Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-07

Replying to Hon. Sam Platt's re-
quest to Justice Frank H. Norcross
and Hon. A. H. Howe to submit their
names to a so-called preferential vote
for the Republican nomination for
United States senatorship. Justice
Norcross has made public the follow
ing letter, which he has addressed
to Mr.. Plat:
Carson City, New, July 4, 1916.
Hon Sam Plat, Reno. New.
MY Dear Mr.. Platt:-Your letter
of June 29th, addressed to A. H,
Howe, Esq. and myself. as candidates
for the Republican nomination for
United States senator. received.
take this first opportunity to reply.
You make the following main propo-
sition:
That a separate ballot be handed
the voter at the Republican state
primary election containing each OF
designate thereon choice for United
States senator and that the delegates
to the state convention vote for the
candidate receiving the highest vote
at the polls
Permit me to say that II any
practical means, which will protect
the rights of all concerned, can be
devised whereby such plan can be
carried out, | will most heartily
approve the same.
81 assume that you have consid
cred that your proposal not only in
wolves the approval of the several
candidates and delegates who may be
elected, but to be successfully &C
complished must require the co-opera
ton of a thousand or more election
officers and public officials in no way
legally obligated to observe the con
ditions of the proposal. and that vol
are prepared to present feasible
scheme to carry your proposal into
execution.
"The statement in your letter that
The rank and file of our party are
entitled directly to choose their nomi
nee for United States senator moi
only expresses political principle
with which have long been II
hearty accord, but to establish ant
maintain which ! have taken some
active interest.
81 regard it as regrettable that tn,
views you have recently espresso,
were not made public during the SEES
sion of the last legislature and tina
those who were opposing the passag
and approval Of the present law
which abolished the direct primary
could not have had your active &C
operation. have heretofore assume
that you favored the passage of tn
present law. Such assumption
based in part upon information whic
deem reliable, to the effect tina
your partner. Mr. Sanford. urged tn
legislature to pass ana the governo
to approve the act now in force.
am wrong In my assumption, | wi
be glad to be corrected and woul
be pleased to have you state what.
anything, you did in the way {
opposing the passage or approval I
substitute for assembly bill No.
which is the present law.
| "That my attitude towards Il
present law may be known, perm
me to state that l prepared Il
proposed amendment to the bill
troduced by Senator Harrington al
which is published in full on pag
1926 and 1926 of the Journal Of Il
Senate, and which, had It be-
adopted, would have permitted an e
preston of choice by the voters I
United States senator as well
other of the more important offic
in which the public is most vital
interested, and would have permitt
nominations to have been made
such means.
| after the bill had passed and W
in the hands Of the governor, pl
pared and presented to the govern
written statement to be consider
in connection with the bill, viii
statement referred to facts which
deemed justified its veto. A copy
: such statement would, be pleas
to submit to any one desiring to s
the same.
q am reliably informed that Ser
tors Newlands and Pittman, Justi
McCarran and others urged the e
l r.