The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-03
POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM washington

The Carson News prints the follow
ing Washington special, under date of
December 30, which deals with Fed
eral patronage:
The closing days of the year have
made great many changes in the
Nevada situation in this city and the
troubled waters have had few drops
of oil spread upon them and har-
mony to greater or less degree has
been restored.
A rumor was being handed around
in the senatorial headquarters a few
days ago which caused Senator New
lands a great deal of uneasiness and
caused him to at once make up his
mind that his constituents needed
him in Nevada and his entire Office
force was placed at work clearing
away accumulated business and get
ting everything in readiness for
long absence. The story as told was
to the effect that Dickerson, who
was the former governor of the state
of Nevada, and who has been for
years and is now the deadly political
enemy of Newlands, had been hard
at work in the home state and had
induced one of the strongest Demo
Gratis in the state TO throw his hat in
to the ring and become the opponent
of Newlands in the primaries. The
Dickerson dark horse is one who is
claimed to be the strongest Democrat
in public life in the state at this
time and in the political battles which
he has fought in the past has sue
ceeded in winning with flying colors.
That Senator Newlands was badly
scared by the rumor was shown by
the manner in which he conceded
with the wishes of Pittman in the
appointments to be made in Nevada
The appointment which has caused
the greatest trouble between the two
senators and for a time was almost
the cause of an open breach was the
appointment of the successor to u.
S. Attorney Platt. The bone of
contention was Attorney Bert Nc
Intosh, who was bitterly fought by
the rank and file of the Democrats of
the state. Throughout the struggle
Pittman stood steadfast with his and
calmly stated it would be Mcintosh
or no one. Newlands had visited his
home state couple of times and
realized that the appointment of Me-
lntosh was not popular one but he
wah powerless and at last has agreed
to the appointment of Mcintosh and
the matter is practically settled.
kilograms to this effect have been
sent to leading Democrats in Nevada
and it is understood here that the
fight against Mcintosh has been
dropped. An attempt was made to
secure the deputyship under McIn
tosh for Geo. Bartlett, a former con
gresham, but Mcintosh had already
made provihion for the filling of the
position and it will fall to the lot of
an Elko county man.
Edmund James, one or the Demo
cratic war horses of Nevada, was in
the city a short time ago conferring
with the representatives from his
state and it is believed he is in line
for the appointment to one of the
positions in the state land Office at
Carson.
Among the Nevadans here it is also
understood that Col Harry Day, for
years in charge of the military af-
fairs of the state, is en- route to this
city and is seeking an appointment
in the land office at Carson. Both
men have been prominent in the af
fairs of their party for a number of
years and stand good chances Of
landing the positions. The change
of the rule and the formation of an
other land district in Nevada has
materially reduced the worth of the
Carson office. The Office is q fee
one and by the taking out of the land
business of the eastern part of the
state will more than reduce the fees
of the office by one half.
Shortly after the first of the month
there will be large list of appoint
ments sent for confirmation by the
Nevada senators, a number of which
will cause surprise to the folks at
home.