Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-21

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he would give a reward of $500 for
the production, over his signature,
OF the letter that | now call to your
attention. If that is the case, and
some worthy cause wants TO borrow
this letter from me, | will loan it to
them; not anything but worthy
cause though. | will call your atten-
tion to this letter and you may have
an inspection of II If you desire.
1t is upon the letterhead of the Ninth
District Court Chambers, Ben w.
Coleman District Judge, Ely, Nevada.
1t is dated August 4, 1914: 1t is ad-
dressed to My friends at Hamilton"
] saw another posted in a saloon at
Hamilton, | have another one at
home addressed to MY friends in
White Pine" couched in the same
language. This one reads;
"To My Friends at Hamilton: As
you know, | am candidate for judge
OF the supreme court Of Nevada, sub
ject to the Democratic primaries,
which means that am running all
over the state. | am particularly anx-
ious to work up a big majority in
White Pine county, TO overcome any
possible majority which local pride
may permit the people of my oppon-
ent's counties to 90 for. Local pride
enters into the fight 10 some extent,
and that is what am up against
OF course there Is no doubt Of the
result in this county, but ! am de-
sirous that my majority in this coun-
ty shall be so big as TO assure my
ma jority in this county shall be so
4 big as to assure my nomination be-
/ yond a doubt. You will therefore un-
/ derstand that wish every friend
who can consistently do so would reg
/ lister as a Democrat so as to be able to
vote for me at the primaries. | know
I that the counties Of my opponent are
I not the only ones which have local
pride; believe the people Of White
/ Pine county have local pride also; II
/ they have, ! know they will see TO il
that they register and vote right.
Thanking you for your consideration
| and support, | am, Very truly, Ben
W. Coleman" in his own handwrit.
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Nov, my friends, what do you
think of a letter like that emanating
from the fauthor Of the Purity OF
| Election law? Doesn't he know that
the primary law was passed for the
purpose of letting Democrats select
their candidates for office. and the
Republicans to select their candidates
for office. and the Socialists to select
their candidates for office, and the
Progressives to select their candi
dates for office; and | ask you i
that letter was fair to Judge Talbot
who graced the bench of this state
for many years? Was it fair to Hor
ace Bartine; was il fair to Mr.. Heer
of Washoe county, that the nomina
tion to that office should be takeI
away from them by the Republican
votes, not by the Democratic votes?
Now, my friends, he says some
thing about local pride" If it wer'
proper matter might safely res
this issue upon the basis of 'loca
pride" | was born in little mininl
camp in Churchill county; the peopl
of Churchill county have watched IN,
career, and they might safely yot
for me upon the basis of local pride
II was raised under the thunder o
the mill in old Belmont in Nye cour
, ty (applausel, and the people of Ny
county, having watched my career
might safely vote for me upon tn
, basis of local pride. | lived i
! Washoe county % years and raise
4 and educated my family there, an
. served the people eight years a
Judge of their district court. TIL
! people of Washoe county might SAT-
ly vote for me upon the basis of loot
I pride. My health having got bad
I moved into Humboldt county, an
a went into the mining game, and
4 my endeavors to bring out the indu
9 tries of this state, sunk $4,000
n Humboldt county have man
8 friends there and they might safel
d vote for me upon the basis of loc
d pride am now a resident of Ell
o county and the people of Elko cou
o ty might safely vote for me upc
d the basis of local pride; but | So
to you tonight that this office is
too great honor, and is of too muC
importance to the people of the Sta
[ of Nevada. to be bartered away upt
the basis of local pride Only tn
n. man who by his life and charact
A. and by his education and endowme
IN mas SHOWN nitliStll III anu WI wy >
ar that position. should be elected; al
,d want to say to you tonight, II
friends. that ! want this office, wa
II more than | have ever wanted al
- thing in my life except my vi
daughter and applausel. and yet, !
friends. | say to you that as bad
want this office, that II there
anything that any man knows
specting my character which rend'
G me unworthy Of this office, | CONT
y him in the name OF his family a
In the name OF his friends. 10 !
only vote against me on the Bird d
q OF November. but also to We
. against me. because II | am unwort
. of this office ought not to have
. But, my friends, u am worthy Of
q i will ask you, irrespective of "
Q political affiliations because I
. ought not to be political office,
. give me your suffrage ON the ard