Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-10-07

Last Saturday evening the republi-
can candidates touring the State clos
signs pointing to success. Beginning
Friday they had marched through
two republican counties Of Douglas
and Lyon and were met at every
stop and at every meeting with in
dividual and mass encouragement.
The meeting at Gardnerville put the
candidates in happy mood for they
felt they were in the bands of their
friends and Saturdays pilgrimage con-
-iirmed them in the growing belief that
their trip would be trimuphal tour.
The days program included stop
at Wellington for an afternoon meet
ing which was attended by scores
from the country side, despite the
rain, visit 10 Ludwig where 20(
men are working in two shifts and an
evening meeting in Yerington which
was the most enthusiastic and
demonstrative of the tour thus far.
At all the meetings both women and
men showed keen interest in the l.
sues of the campaign and paid marked
attention to the discussions.
A pelting rain seemed to threaten
the Wellington meeting but the peo-
pie drove in from miles around de-
spite the adverse weather. Sam Platt
and Congressman Roberts were
recognized from their former trips
through the country and every place
seemed like home to them. Both
Judge Moran and Richard A. Mckay
the State candidates were speedily
included in the welcome and recogni.
ton given to the older campaigns.
The visit to the Ludwig mine was
| revelation for the community was
never so busy and prosperous. Poll
tically it developed that outside of le
or 20 democrats in the 200 men at
work the remainder were largely re-
publican with considerable sprink-
ling of socialists. The candidates
were agreeably surrised to find
bunch of old-time "hot water plugs"
from Virginia at work in the Lud-
wig. The new modified teaching plant
for the recovery of by products is be-
ing fitted to handle a 4,200 pound
charge indicating the success of the
experiments that have been made
Yerington did herself proud at the
evening meeting turning out crowd
that filed the hall with men and wo
men despite other attractions If
town. Duncan Mckenzie the county
chairman, who had the candidates in
tow, presided over the meeting ant
announced another meeting Tuesday
for the purpose of appointing an ad
visory board thus following the ex-
ample set in Washoe County. Every
where orangization is going on with
promptness and smoothness and per
haps in no former campaign have the
repu' licans been so well organized ir
major and minor detail, nor have the,
had such experienced and widely
known candidates on tour in the cam.
paign before. Sam Platt is recoginz
ed as far az he can be seen and Con,
gresham Roberts, apparently has
been in personal correspondence with
every man and women in the State
Roberts has not been known to ignore
letter from a constituent and Sat
urday proof of this was strikingly
made.
In Wellington among those who at
tended the meeting in the afternoon
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Jones,
now of Richvale, Butte, County, Cali
fornia. Mrs. Jones. five years ago
was postmistress at Lucky Boy and
when Congressman Roberts was cam
paigning he met her and said he
would do what he could if she ever
wrote to him After he was elected
the postmistress attempted in vain
70 recover SIS from the department
which had been claimed by the post
Office department on some technical-
ty of bookkeeping Finally she ap-
pealed to Congressman Roberts who
cut the red tape and recovered the
money for her without delay So
grateful was Mrs. Jones that she came
to Wellington from Lucky Boy to
express gratitude in person and to
tell the story of how Roberts made
good.
During the day and in the even
ing meetings the speakers devoted
themselves to review of the short
cOmnps of the democratic admins