The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-07-05

will pilot the political fortunes OF the
| Democratic and Republican parties In
Nevada, what the ProRressiyes will do
and how much of a figure the ever
active Socialists will cut, are questions
| that are being earnestly talked over by
| politicians these Summer days. The
renewed activity of Denver s. Dicker.
son, defeated as the Democratic nomi.
nee for Governor in 1910, is also per-
picking the Democratic politicians who
are long on harmony, for Dickerson is
properly credited with being a good
hater, and that he still nurses q list OF
Qrudges that were Matched in the cam
paien of his defeat is well known.
Senator Newlands. of course. will
| be a candidate for the Democratic o
| torial nomination to succeed himself.
| That he will have opposition in the
Democratic primary now seems certain.
Ever since Dickerson was beaten for
| Governor by Tasker L. Oddie. the Re-
publican nominee from the south, Dick
| erson has credited his defeat to New
lands, the acknowledged Democratic
| chief. That many of Newlands' friends
in the northern part of the State opposed
| Dickerson bothsin the primary and in
the election afterward is true, and the
fact that Senator Newlands did not
force his close associates to withdraw
their opposition to Dickerson, a fellow
| Democrat, is the real cause of the latter's
hostility to Newlands.
Dickerson Coaching Bedford
With the exception of Newlands,
| Dickerson controls the strongest per.
sonal following Of any Democrat in Ne
vada. However. he will not enter as a
candidate to oppose Newlands for the
! Senatorial nomination, but is training
Samuel Bedford, of Reno. until recently
a corporation lawyer from the copper
camp Of Ely. reputed to be a clever poll.
tician and a good campaigner. Belford
alone would make a weak fight, but
with the force of Dickerson's person.
atty behind him, will rally consider.
able Democratic support.
Dickerson opposed to Newlands in the
primary would make a campaign such
as has seldom been seen in Nevada. but
he would be admittedly weak in the
election should he be nominated, as he
is not strong with the Republicans, and
would be the choice of a divided De-
mocracy should be defeat Newlands.
Apparently this is not unknown to
Dickerson. judging from the way he is
playing the game.
Dickerson Sore Clear Through
No effort is made by Ex-Governor
Dickerson to conceal his intense anti
Newlands feelings. To his friends he
has stated in bitter words his opinion
of the senior Senator for his alleged
treachery, and at a political conference
held in Reno at Democratic headquart-
ers last campaign he coldly turned his
pack when Senator Newlands entered
the reception room and was greeted by
other Democrats.
An effort to placate Dickerson was
made by the Newlands people a few
weeks go. An offer of the Democratic
nomination for Governor with the loya
support of Senator Newlands behind il
is reputed to have been rejected by him
aud likewise the offer of the United
States Marshalship. to both of which
tenders he is said to rave declared with
considerable heal that he would accept
nothing at the hands of the Democratic
D senior Senator.
The reorganization of Senator New
t lands seems assured. but he will have 6
a fight on his hands after the primary.
Massey Or Wingfield
. Unless George Wingield should claim
the Republican nomination for the
United States Senatorship il will be of
fered to William A. Massey, who wal
defeated in the Senatorial fight by Key
Pittman, the present junior Senator
last Fall. Samuel Pratt, U. S. District
Attorney, is known to have Senatorial
ambitions. but Republicans generally
favor Massey, who made a gallant fghl
! in 1912. That Wingfield could take tn,
nomination from either through hi
control of the organization and thu
weight of his immense wealth is almost
beyond question. Wingield has be
, come the heir to the old machine Of
Senator Nixon and is quietly assuming
, a mild dictatorship in Republican cir
, Giles. Ia the event that he should throw
his hat into the ring and oppose New
lands the resulting campaign would
certainly supply entertainment vel
worth watching. and probably ECLIPSE
the Senatorial campaigns of earlier
days. when Comstock millionaires bic
fortnnna for tho Driza