The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-06
IN
PRIMARY LISTS
ENTRIES AND PROSPECTIVE
ENTRIES FOR PRIMARY
CONTEST

ing in. The senatorial contest, up
to date, has but n entry for each
of the two leading parties. Senator
Henderson, appointed by Governor
BOYLE to succeed the late Francis G..
Newlands, is asking the democratic
nomination and Hon. E. e. Roberts,
now representing Nevada in the low
er house. has announced his candi-
dacy as a republican. However, the
report reached Goldfield today that
Walter Lamb of .Tonopah would
enter the lists against Roberts
and seek the republican nomina-
ton. Anne Martin will ask
to have her lame placed on
the general election ballot under a
provision in the primary election
law which requires that she file a
petition, prior to the primary cleo
ton, containing the names of at
least three per cent of the voters of
the state. She is said to be hav-
ing some difficulty in getting sig
natures, and the point has been
raised that an elector who signs her
petition will be disqualified from
participation in the party primaries
on the ground that he would, con-
trary to the intent of the primary
law, be participating in the nomina-
ton of candidates other than those
of his own party. 1t is understood
the question has been referred to
the attorney general, but il so his
ruling has not yet been promulgated.
Want to BE Governor
For governor the republicans have
two candidates, former Governor
Tasker l.. Oddie and former State
Engineer William M. Kearney. At
present there seems no likelihood
of any other entries. But the dem
ocratic contest for this office is go
ing to be full of pep" and all other
kinds of spice, with a likelihood of
a liberal dash of vinegar and the
prospect of some gall and worm
wood to a~ccentuate the flavor. Gov
ernor Boyle will try for reelection
and has declared himself in favor
of a "bone dry" state and the ratifi-
cation of the pending dry amend
ment to the federal constitution.
Sam Pickett, former chairman of
the democratic state committee,
wants to be governor also and has
the support of the so-called liberal
element-or had it until he was ac-
cused of having SPILLED the beans"
by opposing the recent agreement
reached between the vets and drys
for a dry state by consent after Jan
nary /, 1920.
Boyle was charged with having
initiated this movement in the hope
of taking the liquor question out of
politics, or at least removing it as
an issue from the primary campaign.
Pickett is now charged by some of
the liberals with having attacked
the agreement and defeated it in or
der to preserve the issue which
formed the chief plank of his plat
form. 1t is said that some of his
supporters were more interested in
having the agreement stand than
they were in having Sam in the
governors chair.
A New IOchinvar
Under these conditions a new
L%ochinvar has entered the lists in
the person of George Thatcher of
Tonopah, now attorney general.
Georges letter announcing his can
didacy was very brief and his plat
form has not yet been published.
He is said to have the support of
the anti-Boyle element of his party,
that part of this element that is not
still supporting Pickett and the 9TH
er liberal" candidate, Ben Luce,
also of Tonopah, speaker of the as
sembly. So it looks like a four-cor-
nered fight, with Boyle appealing
for support to the drys, Pickett and
Luce appealing to the vets and
Thatcher at work on his platform.
The name of Maurice Sullivan
has been frequently mentioned in
connection with the gubernatorial
contest and 1t is taken for granted
that if Boyle had retired Sullivan
would have entered the race. 1t is
also unanimously conceded that in
such an event all other candidates,
no matter who or how many, or what
their platforms, would have been
conscious all the time that Maurice
was in the race. But Sullivan would
not oppose Boyle. and will stand for
reelection to the office of lieuten-
ant governor. He will not be OPP