The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-10-26

ment.
1t might also be stated here tina
in a telegram from Washington a
few days ago, Senator Pittman also
declared himself in like
Gov. Boyle Discusses States Record
Governor Boyle. who preceded
Henderson, said there had been
much apprehension al to the ability
of the state to fill the recent loan
quota, but that, despite his opinion
that the quoa was higher than it
should have been, he was happy to
be able to that 5000 900
more than the quota had been rails
ed. He said it had been estimated
that if Esmeralda raised half the
quota given the county it would be
doing we'll.
In discussing the war record of
the state, the governor said: "In
the last four years there has never
been a time when my office has not
been able to report to the federal
government that everything asked
of it had been DONE"
Reno Gold Conference
He reviewed his administration at
length and said the state treasury
was in the best condition of it's his
tory despite constantly increasing
costs and that while we find that
every department has required in
creased budgets, the state of Ne
vada has gone through the war
period with the smallest increase
in operating expenses of any
state in the union"
He referred to the Reno gold con-
ference, the adjustment of water
rights, the eight-hour law for wo-
men, teachers pensions and the
employers liability act. Regarding
federal aid for gold miners, the
governor said: 81 fell confident
that something will be done to aid
the sold miners the same as has
been done in other industries" In
speaking of the employers liability
act, he said: I'VE have pledged
ourselves to make the act compul-
sorry if in our power to do So"
Governor "Dry as Dust"
In declaring himself on the wet
and dry" question the governor
said: Something has been said
of my attitude regarding prohibit
ton and no doubt it is a proper
question. To correct an impression
of four years ago, l will say that no
man. woman or child spoke to me
on the subject then. Neither did
they speak to eddie. l am going to
vote for the initiative dry measure.
] an so dry that l am dusty and
that covers the situation"
He made a lengthy appeal for the
/ coming allied war-activities drive
and, after reviewing the work of
the various organizations, said:
"The American army is today the
finest and cleanest that ever fought
on n battlefield, and it is our
duty to keep it that way"
Judge j. Emmett Walsh pre-
sided as chairman of the meeting
and following the governors speech
read a telegram from H. A. Lem
mon, announcing that the state had
Cversubscribed the Liberty Loan by
100000. The telegram was sent
in reply to the announcement from
Esmeralda that the county had
gone lover the top" and it said:
Just the news we had been wait
ing COR We knew the Goldfield
sTirit would not let Esmeralda fall
down."
The "Preliminaries'
The first preliminary" was Ed
Malley, state treasurer, who said he
would not talk politics because he
knew people were not interested. He
made a short talk, reviewing the
accomplishments of his office.
Surveyor General Charles l..
Deadly also made a brief talk, re-
viewing the work of his office. He
mentioned the big vote polled by
John Dunn in this county in the
primaries and said: From the
majority he received here, it took
all the rest of the state for me to
beat him."