The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-10-15
RECORDS OF
SPRINcMfYER
AND DOUGLASS

the office OF attorney general on the
republican ticket is native Nevadan
He was born on his fathers ranch in
Carson valley and is representative OF
one of the best families of the state.
His father settled in the Carson val
ley in the SOS, and Is recognized
particularly for his virtues of good
citizenship.
George Springmeyer has had excep-
tional advantages and has made the
most of them. He was educated at
the University of Nevada, the Stan
ford University and at Harvard, He
is member of the bar In Nevada
and in California and has been admit
ted to the practice in all the fed
eral courts.
Four years ago. he was the repub-
lican nominee for the office to which
he aspires. At that time he made
canvass of the state, but missed
election by S04 votes. After that cam
paign, he settled down to the prac-
tice of law in Goldfield Since 1907 he
has been assistant district attorney
for Esmeralda county, participating
in some of the most important civil
and criminal litigation ever tried in
the state. He made a reputation for
ability in handling difficult cases in
court, against clever and persistent
adversaries, in the well known bullion
tax lgitiation.
The outcome of these trials result
ed in the payment Of over $4,000 in
taxes to Esmeralda county.
Mr. Springmeyer is essentially a
fighter, and if the people of this
| state want militant, fearless attor-
ney general who, with due regard for
the rights of every person, railroad
or corporation will vigorously enforce
the law, they can make no mistake
in electing him to office. IS
w. G. Douglass, republican candi-
date for secretary of state, was born
in Batchtown, Illinois, in October,
1869 His boyhood was spent on the
home farm and he received his ed
ucation In the common schools and
in full course at the business col
lege in Jacksonville, Illinois.
| At 20 years of age he came to the
state of Nevada. settling in Virgin
ia City, where he went to work In the
bank of his uncle, J. NJ Douglass.
| In 1898 he got into politics and
was elected two terms as clerk and
treasurer of Storey county. From that
position he was promoted by the re-
publican voters of the state to the
office he has held continuously ever
since-secretary of state The first
time he ran Tor this office he and
the late Orvis Ring were the only
republicans that succeeded In getting
more votes than their democratic ad-
versaries.
/ His administration OF the office has
been conspicuous for efficiency
Among the things that his friends
point to with especial pride is the
state library, which has been built
up through the incessant enthusiasm
OF Secretary Douglass. 1t is the fin
est law library on the Pacific coast,
obtaining many volumns Of foreign
decisions that cannot be found in
any other library in the west. Thirty
five thousand volumns have been cat
alogued under the Dewey system. Be
sides the law library, there is a col
lection Of miscellaneous books of
many thousand volumns.
Since Mr.. Douglass took office, more
than S350,000 have been collected in
fees, all Of which was turned into
zoe state treasury.
He Is largely interested In Com
stock mines. He Is connected with
the Golden Curry, the Best & Bel
cher, the Choller and the CONSOLIDATE
ed New York, all Comstock produc-
ers. He is also the largest stockhold-
er In the Comstock Mohawk. prop
erty now in operation.
His especial pride and his most
Il important venture in the line Of pri-
vate business is an illustration Of