White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-27
REPUBl|CANSARE
UNITED IN ACTION
COMPLETE HARMONY HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT
STATE, AND UNITED FRONT
WILL BE PRESENTED.

platform adopted at the state conven-
ton in Carson last Wednesday indi-
Gates that no differences os opinion
exist between the Republicans and
the Progressives, ano that they will.
present a united front against the
enemy at the approaching election.
The gathering assembled at the
state capital with Governor T. L.
Oddie as chairman, and Carey Van
Fleet of Elko as temporary chair
man. With the choosing of George
A. Montrose as sergeant-at-arms, and
making the temporary officers per-
manent, the members of the eonvea-
ton We're ready 10 discuss party pot
icies and plans for the coming can.
paign.
After the selection of a platform
committee. consisting of one mem
ber from each county and Judge 3.
F. Curler as chairman, Governor 7
L. Oddie and Samuel Platt. candi-
date for United States senator. were
invited To give Their views and sug
gestIons. A strong vigorous plat
form was determined upon. rejecting
the sentiments of Republicans froa
all parts of the state.
The members Of the platform com
mittee were B r. cuiler, William
Mcmillan. J. F. Abel. Matthew Kyle,
c. +. Squires and II. -. Bulmer
In the election of a state central
committee White Pine county is rep
resented by w. n. McGill, c. v.
Jenkins and w A. Leonard.
George W. Springmeyer and Fred
J. Trimmer, Progressive candidates
for attorney general and state print
er, were formally indorsed By the
Republicans at the request of r. A.
Mckay, a former resident of Ely.
and the nominal candidate of the
party for attorney general. Mckay
declared that he had merely filed his
nomination papers to protect an
agreement between the two parties
that Springmeyer should receive the
support of the Republican party. Nc
Kay was commended for his courage
Gus and manly action in a resolution
that was subsequently adopted.
The Progressives indorsed c. p.
Squires of Las Vegas for University
regent for the reason that +. y.
Fletcher, the party choice. has been
appointed a member of the tax COM
mission, but was unable to legally
withdraw although desiring to do SO.
The platform emphasizes the fact
that the party of Lincoln must en-
dure as the great political party of
the nation II recites that the Demo-
cratic party has increased the nation
al expenditures SIS. 900 year
although II came into power TWO
years ago through a plea of economy
and a charge of Republican extraya-
ganee.
The Republicans in their declara-
ton of principles expressed their
Willingness to dispense with a states
man OF international range and cal
iber for strict attention and closer
needs of the state. II mentions that
Nevada Is for Platt and that Platt Is
for Nevada.
1t is asserted In the platform that
the pending amendment to the con-
HF~p o. fE
a question of party policy and the
question Is left to the exercise of the
individual voters.
The action in congress of United
States Senators Newlands and Pitt
man, who forgot the interests and
welfare of the state that honored
them with their trust to join in the
destruction of the wool and beet
sugar industry, when their two votes
controlled the fate and terms OF the
Democratic tariff bill, is condemned
In referring to the record of Gov
ernor Oddie the platform says that
his administration shows an un-
broken record OF disinterested fidel-
ity to the state in all his official acts,
untainted in any degree by trickery,
chicanery or Misrepresentation.
The Republican party demands the
consolidation of the principal state
commissions under one body COM
posed of three members. The remov-
al of the judiciary from party poll
tics is also salient plank in the
platform.
An to the fundamental