The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-09-03
Hugh II. Brown to the Voters of Nevada

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not plan to make Primary cam paign;
cannot we'll afford to do so; and will
not make one unless l am compelled to
do so by the continued practice of such
political chicanery as is now being
| aimed at me. 1t is hard to believe that
my opponent is the author of the state.
ments which are attributed to him by
the Ely article and as quoted in ex,
csrpts from his public address. He is a
lawyer. He knows, or should know,
that land steal, of the magnitude above
described, would fall under the juris-
dlction of the Attorney General of the
United States and the Department Of
the Interior and not Attorney. General
of Nevada.
A word to you personally, Mr.. Spring.
meyer: You are a member of the
bar. The stamp of approval has been
put upon your name and reputation by
the Supreme Court of this State. You
have charged me, your brother attorney.
with one Of the highest crimes that
could be laid at any mans door,
namely that am to become party to
an alleged plot or conspiracy to injure
and defraud this State and all it's peo.
pie, and that am to do this under the
cloak of high office and through the
perversion of sacred oath. You have
not only circulated this wicked lie
throughout the State Of Nevada, but il
has also penetrated into adjoining
States and Territories, where the name
of myself and family stands in good re-
pute, and where my written denial
may or may not reach. You call you
self an "unspiked rail-" 1t fits you,
for it is the habit of "unspiked rails, =
aud also OF ''loose screws"-to cause
senseless, useless and irreparable in.
jury. Neither your youth, your ambi-
tion, nor the heat of political con-
troversy will absolve you from the re-
possibility of your misconduct.
You are no insurgent Insurgency
claims to represent an uplift and an ad
vance in political methods and ideas.
You are political renegade, and the
methods you employ have been in dis
favor with the American people for
many long year. You unnecessarily
abuse the political standards of your
country and your State when you en-
deavor to further your own cause BY
trying to tear down the character, per-
sonality and patriotism of an opponent.
Let it also be known that in letter over
your own signature, under date of July
II, 1910, you stated that if you did not
win the nomination at the primaries
you would keep up the fight against
your party's nominee until November.
If you are unsuccessful at the primaries
1t is manifest that the Republican nomi.
nee will have to go into the election
oamgaign against the massed forces of
Democracy, reinforced by you and by
whatsoever following you may muster.
Even so, and whatever the final out.
come may be, it will--if am nominated
give me an opportunity to campaign
this State next October in support of my
party's cause and my party's nominees,
whoever they may be. AS you are fully
advised, this was my chief motive in
consenting to become candidate for
Office this year. Like many Republi-
cans and Democrats in this State, you
know full we'll that it was party loyalty
and nothing else, that turned the scale
of my decision to be a candidate, and
that, although I want to win fight
after enter it, my defeat at the polls
would not otherwise greatly concern
me personally, nor affect the general