The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-18

legislature Mr.. Horsey responded tn
the toast, The President Elect
His response was eloquent with the
force of personal conviction, and was
cheered almost continuously, from
start to finish, by Republicans, Demo
Gratis and Socialists alike. They are
talking about that speech up in Car
son yet. Before he could resume his
seat at its close his colleagues, ir.
respective Of party, were crowding
around him with congratulations
They say Horsey enjoyed himself that
evening. He had been an original
Wilson man when rwo-thirds Of the
Democrats in Nevada were remain
/ ing their spaniels and coIlies and
bull pups Champs" in honor of the
great Missourian. Which reminds one
OF the time he decided on Phoebe as
his future residence and the time
when he backed Horsey as senator
from Lincoln county-he knew how
to pick winner.
Born in Delaware.
Charles Lee Horsey was born at
Laurel, Sussex county, Delaware. He
attended the public and private
schools Of that place until he was
ten years old, when he accompanied
his grand parents with whom he
made his home, to PHILADELPHIA.
where his grandfather opened a mer-
camille business. The boy worked In
his grandfather's store, and attended
the Philadelphia public schools for
three years. After two years spent
! in similar manner in Atlantic CITY.
! n. j., the family returned to Phila.
delphia, and year and a half later
removed to Seaford, Delaware, near
their former home. Entering the
Seaford high school young Horsey
completed the four years work in
three, at the same time contributing
largely to his own support by clerk
ing during his spare time and in va
cations. Carrying a third more than
the required work in school each year
and still having time to spare for
other work, is what you might call a.
measurable acceleration of gait or,
vulgarly, going some. But then,
again, as noted above, that's Horsey,
even when Horsey was only a colt.
He was graduated from high school
in 1899 and, having already caught
the western fever, he went to Den.
yer, passed his teachers examination.
and taught one term of school at
Carlisle, Wyoming. He then went
east again, held position as a trav-
cling salesman for two years, and at
the end of that time entered the law
school of the University of Virginia,
from which he was graduated with
credit in 1904 He was married, dur
ing the vacation preceding his last
year in law school, to Miss Margaret
Woodruff Hitch, of Seaford. Delaware
thereby bringing to its happy fruition
romance that had sprung up during
school days. Three children have
come to bless this union: Charles.
aged nine, who was born in Wash
ington, Del, and Clark and Virginia,
aged eight and four respectively, who
were both born in Phoebe A mem
Der of 4he celebrated Washington
Literary society and other student or
CARNATIONS of the University of Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Horsey's college life was
busy one. His regular day" began
at 6 a. m. and ended at two o'clock
the next morning.
His residence in Phoebe. since 1895.
has marked the steady growth of a
successful and profitable law prac-
tice In 1906. on the death of Benja-
min Sanders. district attorney for
Lincoln county, he was appointed by
the county commissioners to I'LL out
the anexpired term. In the fall of
1906 he was nominated, at the DEM
ocratic County convention in Cal
iente, to succeed himself in that Of
hce. and carried the subsequent cleo
ton. in which he ran far ahead Of his
ticket, by majority of two to one.
In the County convention of 1905 he.
lost the Democratic nomination for
state senator by the narrow margin
OF ten votes, and that only because
the paramount issue was county divi-
sion, which Mr.. Horsey favored. but
which he believed should be decided
BY vote Of the people OF the county.
and MT by mere legislative enact
menS In 1910 he was nominated AT
the primaries as Democratic candid
date for Judge OF the fourth judicial
district carrying his own county at
the election BY large plurality. but
losing in the district as whole
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