Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-20
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
SPLIT THREE WAYS

Certain cliques OF the republican
party are already lining up for next
years fray, but at the present time
meetings are held behind closed doors
N in such manner as to partially
hide their identity. says the Carson
Appeal. OF their own purposes they
are keeping very mum, but are using
their press service in attempts to give
publicity to democratic doings and by
exaggerated accounts of interviews
held with democratic aspirants and
candidates are endevoring to start a
row among the democrats that will
result in a big party jangle before the
time for holding conventions arrives.
This Is an old-time game among the
adherents OF the G.. o. =. and has been
worked to a FRAGILE. In the coming
campaign, like many times in the
past, 1t will fail of accomplishment.
However. what they are endeavor-
ing TO do to the democrats Is neither
here nor there. What they are 40
ing to elevate themselves is more 10
the point and that is of the greater
interest at the present
Everything. so far, has not a rosy
Il for the Plat syndicate, which
has gained control of the republican
machinery of the state and is using
every means at their command to land
the nomination for United States SEN
ator for doughty Sam. They have
learned, it is stated. that Congress
man Roberts, who is now in Wash
ington. is receiving many letters
from friends at home urging him TO
make the race for the senate and
that he has about concluded to throw
his lid" in the ring. Roberts friends
are not satisfied with the way the
republicans worked night and day
in the last legislature TO repeal the
primary law and go back to the old
convention system. knowing that that
was the only way they could beat
him, for in a primary fight Ed could
not be defeated. They know also
that Plat CONTROLS the republican
state committee. owns the Reno Ga
zette, the leading republican paper
OF the state. and also dictates the
political policy of several others. But
despite these numerous handicaps
Roberts friends claim that their man
can win if he will get out and make
the hustle, and as TO his hustling
ability they point u his victory over
Coles HARDWOOD, m of the %cleanest
and most honorable men in the state,
in the last primary. when the latter
made a tour of the state and sought
ou nearly every voter, while Roberts
remained in Washington and employ
ed no other effort than letter writ
ing, but with his winning personality
and a few epistles it sufficed and
won him the nomination hands down.
1t is also pointed out that the pro-
gressives are mighty sore at the ac-
ton of the republicans in the last
legislature in framing and passing a
law which put them out of business.
They are loud and deep in their de-
nunciation of the tricks and under
hand methods employed in so doing,
n for that and other reasons will
not support a machine.made candi.
date. such as they claim Sam Plat to
be. So IL is surmised that IL they re-
turn to the republican fold, which is
questionable, they will support Rob-
erts, and then there is the probability
they will have the opportunity to
throw their strength to Tasker l..
Oddie, Ncvada's former governor. The
l%atter's friends claim that he will be
the magnet that will lead the repub-
icons to victory in the coming cam
paign. II is acknowledged that he is
the strongest man and the greatest
vote getter in the republican ranks
today and il he but gives the word a
boom OF Zeppelin dimensions will be
started for him. In the political field
Oddie is as dangerous now as he was
a few years ago. He Is a naturally
good fellow, the same In office as
out. n his pleasant manners will
carry him a long distance. In the
many mining ventures in which he is
now interested. but one has to turn
out successful and that will furnish
hin with the means, his friends say.
to put the jinks on all the other re.
publican possibilities. SO watch out
for Oddie.