The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-09-08
PRIMARY ELECTION QUIET AFFAIR
Dickerfon and Massey Hend State
Tickets, While Local Voters
Fight Out Numerous
Issues.

ISSutS.
The primary election passed off very quietly in Falon
and all other Churchill county voting precincts extremely
light vote being recorded The principal interest centered
around the Democratic for sheriff between L. N
Wghtman and Frank Ferguson and the Republican contests
for assembymen sheriff. clerk and district attorney Owing
to the fact possibly that contests in the Re-
publican ranks the Republican vote poed larger than
the Democratic. particularly bitter contest waged
around the assembymen nominations. w. H. Williams A.
R. Merritt and Dr. Hasca the in this
instance and two nominations made The third party
in the struggle the contest three aspect mas
much each candidate sought to lead A. Merritt de-
veoped unexpected strength St Clair precinct where he
resides holding Dr. Hasca little than even in Falon
precincts and going from this valley and Farvew precinct
into Wonder and Easgae precincts with lead of II votes
and the matter of overcoming this lead by Hasca is doubt
full w. H. Williams far and away head of the other
contestants in this instance.
The returns indicate complete victory for Acting
Governor D. S. Dckerson and exoneraon by the
of the state of the principles for which he stands Without
doubt the entire Dckerson ticket nominated while the
Republican sde Masseys lead for the counties
of Wahoe Eko Humboldt and Churchill is overwhelming
that Oddes partsans hope early in the game of
ever overcoming with the much heraded southern mining
camp vote, which is largely favorable to Odde
Sprague the Democratic nominee for congress- while
Roberts enjoys the distinction the Republican side
Pittmans lead Judge Sweeney and H. Mcintosh is
overwhelming and he will oppose United States Senator
George Nixon the general election in November when
their respective popularity and the favor in which the prn
cples for which they stand will be put to tests
White Rock returns arriving here yesterday proved the
district veritabe hotbed of Joe Cannonsm Of total of
nine votes cast eight of Republican hue while lone
Socialist proved true his belief but Democrat
sponded the call of party which leads believe that
Senator Williams has driven all of the Democrats of
that neck of the woods
Many surprises developed by the primary election
among which the surprising in which the
Dickerson sentiment exempfed in this section That
great old warhorse Lem Allen ecpsed by governor
every precinct in the county, while Massey sentiment
also strong in this section
The Democratic ticket in the field will be follows
Lem Allen, district judge Thomas Doll, state SENATOR J.
B. Young and A. NJ Burd assembymen Lee Wightman,
sheriff. A. O. Fokett recorder and auditor j. W. Stton
assessor c. L. Noble clerk Fulton H. Sears district aor
ney Chas Cirac long commissioner and George Bur-
ton short term commissioner
The Republican nominees as follows L. N French,
district Judge; j. W. Ferguson state senator W. H. Will
ams and A. R. Merritt assemblymen Jack Conf, sheriff;
Fred FRANKIE recorder F. A. Dalton, assessor; H. l. Nor
ton clerk W. s. WALL district attorney Vet Smart, long
term commissioner and Earl Danelson short term COM
Charley Hoover elected republican county central
committeeman for this precinct while like distinction
accorded the editor of this paper by the Democrats of the
community In other precincts throughout the county, is
said ignorance of the procedure resulted being
suggested for precinct committeeman provided for by the
primary law and a result appointments will be necessary
All in ALL the result of the first primary election held in
this state has been satisfactory Numerous corrections to
the law have suggested its operation but the people
generally in this county, like the plan.
Dsgruned and defeated candidates promise their par
tisan han dependent candidates will appear the field to
take up their burdens where they laid them down by the
ouest of majority of the electors but this seems
chimera just