Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-09-12
From Tuesdays Daily.
AN do GAME

The pernicious activity Of Repub-
lican papers in naming Democratic
candidates is an old game and one
for which Democratic voters of Ne
vada will not fall. The Reno Ga
zette has a correspondent with a
fiery imagination, who in one Of
his lucid intervals, resurrocted Ex-
Governor Adams, of the almost for
gotten past, as a possible candidate
for governor on the Democratic
ticket at the election in 1914. He
calls the Ex-Governor Rip Van
Wrinkle and says that on account of
the size of his bank roll Senator
Newlands wants him TO head the
ticket. All this talk is about as
sensible and as near the truth as
most of TIE Gazette's political prog
n~Ustica tions. The Democrats of
Nevada are or 10 the Gazette's
game.
Ex-Governor Adams has been amp
is still an able man and a Demo-
crat of the old school. He was one
Of the best governors Nevada mas
had but he is an old nan now, past
eighty, and unable to cope with
political intrigue within his own
party, and trickery and perfdy
within the ranks of the Republican
party.
If it were not for the advice of
mis- W political advisors ne might
be seduced and once again become
a candidate for the highest Office
in the state. The Republican
schemers consider him in his do t
age ard telieve he would be easy
money for Democrats and an easy
mark" tor Republicans at the polls.
Judging from the tone Of the Re-
publican papers of the state one
would almost be led TO conclude
that their ore object in life was to
name the candidates for the Demo.
cratic party. In the absence of the
responsible editor of the ElkO Free
Press, Scoop. the Cub Reporter"
Of that great family journal. p.sc-
ed before the Democratic voters.
of the state, the name OF A W
HesSon, of Elko as a candidate for
governor. This is indeed u~nfortu.
nate, because Mr. Hesson is ore OF
our foremost citizens and the kind
of timber of which governors are
made.
But for the meddlesome inter,
ference of a black Republican
sheet he might have had a splendid
chance to have landed - the gov.
ernor's chair. The Independent is
prepared under the present man
agement to get squalely behind
Mr. HessOn and stay with him ia
he finish, should ne decide to be-
come a c ndida'e. However, we
Think that when a "cuh reporter
who is in the employ Of a Republi.
can paper attempts to manufacture
candidates for the Democratic par.
ty that he las an AK to grind and i.
mailing a monkey OF himself and
doing a positive injury TO the men
he protesses to be trying to help.
He certainly belongs to the Gazette
school of politicians and is only
playing All old game by trying to
kill of the strong men who might
be induced to enter the arena at
the proper time and in Il legitimate
manner. Such tactics are still in
vogue, and no attention will be
paid to them by Democratic vot-
crs of Nevada. So far as timber
for Governor is concerned this
county can produce at the proper
time a scOr or more; men who are
emlnently fitted to grace the gov
ernor's chair. Among the number
may be mentioned our townsman
W G Greathouse, present Recorder
and AdiiOr, than whom no better
man can be found in the entire
state. W G Grcathouse is a man
of the people. fearless, clean, hon
est. faithful and capable beyond
any question of doubt. Both he
and MIR Hesson stand shoulder TO
shoulder in all that goes to make
for good citizenship and civic
righteousness. Either one Of them
will make a record of which all Ne.
vGda may be proud il they ever
arc fortunate enough to secure the
coveted position Il might be good