Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-30
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university was in politics here. ] wait
to take off my hat TO you as student
OF politics and say that ] am n long
way short of a graduate yet.
My curiosity is this. How did you
know that the job was n 'semi-politicar
o-e while. as | think informed you.
l did rot think that politics entered
into II at all?
THE strange thing about this is this,
both Henderson and Wingfield might
REASONABLY he suspected OF being back
of this land bill, and at the same time
Pittman who comes up for reelection
this fall 10 his position as United
States senator. and | know that Wing
field is against him and there has been
a determined effort to get Henderson
ut as candidate against him by tine
Democrats who are opposed to Pit,-
man, so you can see that we have po-
lltical riddle that is 100 deep for me.
ANNthANs O. III c1ihlANN II SdblltslA =
that President II. might have been So
lected by Henderson rs president Of
the Board of Regents for this specific
work, but many things indicate that
that was not the case, and the only
reason why 1t SO appears that way 10
me is probably because of what /
learned concerning the presidents ac-
tivity in land grant matters.
Had Pittman been able to get his
grant through without any particular
notice having been taken Of il by the
people here he certainly would have
hadGa good plank TO talk from this
fallS hut'now that they have blocked
its passage unless il IS safeguardcd
from every point so as to prevent
monopoly of this remaining 1000 900
acres of land on this old desert of ours,
1t will be the reverse of a boost.
Was Mr.. II. brought here to defeat
Pittman? Was he brought here to get
100000 acre land grant for our pub
lie schools and university. the same 10
be turned over to the present fourteen
land. owners owning all of The raucli
lands OF the state? Was me brought
here to get this grant with every in
centive to build up and procure bona
ftdessettleTs for the state to be located
upon this grant? Or was he hyought
here to be made an innocent tool Of Ny
botlf. Henderson and Wlngfiuld. troy
being interested principally in getting
the large grant so as to remove an
available land from entry as the li,llr
homcsteaders now locating alongside
Of the large holdings have become II
considerable annoyance TO the stock
men?
The Nevada State Journal. tho
leading Democratic paper here. Is at
tackinG the Pittmnu bill, while tn,
Reno Evening Gazette. Republican
paper. and the editor Of which. SAN
Plat, is a candidate for the Rppu5l.
can nomination, is supporting the 'pitb
man BILL II you can imagine q more
complete political riddle than the one
4
tho new voters here. the women he.
fore whose clubs I have delivered sew.
eral addresses upon the political game
am at loss 10 solve
III you can assure you that l can
procure for you an Invitation to adj.
dress the Women'5 Citizens Club on
the subject.
II hope some day soon to again have
the pleasure OF visiting you In your
home city and should you ever come
TO Reno will be glad to welcome you
to the best town ! struck on all my
visit from this point to my return here,
including San Francisco, Oakland. Der.
Kelley. Portland. Walla Walla. Seattle,
Tacoma and Sacramento. Sincerely
yours.