Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-07
TONOpAH IS UNANIMOUS FOR ODDIE
Largest Majority Ever Given a Candi-
date In Southern Nevada Hugh II.
Brown Also Receives a Hand
some Vote In Each Ward.

held in Tonopah occurred yesterday
and strange to say, the day passed
off very quietly. Political workers
were out in force from both partiea
and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
over two-thirds of the ballots were
cast.
! 1t i 5 estimated that about 65 per
cent of the total vote was polled,
but the exact percentage would be
hard to surmise owing to the fact
that parties registered who voted at
the last general election two years
ago did not have to register to vote
yesterday.
The interest usually observed in
general elections was not manifested
during the day, due partly to the
fact that many of the offices were
sought by only one candidate. Yet
the day was by no means dull one
for contesting candidates donned
their armor early and kept up the
work until the polls closed at
O'Clock.
On the Republica side Of the
fence attention was centered in the
fight of I. l.. Oddie and W. A..
Massey for the nomination OF gov
ernor Every admirer of Oddie was
on the street and all desired to
make his nomination unanimous.
An incident happened at one of the
voting precincts which shows the
manner in which southern Nevada is
backing Oddie. A Democrat, one
who had voted that ticket for thirty
years, approached the rail and after
giving his name was asked what
ballot he desired.
j Republican, was the response
The clerk, who knew his former
party afIiliation, stood stock still and
! stared at the voter.
! Then the information came that
it was his desire to vote for Oddie
!. The fight between Hugh H. Brown
and George Springmeyer for attor
ney general. was also full OF inter
est, but few supporters of the lat
ter could be found.
Promptly at O'Clock the poll
closed and then the clerks and in
spectors. started preparations t.
count the ballots. The white, pinl
.1 1srn. cbno+e of pauar wnra taly al
~ from the boxes and segregated an
vi then the count started in proper.
" 1t was dry town as every thirs
emporium was closed in pursuanc
of the general election law, an
. those who awoke with a neat littl
!, .sholdover' were forced to go tn
day without adding to that feeling
Naturally few appeared on tn
" streets with a woe-begone eXpre'
We sion on their faces, and when
~ O'Clock arrived there was ma
en dash for the nearest bar.
o. That Oddie carried Tonopah got
iu- without saying, and his majority
10 considered the greatest ever r
ceived by like candidate in tt
'lli history of this state. When tt
elk. oo,,n+ srs+ etarted II was annare
vas that the Republicans had endea
Ihe ored to make his nomination una
imous. The second precinct ga
aei him 60 votes while Massey was t
ses recipient of only five. The four
iht precinct was even more genero,
,he the count standing, Oddie 96 a.
osi- Massey 2.
sls- 1t is thought that Mr.. Oddie b
nee the nomination, for it is known tt
M he carried Nye, Esmeralda, Dougl'
ol Storey and Ormsby counties, a
also the Eureka precinct in Eure
no county.
NIL The election of Hugh H. Bro
ci's over George Springmeyer for
nau torney general is announced in d
nSe patches from Reno.
de- Mo..o,- 1ooas - 1u,sboo ora uu
y boldt counties.
pe- Dickerson is running three
one over Nicholas for the Der
cratic nomination for governor.
Pittman is running two to {
ION over Mcintosh and Sweeney and
is believed he has the nominate
Gilbert Ross of Tonopah is ell
e. ed, as is Cleve H. Baker for att
wen ney general These assertions
istic based on telegraphic bulletins fl
lthe- Reno.
sew Charles Sprague, Democrat, is
and knowledged the successful candid
very for congress over Hubbard.
No returns were received in