The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-07-24
PROPOSED POLITICAL TRUCE
REJECTED AT JOINT MEETING
Sentiment Appears 10 Favor Free
For-All Contests for County
Offices and Legislature

The call for Joint meeting OF the
members of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties for the purpose OF
deyising a plan for eliminating part
isan contests so far as possible at the
forthcoming election, drew a large
crowd to the City Hall last Saturday
evening.
Tho meeting was called to order
by u. l.. Bingham. chairman of the
Democratic county central commit
tee. who called upon A. l.. Haight.
chairman OF the Republican county
central committee to explain the OBJ
jec's of the meeting.
Mr.. Haight stated that. contrary
to an erronesous impression that
seemed to have gained currency
there was no intention on the part of
either the central committees or OF
this gathering to select men for the
various places on the ticket How
ever, 1t seemed desirable. II found
practicable. to arrange for fair and
equitable division Of the Offices be-
tween the two dominant parties and
thus avoid the necessity OF resorting
TO the customary practice of filling
the various places with candidates
more or less unwilling or untitled
with a single purpose of placing a
full ticket in the field. Mr.. Halght
explained that there was no desire or
intent to prevent any aspirant for
any place on the ticket from running
either at the primaries or as an in
dependent. Naturally, any such ar
rangement must necessarily have the
force OF public sentiment back of II
else II would be ineffective.
Various others present we're called
upon In turn to express their views
upon the subject and II soon became
apparent that while such an arrange
ment would be ideal. there seemed
no method by which II could be ac-
eomplished and would be certain te
be misunderstood and arouse antag-
onisms from those who were not a
party to the agreement anu only re
suit In large number Of indepead
ent candidates to oppose those who
might be aspirants for the appof
toned Offices.
One speaker ventured the asser-
ton that under the plan proposed
the ticket would be we'll named O
war ticket" for the reason that 1t
would kick up more separate and
distinct kinds of trouble than any
scheme yet devised for throwing
pep" into the campaign.
Opposition TO the plan developed
In another section, when represent
atives of the Anti-Saloon league
practically served notice that they
would not be bound by any agree
ment that could be devised and
would place a number of candidate
of their own selection on the tieke
whatever the results OF the confer
ence. They maintained that there
was distinctly an issue involved II
the forthcoming election and thai
they purposed to see that candidates
who represented their Views on tn.
liquor question were placed in the
running for the two vacancies on the
board of commissioners and the
sheriff and district attorney, as we,
as the entire legislative ticket. In
other words they intended to fight
for a control of the liquor board to
be prepared for the prosecution of
all "bootleggers" who would be In
evidence after the State went dry.
Thus the attempted truce died
q bornin'" and the gathering dis
persed to their respective trenches
to don their gas masks. prepare their
bombing material and "go over the
top" and at 'em In the regular old
fashioned and fortnight style.