The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-18
NEWLANDs BOOM
IS COMING FAST
SENATOR FROM NEVADA LOOMS
LARGE As DEMOCRATS PRES
DENTAL TIMBER.
NATIVE OF THE SOUTH
EDUCATED IN THE NORTH, EsTAB-
LIsHEs HIMSELF IN THE WEST
AND MAKES RECORD IN
NATIVE OF THE SOUTH
BY VICTOR ELLIOTT.

I
prominent man is connected with the
nomination.
The latest possibility Is Senator
Francis Griffith Newiands Of Nevada.
Democrats of California are booming
him for president. To be sure the
boom attached with his name has not
grown to large proportions. but II IS
worthy of notice. for, in the past poiit
ical history of this country. men who
before the meeting af the conventions
were considered Is tmpossibilties,
/ have carried off the plum.
/ No man in public life presents
! more remarkable array OF qua1fffca=
I lions emitting him to consideration
| than Senator Newiapds He Is true
son Of the country, for he was born
4 in the South, educated In the North,
| pracsised law in the West, and became
"a legislator I'm the East His fife In
each Of the sections and his successes
| has given him claim on each of them.
Wins and Spends Nothing.
Two years ago, when ne ran for Sem
stor in Nevada against another mil
ltonaire. who announced his intention
- srerd all the money necessary to
| win. Newlands carried the State In
walk, The opposition loosened senfr-
| ouslE enough to suit the most enthu-
! siastic gangster. Newiands toured the
| state as Tire candidate who had not
| bought q drink or vote and he came
through with IN overwhelming popular
endorsement in the primary. Despite
his command Of great wealth. no mil
lionaire In public life has been SO free
from suspicion of making improper
use Of money in politics.
Newiands is firm advocate of the
primary, He believes that 1t gives the
people chance To get what they want
He stood by this doctrine II. his cam
paign. refusing TO attempt competition
with the arts Of the f1nancier III pom .
tics, and won with such q majority
that the State legislature gave him
Il UNANIMOUS vote for senator
Nevada is the smallest State in pop
ulation in the Union. but It makes the
bcasg Of the largest proportional gain
in the last decade OF any other state.
Ii IL not the plan of the Democratic
friends Of Senator Newiards who are
booming him TO place him III the race
as the favorite son OF the smallest
state. They propose to present him
as the son Of the Pacific and Mountain
West They claim California, Nevada.
Oregon. Idaho, Montana, and the
Southwestern territories California
is going to lead IL the tight for New
lands az the Democratic convention
because of his services to San Fran
cisco after the earthquake and fire. No
native Son Of California did more TO
sustain the confidence of Eastern cap
ital liz the city during those terrible
times.
Native of south.
70 the South, Newlands Will look
as much e. southerner as woodrow
Wilson. or Champ Clark, he being a
| aaflNe of Natchez, MISS. TO the far
! west he is known az tie author or the
! great reclamation code The East
knows and respects him as safe and
successful business man. The whole
i-country knows him az a puolcist who
has always been two or three years
:. ahead OF the times, and whose 3ndg-
| tnent has been indicated ey the
course of events
The railroads of Nevada are Its
rride, In no other State are they IN
depend. ut OF political influence. The
Stat. railroad code Is rnost effective.
They cay iB Nevada that the state
owes to Newlands the inspiration
which brought into existence this CON
ditfoil
While a member OF the House OF
Penre seutativex Newlands served on
the ways anu means committee ana
took an important part in the framing
a of t~.s- sariM bills Fa Was on the
; irrigation committee. and II was there
that he rendered the service for
hieu The entire West Is indebted 10
him.
Father Of Land Reclamation
In 1924 Newiands conceived MS plan
for The reclamation OF the arid lands
and the conservation OF water, He
first presented his plan to the people
in sa address. Later he elaborated
upor his original plan In the form OF
a biz. which he introduced in Con-
Sress. and which finally became law.
The reclamation OF this valuable land
has moi cost the Western States any
thing. ara yet these States have had
the benefit y. Federal backing IN reeia-
nation projects. without the aid re-
| cetyed from, Con~ress 1t would have
been Impossible for them 10 nave re-
claimed the land.
Senator Newlards is a Democrat ny
nativity, inheritance and inclination.
He Ia well qualified to become ma :
Ionaffss-Ha La not one OF those VINO
are afraid 10 have the government
undertake a great project under Jed
! erai centred.
He never hesitated about the regu-
latian OF tho railroads. He was al
WAYS in the midst OF the fight instead
| Of in the rea- He never took time
after he once started TO tight to stop
and auibbte over the constfutionaiity
az phrases He has introduced meas
ures locking to federal Incorporation
~ All Interstate railroads. and has nad
the satisfaction OF hearing no less 4
! redo;!btable conservative than Aldrieh
su,nit that It was the only and tnevi-
table solution.
4 .s,,gs.. pscidadiy Rresressixa. u. .....~a,
Recently he introduced bill pro-
viding for the creation Of the Inter
state Trae Commission. designed to DO
I in the world of industry what the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
done in the world OF TRANSPORTATION
Senator Newiands Is an independent
He is an advocate OF the progressive
proposals laid down By the National
Progressive Republican League in its
!. platform He favors tartff commits
: sion legislation and advocates gradual
reduction OF the tariff to the point al
!. which comb nation, monopoly and ex-
tortion shalt be impossible.
Politically Senator Newlands friends
claim his availability must not be test
, ed by consideration Of the fact that he
comes from the smallest state In polni
OF population. They point out that by
experience and on record he Is EMIT
led to be looked upon as national
candidate.
When asked about the activity OF his
Western supporters, Newfands smiles
and says nothing, He has no Illusions
about the possibility of presidential
candidacy. He is not pushing himself
into the tight, The movement In MS
} favor has gained good deal OF ground
I out West. and 10 just rorttnk tn Z
! recognition in the East A. serious
affair. likely tito achieve Important