The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29

Reno, June 2S-Gov. z. S. Dickerson.
of Nevada, entertains no prejudice
against the impending battle between
Jeffries and Johnson, even though his in
PREVENTION TO stop the fight IS being inn
portuned by ministerial associations al
over the country OF this fact Promoters
Richard and Gleason were pretty def
nitely assured before they made their an
nouncement a week ago to-day that Reno
was to be the scene OF the tight, but to-
day the governor. who had dropped into
town from Ely. New. threw one arm
over Tex Richards shoulder and whis-
pered something in his ear. there was
smile on the Richard cOuntenance that
signaled his complete contenment
LAS long as this night is on the square
will take no steps 10 stop it," said the
governor, after he had been released
from the tete-a-tete into which Richard
had drawn him behind the screen Of the
pool-room In the Golden Hotel. And.
believe me. this night is going 10 be on
the square. You can put me down for
that"
This reinsurance came to the prOmot-
ers after a hard night Of worriment.
Late last night Richard had received
query from Chicago asking him 10
verify the report that the engagement
between Jeffries and Johnson had been
definitely called of. This threw the
Goldheld promoter into as close an ap-
Proclamation 10 panic as he has expert
enced since Gov. Gillett. of California,
announced his unshakable moral position
in regard to the holding Of the contest
in San Francisco. Though Richard was
Il
for the Chicago rumor, others kept COM
ing In over the wire from the East, and
finally Richard set them all down to a
concerted effort Ito put the fight on the
pazzaz." He limited darkly that he knew
the source OF this movement but beyond
that he would not commit himself.
Governor Arrives on Early Train.
Gov. Dickerson got IN from Ely on an
early morning train and straightway re-
tired. He left word that he should not
be called until II o'clock this morning,
and before that hour Riekard was haunt
ing the desk OF the Golden Hotel with
his watch IN his hand. AS soon as the
governor came down stairs Richard had
him in a corner behind the poolroom
screen, and there was fifteen minutes of
close conversation. Before the governor !
came down, Richard had answered the
questions of the newspaper men as 20 !
the possibility OF twelfth-hour action on
the part of the States executive with con- |
siderable confidence in his words.
why. all the preachers in Nevada and |
in the country couldn't move this man."
the promoter said. with a bang of his |
fist on the clerks desk. IF he calls this |
G,~t.T z It'll 4g,-f- - A..
end OF the world IS coming, sure. The !
governor IS a good friend of mine. I have |
known him in Ely ever since he came to |
that town. six or eight years ago from |
California. know he is too honest a |
man to throw me down after all that has
happened. And here is one man. at least |
who doesn't want to be a United States |
Senator"
VIII Not stop Fight.
mo. will not be at the fight" said |
the governor, in answer to one OF the
questions fred at him. 1T will be impos-
sible. No, II will not be because of any
moral scruples that l might have; those
don't usually figure IN this affair at ALL
It does lie within the power OF the gov
ernor OF this State to stop the fight by
ISFohHiB TIE iCcHsS SiaulSu uuuSr tflo
State faw, II he feels that there is any
thing about the affair that would be an
injury TO public morals, or If he thinks
the fight is to be a fake. The governors
hands are not tied In this matter. for the
law permitting boxing contests of unlim-
ted length Is in no way mandatory upon
the governor; be still has the power of
exercising his discretion.
Gov. Diekerson was asked II he had
received any protests against the holding
)f the fight in Reno or requests that he
exercise his executive functions 10 stop
l.
Yes believe that great many such
protests, most OF them from clerical as
'ociations outside the State. have come
o the executive Office" he replied. But
have not yet been to my Office since II
vas decided to pull this fight in Reno. so,