Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-10-30
FROM THE RENO EVENING GA
zETTE SEPTEMBER 3, 1910.
Why the Republicans Of Nevada Have
Repudiated Candidacy Of
Sprinqmeyer

Repudiated Candidacy Of
Sprinemeyer
In an address made at Kansas City
last Thursday. Theodore Roosevelt
"a utterance 10 the following truth:
There are certain matters which
should never be treated as party mat
ters. and foremost among these is the
great and vital virtue of honesty.
There is no greater foe OF honesty
than the man who. for any rcaSon, in
any capacity. attacks or sceHs 10 at
tack. an honest man for 4 crime
which ne has not committed.
II Roosevelt had come TO Nevada
he would undoubtedly have singled
out n man whom these words
should apply; a man who, masked in
the guise of a rcforner and leader
OF an upiift movement has gone
throughout the state OBTAINING his OPP
ponent. uttering false statements,
scattering right and left his black
words OF ralumny.
If Roosevelt had come to Nevada
he would have singled out George
Springmeyer, the repudia.cA candi-
date of the republican party for at
torncy general, as the one man above
all others in this State TO whom
those burning words should apply.
Two years ago a man was wanted
as Republican candidate for supreme
judge. II was conceded by his own
party that the fight would be in the
nature OF Il forlorn hope, iEasn:rch
as Judge Talbot the Democratic can
didato. was a man whose record was
clean and circle of friendship large
BIT 4 man was found willing for his
party's sake to make that fight.
You Republicans OF Nevada will re-
member the campaign that was made
BY Hugh Brown two years ago. From
border to border Of this State he went
! givirS the best hat vas in him to his
party. He fought the good fight. and
he fought always as an honorable
man. Never an uuEind word. never
a word of reProach did he utter
against his opponent. Simply and di-
rectly. upon the broad platform OF
RepUJlicanism, he made his fight. lie
was defeated. But never was there
a defeat that had more honor. more
OF credit in 1t, for when Hugh Brown
went back to his little home In Tono.
pah and resumed his practice of the
law he carried with him the respect
and admiration of an entire state.
This year another campaign is on.
At the beginning when men were
! specializing as to the possible candi-
dates. there was one name Gil the lips
of every republican in this State.
That name was the name of Hugh
Brown. They wanted him on the tick.
ct, and tt hat end good republicans
from all parts of the state impOrtuned
him to enter the fight. At last, much
against his will but yielding to the
call of his party. lie allowed himself
TO be presented to the Republicans of
Nevada as a candidate for attorney
general.
But another element had injected
Itself into the campaign, the clement
Of hatrcdd and bitterness and inius.
tice. That element came in the per.
son OF George Springmeyer, n young
attorney who. four years ago, had
managed to obtain the republican
nomination for the same Office and
who had been badly defeated. He
made his ovcrtures to many men
whom he had since been ~dcnounCing
but they, believing Hugh Brown to
be stronger mar for the party, told
him they would support Hugh Brown.
Then began the campaign. which for