The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-10-31
RESULT
OF THE ELECTION

udy
Interest in the election has centered
on the fight for United States senator,
carry the state by safe majority, as
conditions this year have changed, to
the benefit of the Republican caidi-
date. Heretofore the Democrats have
had no opposition in their own party,
while two years ago Pittman's cleo
tion was due to the fact that he was
opposed by two Republicans, defeat
ing one of them Massey by only a
few votes. This year the situation
has been revised. The Republicans
presenting a united front, while Mil
Ter, the Socialist candidate, will di-
vide the "anti' vote with Newlands.
In addition to this fact, there are
several other causes that will con-
tribute to the defeat of Newlands.
The fact that he is a Californian, TAX
en- by itself, would probably not cut
a great figure, but there are two vital
questions entering largely into the
campaign to which Newlands and his
orators have made no answer, for the
very good reason that the more they
attempted to explain the worse off
they would be- These two issues are
as follows:
/. Why is the government of the
United States paying Jimmy Finch, of
Reno, 81 400 year as messenger of a
senate committee, appointed by New
lands, for performing political SER
vices for the latter in Nevadas
II
motely referred to by Senator New
lands and his crowd of paid spell
binders during the present campaign.
2. In mis- W;nnemucca speech. Viii
liam Woodburn, Jr.. stated that in
commenting on the Interstate Com
merce bill, Senator Newlands admit
ted that Section f. which is the
amendment eliminating the back-haul
charge from Sacramento to Nevada
points, improved the bill to some ex-
tent, hut did not overcome the objec-
tions to the commerce court.
When the roll was called in the SEN
ate on the amendment, Senator New
lands was recorded as not voting.
IF THIS WAS A GOOD MEAS
URE, WHY DID HE NOT VOTE
FOR 1T?
On the final passage of the bill, how
ever, Senator Newlands voted NO.
This in spite Of the fact that this bill
is considered the most vital to the
prosperity of the state than all pre-
vious Federal legislation combined.
The purport of the bill, in brief, is
as follows: Formerly all freight com
ing from the east for Nevada points
was billed through to Sacramento, al
though, as a matter of fact, it was
stopped at the Nevada point for
which it was intended. In addition
to paying rates to Sacramento, Neva-
da shippers were compelled to pay the
back-haul charges from Sacramento
to the point of delivery, which would
probably average $50 per hundred
pounds for the entire state.
The Interstate Commerce bill, which
is now a law, and which has been de-
clared constitutional by the Supreme
Court of the United States, will abol-
ish this back haul charge and save the
people of Nevada millions of dollars.
SENATOR NEWlLANDS WAS ONE
OF TWELVE SENATORS WHO
VOTED FOR THE RAILROADS
AND AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
Congressman E. F. Roberts seems
certain of reelection. In order to at
tend to the needs of mis- constituents,
Mr.. Roberts remained in Washington
until within few days of the end
of the session, being willing to stand
on his record 1t is conceded gener-
ally that he has made the best repre-
sentative the state has ever had.
The State Ticket.
For governor, it looks as though
Oddie will win by handsome ma
iority. While the candidacy of Nor
gan, Socialist, will take several thous-
and votes from Boyle, Democrat, the
latter is somewhat in the position of
Newlands.
In spite of his frequent denialG,
through the columns of the Demo
cratic press, of unimportant alleged
rumors that have most likely origin
ated in the fertile imagination of his
campaign managers, two ugly facts
cannot be denied:
/. Whilc Mr.. Boyle has declared,
over his own signature, in his party
organs, that gambling and easy di-
vorce are dead issues, he has not stat
ed what his attitude will be in case
bills establishing the old order
come to him for approval, in case of
his election. This in spite of the fact
that he has been publicly urged by
his opponents to declare his intentions
in this respect.
2. Mr.. Boyle has certainly not
,urged himself of the srsnieion Of
having been mixed up in the prison
scandal. The bin which provided
that he, as state engineer, should
have charge of the construction work
of the new prison, also provided that
the total cost of the building should
not exceed the sum of 100000. In
the face of this limitation, Mr.. Bowie
admits that he drew plans of build
ing to cost $355.00o. As is well
known, this attempt at overriding the
law was promptly squelched by Gov
ernor Oddie.
Mr.. BOYLE will probably not do very