Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-27
HUGH H. BROWN TO THE VOTERS OF
NEVADA.

Ny candidacy for republican nomina-
for attorney general, subject to the pri-
maries, was announced i'll July.
Since that time my opponent for the
republican nomination has been making
charges against me, by letter. by circu-
lar and in public meetings. to the fol
lowing effect
First, that | am a corporation LAWYER
Second, that corporations are paving
my campaign expenses
Third, that il | am elected will be
controlled by corporations.
TO the people who know me aud who
have done business with me for many
wears past, il is not necessary that
should reply to these charges
But, inasmuch as they are now being
Systematically circulated to the remotest
corners of the State, and are accumulat-
ing additional opprobrium with their
daily repetition. | will no longer permit
them to go uudenied or their author un-
rebuked.
Therefore. ! make answer as follows:
First, there is no lawyer in Nevada so
far as know, who is old enough to be
attorney general or who has had sufli-
cient training and experience at the bar
to qualify himself as the chief law minis
ter Of the State, who has not got corpo-
rations on his list Of clients. If il is
true that ! am a corporation lawyer, then
it is also true that | am union labor
lawyer; also a mining LAWYER, a CONNER
cial LAWYER and water rights LAWYER
have had clients. both rich and poor,
in all these lines OF professional activity.
| do not belong TO one class any more
than to another. Numerically the larg-
est number OF my clients have been
prospectors, miners and mining men,
and the largest personal expenditures of
money that have made during eight
years residence in southern Nevada
aside from the maintenance of my fam
ily) have been for the maintenance of
prospector in the field.
Second. The answer to the second
charge necessarily compels me to throw
my private affairs wide open. | do this
with sharp regret and extreme repulsion,
but without hesitation or evasion.
My campaign two years ago, when ]
was a candidate for associate justice of
the Supreme court, cost me upwards of
$4,000. No person ventured 10 say it
did not come out Of my own pocket -cv-
cry dollar OF it. | spent it economically,
without waste or extravaganza. Every
cent of il went into legitimate channels,
the chief item being thorough tour of
the State. The rest of the expenditure
went into circulars, cards and announce
ments; contribution to the state cen
trail committee; contribution to the
central committee OF my home county of
Nye; and also for clerical help, postage
and sundry other items; in several in
stances employed men bv the day or
job to go into localities where could
not 70 myself, Ia present the claims Of
my candidacy. All | had left out of my
campaign fund. at the end OF the cant
paign, was the unused portion OF a mile
age book.
contemplated that the campaign this
year, for attorney general would cost
me more than | spent two years ago,
especially il it should entail the added
expense OF primary campaign of the
state.
Although my various property hold
ings and interests are sufficient to put
my credit on the right side of the ledger
| did not have sufficient surplus cash,
over and above the current needs of my
family and of my business activities, to
meet the cost OF such campaign. There
fore put some of my holdings on the
market at 81, 500. did not find a
buyer. Then | offered holding at
$1,000, but without success. Later. III
July, disposed of holding OF stock for
a consideration OF 5000 which was
The purchater, already a large stock
holder in the company, acquired the
control through the purchase OF my
stock The sale is in writing and a
duplicate original has been lodged with
the secretary of the company, who holds
the entire issued capitalization i'll pool
This sum. So 200, is the fund that will
see me through my candidacy for attor-
ney general, if am nominated. unless