The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-01-31
BONDLOOTERS
STILLAI WORK
HAVE LOBBY AT CAPITAL TO Per.
SUADE STATE OF NEVADA TO
RETAIN GIFT
The OUTCOME in DOUBT
(By Thomas J. Pence.) }

(By Thomas J. Pence.)
Washington, D. c., Jan. 28.-The
North Carolina carpet bag bond loot
ers are making a desperate effort to
prevent the repeal of the Bond Gift
Law sneaked through the Nevada
State Legislature several years ago.
The Legislature of that State conven-
ed this past week, and one of the
to vote to repeal the law, which is
the same that Marion Butler and Vim.
F.Pettigrew had passed by the Legis-
lature of South Dakota No sooner
did the Senate act than did the bond
looters get busy. They have lobby
at work to prevent the passage of the
measure through the House of Repre-
sentatiVes in session at Reno, and
seem to be making some headway.
This information has come to Sena-
tor Newlands, of Nevada.in a tele-
gram from friends in the State. The
distinguished Nevada Senator is
strong friend of the State of North
Carolina, and is exerting every honor
able influence to overcome the eff
forts of the bond 1ooters' lobby
Senator Newlands' Attitude.
AS showing the attitude of Senator
Newlands on the subject, that gentle
man has addressed Senators Simmons
and Overman the following letter:
tsThe enclosed correspondent
speaks for itself. Senator Tal1man is
one of the strongest men in the party
in Nevada and believe VIII take hold
of the matter effectively. shall GER
tainly do everything in my power to
prevent this transaction being carried
out''
The activity of Senator New1ands
in trying to prevent the passage OF
this bill through the House is made
clear from an interview given to the
press OF his State, and in a letter ad-
dressed to Governor Oddie, of Nevada.
In the interview given the Nevada
State Journal, published at Reno, Mr..
New1ands said: Il hope this bill
will pass. The proposed donation of
these bonds is a scandalous job, to
which Nevada can not afford to be
party and is an attempt to prostitute
the State to a most unworthy pur-
pose. During reconstruction days
bonds were issued in the most reck
less way by negro legislatures whose
waste, extravaganza and fraud threat
ened the Southern States with bank
ruptcy. We have had the warm sup
port of the Southern States in irri,
CATION and other Western measures
and only recently they voted for the
twenty million dollar bond issue of
which the Truckee-C Carson is the bene-
ficiary Apart from the dishonesty of
the transaction, it would be the worst
policy TO do anything that would di-
minish this friendship. Let us rather
follow the example of Rhode Island
which not only indignantly refused a
similar gift, but repealed a similar
law in order to accomplish it,
News of Lobby At Work.
What aroused Senator Newlands
most was telegram which he re
ceived from State Senator 'Ta1lman
and chairman of the Democratic Cen
tral Committee of his State, which ad
yised him that a lobby was at work
in an effort to railroad the bill through
the Assembly. The following is
copy of his telegram:
Carson, New, Jan. %, 1911.
Hon. F. G. Newlands,
Washington, d. G.
Lobby to defeat bill repeating bond
gift law in Assembly. Has passed Sen
ate. Can you wire friends in Assem-
bly, to pass repeating law without de
lay?
signed) CLAY TALLMAN.
Following the receipt of the tele