Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-17

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following. which I regard as of
vital Importance to the democratic
party Of the state and through it
of especial interest and great mo-
ment 70 all the people
At this time there are four an.
ncunced candidates for the demo-
cratic nomination for United States
senator It is my firm belief that
if this four-cornered contest is car
ried on until the primary election.
September 6, it will, while without
intention on the part of any one
Of the candidates. undoubtedly en-
gender more or less bitterness.
strife and harsh feeling among the
adherents of each of them This
lack of harmony could and would
mean only one thing, nam ly: The
success of the republican candi-
date. BY reason of the failure of
the republican party to carry out
its platform pledges by it's enact
ment of the vicious Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill, which revised the SEIZED
ules upward instead of down. thus
utterly disregarding prediction
promises, there is presented to us
a splendid and certain opportunity
TO do 2 great service to the people
of our own state and OF the coun-
try at large by electing to the
United States senate a real rep
rssentative of the whole people in
tire place and stead of the repre-
sentative Of special privileges to
the favored few. To do this, how
ever, we must have a united party
behind the nominee. The forego-
inc is known to be the absolute
trtth tE all persons at all CONVEX
SAINT with conditions as they now
obtain in Nevada politics
do unhesitatingly and unequi-
Tocallr place the welfare Of the
whole people far above the person
Fl interests and ambitions of any
individual. | recognize the exist
ing and ever growing need Of the
people for a real representation
in the halls OF congress as opposed
to a representation which considers
only the special interests. With
these truths and needs clearly in
mind. | make the following propo-
sition to the gentlemen who are
candidates for the democratic nom
ination for United States senator
That we, Mr.. Key Pittman, Judge
James G. Sweeney, Mr.. L. l.. Hud-
son and the undersigned, c. H. Nc
lntosh. do meet, with two friends
each, in Carson City, at the earliest
practicable date, and then and
there cast lots to determine which
three shall withdraw from the race,
thus insuring harmony within the
party; each and every one of us
then and there pledging his loyalty
and active support to the candi-
date thus selected to carry forward
the fight. All of the gentlemen
herein mentioned are men of cour-
age, integrity and capacity, and
the welfare of the party and peo-
pie may be safely entrusted to the
hands of which ever one of them
may be thus selected.
1t may be urged by some one of
you that such proceeding would
tend to impair the real intent of
the primary law. In answer to
such an argument say that, if the
effect of the primary law be to de-
stroy the opportunity of the peo-
pie to elect representative in the
United States senate; if it is thus
being made an instrument in the
hands of the predatory rich to re-
turn to the senate their special
representative, who always votes
and acts with the Aldrich-Cannon
coterie, then such objections should
not be given serious consideration
in this particular case and under
the existing conditions.
This proposal is made in absolute
good faith, and l desire to impress
upon all of the aforementioned
gentlemen the need for prompt ae-
ton. I therefore ask for your re-
sponses at the earliest convenient
moment. BY todays mail | am
sending to each of You personally
copy of this letter.
Sincerely yours.
c. H. MCINTOSH.