The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-10-06

publican candidates on their tour OF
the state Friday morning when they
left Reno for Ormsby, Douglas coun-
ty and beyond. Scarcely was the big
automobile bearing Sam Platt. f. f.
Roberts, T. +. Moran and X. A. Nc
Kay, out of the city limits, when
meadow lark piped its clear and
CHEEKY call
That's good luck" said Platt' A
mile from Carson a coyote started to
cut ahead of the machine and was
beaten a city block, which is going
some. A pig started across the road,
wobbled, changed his mind and ran
back Below Valleys three American
eagles scared in the air above the
all signs luck was with the party
The prophecy was well fulfilled in
the day. From Carson to Valleys,
Genoa, Sheridan, Centeryille. Water
loo, Minden and Gardnerville came
shouts of welcome and waves of the
hand and with each stop came forth
men and women to wish the party
luck
The meeting at yalhalla hall, Fri
day night, packed the hall to its
doors with men and women in about
equal proportions. The audience
came to be advised of the outlook for
the nation and for Douglas county
in the next four years. They came
to listen and to weigh the report and
they showed they were in deadly
earnest. The came for promise of
protection, for there was not even
a promise of protection in Democracy
happy. Protection from cheap labor
of the east, protection from the fore
ed sales to follow the war; protect
ion to American at home and abroad
they looked for and this assurance
was given by the Republican spokes
men, Sam Platt and Congressman
Roberts. They came to see and hear
T. F. (Barney) Moran. cadnidate for
Justice of the Supreme Court, who is
related by marriage to Douglas coun-
ty, having married a Miss Mary Lloyd
a daughter of a Douglas pioneer. The
came to see X. A. Mckay, candidate
for clerk of the supreme court and
whom some had confused in their
minds with Eric Reay Mckay, form
erly of Reno and now in charge of a
ranch at Fallon. The came to well
come Republican candidates stand
ing for republican principles and it
was welcome by Douglas county's
record for performance.
The people came from all parts of
Carson Valley and after the band
played a selection. they entered and
occupied the large hall and Secre-
the speakers The following county
candidates sat on the platform with
the visiting speakers: Ed SPRING
meyer for sheriff. Han Jepsen for
clerk. Otto Hussman for recorder and
ID. w vigin for district attorney.
San Platt and Congressman dis
cussed national and congressional
issues while Judge Moran and Mr.
Mckay spoke briefly on thei- Ie-
spective candidates.. Judge Moran
said he had been elected for the sec
ond time judge of his district, dis
trict by the way that handles busi-
ness second in quantity and import
ance only to the supreme court, ana
he had been on the bench six years
Prior to the time he served his tlme
as district attorney and the next
bench for a man who confines his
ambition to the judiciary. He did not
say this but that is the fact. The
Judge asked votes irrespectively of
party because lawsuits are not decid-
ed according to politics but he said
he is. and always has been, Re-
publican and he. is the republican
nominee. He outlined his ideals of
a iudge--a man worthy as a man, un-
moved by passion, unvexed by enmi-
ties. unswayed by favoritism, learned
in the law, attached to justice and de-
voted to the principle of the equality
of all men or responsibility before the
law. He said that was his ideals aud
the model by which he tride to guide
himself and he asked that if the peo-
pie approved such a record and such.
ideals that they grant him their suf-
frages.
frages.
r. A. Mckay. who has been in the
responsible post of chief clerk to the
state engineer, told of his experiences