Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-19
GOv, ODD|E WILL APPEAR TONIGHT
At THE MINERS EXCHANGE HALL

with Jim Butler and wills Brougher
in the discovery Of this camp and
he amassed a fortune during the
early days OF Tonopah. A strong be
lever In the development of the
state and its resources, he returned
every cent that he had taken from
| the ground In an endeavor to further
develop Nevada.
Governor Oddie is seeking re-elec-
tion on the platform that he has
made good as the chief executive OF
this state Despite strong Democratic
opposition In both houses of the
state legislature during the four
years he has been governor, he has
succeeded in having passed some
| OF the most progressive Legislation
ever enacted In Nevada. His every
move for good government met op-
position by the Democratic legisla.
tures. IL was during the early days
! of Tonopah, when he was manager
of the biggest mines in the camp,
that he voluntarily established the
81 wage scale for miners, when every
camp in the state, with the excep-
tion OF the Comstock, was paying
only 50 and $3.50.
The campaign this year is not one
OF partlsanship. II is a question as
TO whether or not Governor Oddie
has made a good governor OF Nevada
In all sections Of the state where he
has talked on the political issues OF
the day this seems to be the case
Democrats, Progressives and mem
hers OF all parties have acted on re-
ceptiDn committees and have occu-
pied seats upon the platform at his
meetings He has fought Democratic
graft at every turn, and the taxpay-
ers OF the state have been saved hun
dreds Of dollars in additional taxes
through his exercise OF the governors
veto power.
Speaking at Millers this afternoon,
he told the voters there of how he
had saved to the people their pro
portion of taxes on new peniten.
! tiary which the Democratic legisla.
. ture passed up to him for signature
The contract for this new prison
+ had been executed before | went into
office" he said "The plans for this
| imposing structure were being pre-
pared at the time by the then state
engineer. Mr.. Emmet d. Boyle, who
had visited q number of eastern peni
/ tentiaries at the expense of you tax
} payers and in the interest of econ
omy had concluded that a prison
! costing $355,000, or about what tht
+ capitol of the state cost--was abou
/ what Nevada needed | investigated
: prison matters Immediately upon as
. suming office and found that W
+ could get along without new peni
D tentiary by relieving the congestion
e within the walls. That relief wa
}. accomplished by employing the bette
) class of inmates in road building
q The records of the assembly and O
the senate, and the report of MI
:. Boyle. on file at Carson City, shoN
n whether or not he was working 1
[. the interest of economy or not
!. Judge Curler. in all of his speeche,
e IS attacking the corrupt practice ac
O for which his opponent is responsible,
Q. 1t Is the corrupt practice act whic
Is prevents a candidate for office froi
K assisting a person on the road or |
4 the desert to food or drink. If a cal
r. didate should buy drink for
Ie friend under the provisions of tn
K act he would be subject to a ter
In the penitentiary. Judge Curl,
also attacks the act from the stan
point CT It being poor law. Fl
T maintains that It reverses the const
tuition OF the United states, in tn
" 1t places the burden of proof upC
ig the defendant--in brlef-this la
Is judges man guilty instead of inn
n. cent until proven guilty beyond 9
in reasonable doubt.
n. j. Lozano. candidate for lieutena
OF governor, has behind him an excelle
n record as member of the legisI
Ip. ture. He was one Of the few me
ne bers who stood by Governor Ode
he In the latter's efforts to develop \
Ir. vada along the best lines.
% AL. w Holmes. candidate for sec
tary of state, has been n memb
of the state legislature for sew
terms. He promises to produce I
ures tonight that will show how /
present incumbent Is running /
office at an expense far exceedi
g the receipts of the office.
Andy Stinson. candidate for mi
inspector and Mathew Kyle. car
date for surveyor general. who |
the Governor Oddie party Mt r
= and went into the Seven Troul
mining section arrived by auto s
urday night They reIoln
= party here and win speak
= the rally tonight at Miners Exchal
. = hall. Both gentlemen are well
fayorably known to many OF the
. era OF Tonopah.