Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-07-08
NORCROSS REPLIES TO
SAM PLATI
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entitled directly to choose their nom
| inee for United States Senator" no
only expresses political principle
with which nave lon, been in hearty
accord, but to establish and maintain
which | have taken some active in
terest.
Il regard is as regrettable that the
views you have recently expressed
we're not made public during the ses
sion of the last legislature and thai
those who were opposing the passage
and approval of the present law
which abolished the direct primary
could not have had your active CO.
operation. | have heretofore assumed
that YOU favored the passage of TIL
present law. Such assumption &
based in part upon information, which
| deem reliable, to the effect tina
YOUR partner, Mr.. Sanford urged the
legislature to pass and the governor
TO approve the act now in force. |
| am wrong in my assumption, vii
be glad to be corrected and | woule
be pleased to have you state what
if anything, you did in the way
opposing the passage or approval
Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 5
which is the present law.
THAT my attitude towards the pres
ent law may be known, permit me t.
state that | prepared the proposed
amendment to the bill introduced b
Senator Harrington and which is pub
lished in full on pages BPS and $50 o
the Journal of the Senate, and which
had it been adopted would have per
mitted an expression of choice by thu
voters for United States Senator
we'll as other of the more importan
offices in which the public is mos
vitality interested, and would have
permitted nominations to have beer
made by such means.
after the bill had passed and wa
in the hands of the governor, | pre-
pared and presented to the governo
a written statement to be considere
in connection with the bill, whic'
statement referred to facts which
deemed justified its veto. A copy .
such statement | would be please
to submit to any one desiring to Sc
the same.
Il am reliably informed that Sena
tors Newlands and Pittman. Justic,
McCarran and others urged the gov
ernor to veto the bill. | now know
OF no one, other than your law par!
ner, though doubtless there may hav
been many others, who urged tn,
governor to approve the bill, passet
by the legislature in its last hours un
der misapprehension, &c believe.
while | have grave doubt whethc
any feasible means can be deyisee
whereby your proposed plan can BE-
carried out, | am willing to appoin
representatives TO cooperate witt
ether representatives to be appointed
~ yourself and Mr. Howe or an,
prospective candidate, if any such
shere may be, in an effect to devise
safe, workable plan to be present
d for the consideration Of the sew
cral candidates.
Permit me row to present for you
consideration plan that in my Judge
ment will work, is consistent with tn,
present law and will better accom-
plish the desired result than an,
voluntary agreement which the candi
dates can enter into, an agreemen
which at best would not be sanction
ed by law and is OF extremely doubt
ful feasibility.
1 propose that the candidates 70
delegates to the convention be re
quested TO publicly state their choic,
lor nominee for United States Sena
tor, so that the voters NAV know
where the candidates for delegate
stand; thus indirectly the voters NAV
accomplish the purpose which our
present law deprives them of tn,
prilege Of. | have advised this cours,
wherever | have been and shall con
| tinue to do so.
1T seems now that there will be
but one main contest before the Re
publican state convcntion-that fo,
| the nomination of United State Sena
tor. lrwant the rank and file of tho
party to know whom the candidate
Tor delegates will favor, so that the,
may express then choice accordin =.
ly. shall continue to work alon.
these lines even though we NAV subse
quently be able to agree uopn MIA,
10 carry out your proposal. in which
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