White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-23
NEVAOA'S NEXT
CONGRESSMAN
HAS An EXPERIENCE THAT EMIL
NENTLY QUALITIES HIM TO
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURES.

E. Z. Roberts, candidate for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket, a
born December u, 1870. He spent
his boyhood on a farm in the west,
his parents having crossed the plains
in 1850. He was Is years of age be-
fore he ever rode on a railroad. He
worked his way through school. He
graduated from normal scohol as
president of his class In 1891, and at
the same time finished a course in a
school of elocution and oratory.
For four years he taught school at
Empire in Ormsby county, during
which time he studied law, taking ad-
vantage of the state law library at
Carson City. While teaching school
at Empire in the fall of 1900, he was
nominated by the Republicans for the
Office of district attorney and super
intendent of schools. He was the
only Republican elected in Ormsby
county that year. In 1902 he was re-
elected yer a regular Democratic and
silver party nominee by a majority of
344 votes, the largest majority ever
given any candidate on any ticket in
Ormsby county. In 1904. he was
again elected against an independent
candidate with a majority of 240. In
1906, he was elected again by the
same vote over another independent
candidate. In 1908, he received the
endorsement of both parties for nom
ination 10 the Office of district attor-
ney of Ormsby eunty. This endorse
ment and popular approval. as shown
by the vote. was the direct result of
the activity Of Mr.. Roberts in pro-
ceeding against the State Bank and
Trust company, his zeal in olsen
tangling the affairs of this bank and
other involved banks. being greatly TO
the benefit of the people.
For nine years Mr.. Roberts was
city attorney for Carson City. One
of the best services Mr.. Roberts has
performed for his community has
been in educational affairs. In the
capacity of school trustee, he has
done more, perhaps, than any other
one man, in making the schools of
Carson models for the state.
He was married in 1893 and has
one daughter, who will graduate from
the Carson City high school this year.
The people of Ormsby county.
where he is best known, are behind
him in this campaign as one man.
They like him down there for what
he has done for the community, and
recognize the position he holds among
them as a citizen. He has a pleasing
personality and is bound to make
friends wherever he goes. And when
Roberts once makes a friend. he has
a man that will stay with him to the
end of time.
He made a whirlwind campaign for
the nomination, and is repeating
these methods now. He is convincing
his friends throughout the state of his
ability to accomplish in Congress
what he believes in. He Is making a
clean, straightforward fight. That is
what the people like. and when they
look into the honest face OF +. +.
Roberts. they will understand that he
is a man to be trusted.
He has been a member of
the legislature, but he has done an
enormous AMOUNT of work around the
state capitol during legislative SEES
sions. He has particularly had much
to do with drafting bills in the bene-
fit of labor in the state and has work
ed to get such legislation passed. In
this work, he has not been unfair 70
any class, considering the rights of
the employer as well as the interests
of the laborer. He has taken a lead
ing stand against further Japanese,
Chinese and Hindu Entertainments in
the field of American labor.
He is a great student. a writer of
ability and an orator of more than
ordinary power. He merits the full
est confidence of both friend and ac-
quaintanee and his word is as good
as his bond.