Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-08-02
THE CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA BE DAMNED"

ATRICK A. eCARRAN senior Justice Of the Supreme
the State Of Nevada knew before he announced his candidacy
for election the United that declaration of in
enton contrary only the the spirit and
of the Constitution that his nelgb
ty would be brought to the attention of the voters he
pared his defense before taking this The Bonanza waited for
three days after Judge made order
give other opportunity be the first to take
cognzanc of the garng defiance the constitution which this
involved but the press either strangely silent loud in its
camation Of who superior to scrap of paper
The Bonanza will be remembered took the initiative five
when Justice Sweeney made identical
the result after the had the
proper light other newspapers the joined the
that Mr. Sweeney ANONYMOUSLY defeated the primaries
and thereafter and will continue be political corpse
young pleasing personality excellent poi
soned shot and stabbed his career when his greed for further
political prefermen him attempt render void of
Constitution which he had taken solemn oath uphold
Judge Mcaan has essayed to follow the Sweeney footsteps
Sweeney mortuary
thread o the days
unqualified MCarran made and made
the first singular that there appeared the Bonanza ed
oral captioned McCarrans Candidacy Unconstitutional Pub
July 81 this could reached
the Of Judge McCran he had been in Carson City be
evening July % morning 20 but
he had already departed by statewide fence building trip
Yet the Both the extended brief of the defendant appeared mi
print the Carson Appeal 1t the place Of honor the
page occupied full columns continued for
half another page This brief" evidenced
full search of laws and decisions for syng minimizing
doubtless the work of days The brief headed AS to legality
judicial officers being candidates for United States Senate The
opening paragraph reveals the preparedness of Judge McCan
the attack before the which made the
tack possible 1t reads:
Whether holding Judicial office in Nevada be candi
date for honors question that will be thhed from
all angles The ink the paper which Judge McCaman made
of his candidacy had hardly become dry when the
Tonopah Bonanza negaved the proposition taking the Nevada stat
for authority and probably other papers the will
take up the Bonanza's line of argument
That is all WELL except the fact that the Bonanza did
base its negaon upon the Nevada 1t based them
the Constitution of the State itself that nvioabe document
be vandaized by supreme Justices
matter what depredaon they commit the statutes them
Judge McCaan did the line of which
would back the Bonanza negatio demng doubtless that would
and decisions for 1t the
itself that the quoabe authority particularly these lines
Article g. Section II: The justices of the Supreme
and the district judges shall be ineligible ANY
office, other than judicial office, DURING THE TERM
for which they shall have been elected and all elections
appointments of any such judges by the people LEGISLA
otherwise during said period to any office other
than judicial, shall be void
Later the Bonanza the statutes themselves for de-
Tense of and authority for its negon of the McCarn candidacy
but proposes this time rest its the Constitution itself
The oath taken by justice uphold the Constitution
of Nevada is solemn oath This that the Cons
shall be defended against attack mconucton The jus
who further his selfish ends becomes
disgrace the ermine traitor the State to society
and in doing so HE COMMITS POLITICAL SUICIDE.
Judge McCarran invite the Bonanza with its unframed
legal mind extend the by also searching the
Ii is doing Furthermore this controversy
defense of the Constitution of the State of Nevada against the mach
would stand upon he would stump
in order to view and be viewed
Hold possible that this almost overlooked paragraph
in the could inserted Section
ticle of the Constitution of the United States provides Each
shall Judge of the elections and qualifications
of its members.
Judge McCarran publicly declares Constitution
Nevada be damned He if nominated
elected the Constitution adr though idle