical chicanery as is now being aimed
at me II is hard To believe that my
opponent is the author of the statements
which are attributed to HIM bv the Ely
article and as quoted in excerpts from
his public addresses He is a lawyer
lie 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. Spring
never. You are q member OF the bar.
The stamp OF approval has been put
upon your name and reputation by the
supreme court of this state. Won have
charged me- your brother attorney, with
one of the highest crimes that could be
laid at any mans door, namely, that |
am to become party to an alleged plot
or conspiracy to injure and defraud this
state and all its people, and that | am to
do this under the cloak of high Office
and through the perversion of sacred
oath. You have not only circulated this
wicked lie throughout the state of Ne
vada, but it has also penetrated into adj
joining states and territories, where the
name of myself and family stands in
good repute, and where my written de-
nial may or may not reach. You call
Yourself the "unspiked rail" 1t fits