The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-01
CANDIDATE HOWE
STATES POSITION

A. III. Howe, of Goldfeld, candidate
for Republican nomination for United
States Senator, has been in town for
the. best part of a week, and will re.
main in the county for another week
or ten days. Mr.. Howe left Goldfield
on his tour of the state early in April,
going through Lincoln, White Pine,
Elko, Eureka and Lander counties,
days on business matters. He then
started out again, visiting Mineral,
Lyon, Churchill and this county. He
left this morning for Paradise Valley
ard MeDermitt, expecting to return to
Winnemucca not later than Saturday.
81 am no stranger to Winnemucca,
said Mr.. Howe, in conversation with
Silver State representative. "I have
paid several visits 10 the town, my
first having been made some nine years
ago, In company with the late Senator
Nixon, at the time of the dedication OF
the Nixon opera house. / have been
profoundly impressed on this trip with
the substantial growth of your town
during the past nine years, and with
the great stock raising, mineral and ag-
ricultural resources of the surrounding
county,
'Will you make an effort to elect a
delegation from this county to the COM
ing state convention that will favor
your candidacy for Senatorf' was
asked.
"That is not my intention in Hum
boldt or any other county of the state,o
was the reply. "All / ask is that rep
Republicans be sent to the
from the different counties,
and that they use their best judgment
in the selection of a senatorial candi-
date, choosing the most available
man.
The following account of Mr.. Howe's
career, with short personal interview,
is taken from the Goldfeld Tribune of
date March 6, 1916:
Definite announcement that he would
seek the Republican nomination for
United States Senator from Nevada
was made today by A. III. Howe, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company, who has been
spoken of in political circles for some
time past as probable aspirant to the
office in this state. Mr.. Howe, prior to
coming west, had wide experience, ex-
tending over many years, of legislative
affairs, through association with and
duties in the United States Senate, and
his friends and acquaintances here re-
gard him as being eminently fitted for
the office for which he has announced
his candidacy.
When asked by the Tribune for an
expression of his intentions with regard
to seeking the senatorship, Mr.. Howe
made the following statement:
"Having aseertained that the sensi-
ment of a large number of people in
various walks of life, throughout the
state, is in favor of the election of a
business man to the United States Sen
ate, have decided to seek the Repub-
lican nomination for that office.
''The experience and training which
I feel have equipped me to serve the
state in that capacity are as follows:
In the year 1886 I entered the service
of the United States Express company
in New York in subordinate capacity.
Careful application to duty and self
enabled me to assume
from time to time duties of enlarging
Importance, resulting in my finally be-
coming assistant to the president. My
duties in that position required me to
handle large business affairs both IN
the United States and Europe.
"During this business relationship,
which lasted for 20 years, and inciden-
tai thereto, it was my good fortune to
be connected for IL years in a business
and official capacity with the work of
the United States Senate. While con-
neeted with the United States Senate,
I became acquainted with the late SEN
ator Nixon, who invited me to asso-
eiate myself with his interests in Ne
vada, and in the year 1906 / took up
my residence in Reno, and became asso-
ciated with his banking enterprises.
"After a residence of two years in
Reno, at Senator Nixon s request / be-
came the secretary and treasurer of the
Goldfeld Consolidated Mines company,
taking up my residence in Goldfeld,
where have since resided. During my
residence in Goldfield / have been en-
gagged in large number of diversified
business enterprises vital to the welfare
of the state.
81 have always believed, and now be-
lieve, that the interests of this state
and of the United States are best serv-
ed by adherence to the fundamental
principles of the Republican party, and
if nominated and elected my ambition
and inclination will be to apply to the
duties of the office and the furtherance
of those principles the same qualities
of application, industry and intelii-
genee which have maintained me in my
former and present business associa-
tions.
"I discover a growing appreciation
on the part of the public of the fact
that the activities of government are
distinctively in the nature of business
activities and that the establishment OF
conditions which make for the economic
welfare of communities in the relations
to other communities involve merely in
telligent business adjustment. The idea
of sending to the Senate business man
of broad experience and training hav-
ing met with statewide approval, it is
with confidence that / announce myself