The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-09-03

cash, over and above the current needs
of my family and Of my business ac'
tivities, to meet the cost of such CAM
paign. Therefore, put some of my
| holdings on the market at $500. | did
not find buyer. Then I offered a
holding at $4,000, but without success.
Later, in July, disposed of holding
of stock for a consideration of $4,000,
which was considerably below its in
trinsic value. The purchaser, already
large stockholder in the company, ac-
uuired the control through the purchase
Of my stock. The sale is in writing
and duplicate original has been lodged
with the secretary of the company,
who holds the entire issued capitaliza.
ton in pool. This sum, $4,000, is the
fund that will see me- through my can
didacy for Attorney General, if am
nominated, unless shall see fit to make
some further sacrifices of my property,
which am not likely to do.
Imake no privacy of the foregoing
conditions. During the months OF May
June and July, stated the conditions
co various persons, both Republicans
and Democrats, on the streets of Car
son, Reno and Tonopah, all the while
endeavoring to make a sale. MY he
publican opponent was one of the per-
sons who knew these facts. gave him
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 in
dividual has approached me directly or
indirectly on any proposition concern
ing the future action of the Attorney
Generals 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, cor
poration, money consideration or other
consideration.
Ii should be nominated and elected
Attorney General, no individual, cor
poration, money consideration or other
consideration ever would influence,
color, control or swerve me in the full.
6llment of my duty to my client, the
State.
A special telegraphic dispatch dated
at Ely, August 18th, was published in
some of the Democratic papers on
August 10th, stating that at political
meeting held in Ely by my Republican
opponent, I was charged with being
party to an arrangement whereby 1t 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 Gov
ernment charged with the duty OF de-
Tending the States rights in these mat
ters," and that "Candidate Brown was
also charged with having his Primary
ampaign financed with preliminary
contribution of $4,000. with a promise
of more, if needed, in a struggle to de-
priye the miners and prospectors OF the
greatest mineral empire of the world
in Nevada" And further that "the
charges may be pursued in the courts
where it is said it may result in the
exposure of gigantic swim die greater
even than the notorious Alaskan coal
grab"
The answer to this lie is that l am
not making any Primary campaign
The Republican press of this State is
aware that, up to date, have done nc
cam paigning. except to insert my an
nounoement card in few OF the papers
I ana staying as home in Tonopah' at'