The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-08-08
CANDIDATES FOR
LEGISLATIVE OFFICES

In this issue of the Silver State ap-
pears the announcement of Sam Platt,
of Nevada, Republican candidate for
United States senator. Mr.. Platt has
long been one of the leading lawyers
at the bar of the state and was for
eight years United States district at
torney. He has no opposition in his
own party for the nomination and will
prove a foeman worthy the steel of
Senator Newlands.
Roberts Would Succeed Himself.
Despite the reports of the last
week or ten days, that Congressman
Roberts would withdraw from the
race, his announcement, received yes
terday from Washington, appears in
today's Silver State Mr.. Roberts has
represented Nevada in the lower
house of congress for two terms. and
it is generally conceded that he has
made the best representative the state
has ever had. Alert and anxious to
please his constituents, no request has
ever been made of him from Neva-
dan but what has received prompt
and efficient attention.
Mr. Roberts is one of the best cam
paigners in the country and states
that he will meet the voters of Neva-
da before the date of the primary
election.
Judge Harwood for Congress.
Cole l.. Harwood, of Washoe county
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Congress.
Judge Harwood was a partner of the
late Senator Massey at the time Of
his appointment to the district bench
and upon Senator Massey's death re
signed and resumed the practice.
Judge Harwood was reared on .
Michigan farm and was educated in
the public school sof that state and in
the University of Michigan. His
home is in Reno, where he has been
prominent in public affairs for some
years.
Judge Harwood is well and favor
ably known in Humboldt county, hav
ing appeared in the District Court
here in many important eases. IL will
be remembered that he was associat-
ed with the late Judge Massey in rep
resenting the Stall brothers in their
litigation against the National Mines
company.
+. A. Robinson for Assemblyman
+. A. Robinson, in this issue of the
Silver State, announces himself as
candidate for member of
from this county. As there
is no contest for this Office, he may be
considered nominated, as there are
but four candidates, all told, for this
Office, while Humboldt county is en-
titled to FIVE members.
Mr.. Robinson has resided here for
several years, during all of which time
he has held |he position of manager
of the local branch of the Verdi Lum-
ber company, and has built up an en-
viable reputation as a business man.
He is also prominent in fraternal so
eietv circles and will undoubtedly
poll large vote in the election this
fall.
McKay's Name VIII Stay on Ticket.
Yesterday afternoon the Supreme
Court handed down the decision in the
sauabble of candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for attorney general,
to the Carson Appeal.
The opinion of Justice McCarran,
concurred in by Chief Justice Tai
bot holds that there was nothing
specifically prohibited by statute
which would prohibit party from
withdrawing until he had received the
hence as neither Gott nor
MacKay was nominated when Gett
endeavored to withdraw he should
have been permitted to do so, but his
withdrawal Immediately made Mckay
the nominee of his party by reason OF
the provisions of subdivision of
section Ii of the primary act, which
proyides that when there is no con-
test for an office, any party who has
filed his nomination papers becomes
his party nominee.
For the foregoing reasons the writ
prohibiting the secretary OF state
from certifying the name OF spring
never as a candidate for the nomina-
tion of the Republican party for the
office of attorney general, and pro
hibts the secretary of state from al
lowing the name of r. A. Mckay to
be Withdrawn. A writ should also is
sue prohibiting the secretary of state
from returning the filing fee paid by
Raymond A. Gott.
In the matter of Mckay, Justice
Norcross dissented, coneurring on the
other two points.