The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-09-03


, ocrats, on the streets of Carson,
Reno and Tonopah, all the while en-
deavoring TO make sale. My re.
publican opponent was one of the
persons who knew of the facts.
gave him statement of the mat
ter in writing-a letter over my
signature dated July IL, 1910.
Third Up to date, during the
present campaign, no corporation OF
individual has approached me di.
rectly or indirectly on any PROPOSE.
ton concerning the future action OF
the attorney generals office, In the
event Of my election to the office.
During fourteen years practice at
Ille bar have never been controlled
Oh sS ersed in my duty toward q
chent, by the influence of any In
diyioual, CORPORATION, money con.
siderarion or other consideration.
If | should be nominated and
elected attorney general, no individ-
ual, corporation, money considera.
tion or other consideration ever
would influence, color. control or
swerve ME in the fulfillment of my
duty to my client, the state. @
A special telegraphic dispatch
dated at Ely, August 18th, was pub
lished in some of the. democratic
papers on August 18th, stating that
at political meeting held in Ely
charged with being party to an
arrangement whereby it is alleged
that certain railroad interests plan
to steal three quarter million acres
Il mineral lands in Nevada; that
they are backing up Hugh Brow
Tor the nomination in the hope Of
securing control of the rrincipa
arm Of the government charged
with the duty nfs deter ding the
states fightSsin these matters, ana
that Candidate Brown was also
charged with having his primary
campaign financed with prelimi-
nary contribution of $1,000, with a
promise of more if needed. in
struggle to deprive the miners and
.prospectors Of the greatest mineral
empire of the world III Nevada
And further that 1.-The charges
may be pursued in the courts where
II is said 1t may result In the ex-
posure CT gigantic swindle greater
sven than the notorious Alaskan
coal grab
The anwser to this lie il that !
am not making any primary cam
paisn The republican press Of this
gate il aware that, up to date, l
have done no campaigning, except
to insert my announcement card In
few Of the papers. am stay
ing at home III Tonopah, attending
TO my private affairs. | did not
plan to make a primary campaign;
cannot well afford to do SO; and
will not make one unless | am COM
PEELED to do 80 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 statements
which are attributed to him by the
Ely article and as quoted in ex
cerpts 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 jurisdiction Of
the attorney general of the United
States and the department of the
Interior and not attorney genera
of Nevada ~
A word to you personally, Mr..
Springmeyer: You are a member
of the bar The stamp of approval
has been put upon your name and
reputation by the supreme court Q;
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 al
legged plot or conspiracy to injure
and defraud this state and all its
people, and that | am to do this
under the cloak of high office
and through the perversion of a
sacred oath You have not only
circulated this wicked lie through.
out the state of Nevada, but it has
also penetrated into adjoining state
and territories, where the name of
myse'f and family stands in good
repute, and where my written denial
may or may not reach. You G.
yourself an "unsniked rail- 1t
fits. you, for 1t is the habit OF ''un-
spiked rails, and also Of loose
screws"--to cause senseless, use.
less and irreparable injury. Neither
your youth, your ambition, nor the
heat of political controversy will ab-
solve you from the responsibility OF
your misconduct
You are no insurgent. Insur.
gency claims to represent an up
lift and an advance In political
methods and ideas, You are a
political renegade, and the methods
you employ have been in disfavor
with the American people fer many