Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-14

selves. After leaving an effort will
be made TO see that they are located
in homes.
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been advised by the press that the
leaders of the "wets" and "drys" as
Stunning TO dictate. without consulting
you, how your right of suffrage. or
the votes OF your representatives in
Legislature assembled, shall be exer-
cised, have convened in conclaye and
have arrived at an agreement control
ling your future political activities.
This conclave was held in the
chambers Of the Hon. George A. Bart
lett, district judge of Reno, Nevada,
and considering its personnel II
might with equal propriety, have
been convened in a parsonage or
brewery. each having its representa-
tiyes in attendance. Those who at
tended as far as ascertained, were
Gov. Emmet ID. Boyle, Attorney Gen
eral Thatcher, Hon. Frank II. Nor
cross, Hon. X. NJ. Preston, Bishop
George Hunting, Hon. Samuel Bel
ford, Hon. Harry Heidtman, Rev. W.
X. Howe, Mr.. Peter Dohr and Mrs. J.
e. Church. Verify. the lion and the
lamb have laid down in eternal amity.
II tho personnel OF this conclaye is
surprising. It is more surprising to
note that under your authority, yet
to be secured, an agreement was
reached whereby the liquor traffic of
Nevada is to be controlled and even
tually prohibited, and incidentally
which may be OF small interest to
you, there shall be paid from the pub
lie treasury. II this proposed scheme
Is consummated, your taxes collected
therein, estimated by divers taxpay-
crs from one million TO two million
dollars.
This money will be allotted TO COM
pensate those who are Interested In
the liquor traffic for their mcrchan-
disc and fixtures, but strange as ii
| may seem, II there shall then be de.
probation in the value of your real
! estate, rental or otherwise. or II the
families OF many persons may then be
temporarily deprived OF livelihood
on account OF communicating this
scheme, this conclaye as yet has not
| proposed any decentralization what
| soeyer. This may be an oversight,
as you are not advised that this con-
clave has adjourned sine die.
Above all things let US be frank
with ourselves. As electors of this
state you have proposed a scheme to
cffectually dispose OF the liquor qucs-
ton, and in COnsOnaCe with the recent
declaration OF our president and the
food administration headed by Mr.
Hoover, YOU will have the absolute
right in the coming election, without
convcnlng the legislature In extra ses-
sion under the guise of patriotic ne.
cessity to say by your collective votes
whether or not this liquor question
| shall be settled as you have proposed
I'm the initiative law. And II Is not
apparent why, thru this subtcrfugc
as proposed b ythis cOnclaye, you
should be dictated to, and be made to
aCquiCsce i'm scheme to pay from
| your public treasury from one million
10 two million dollars TO obtain re.
sule which you can have without any
consideration whatsoever, should you
so desire.
81 am going before you as candidate
for governor upon platform to en-
force the law whatever your will may
dictate. and In conclusion | cannot do
other than to reiteratc from my an
nounccment heretofore appearing In
the press the following excerpt, name
ly:
Accordingly, based upon these
principles. will submit my candidacy
to the electors in the coming pri
mary II Is theirs TO grant or deny
and whether succeed or fail theii
will shall be supreme. and the major
ity guided by. the rules OF law should
govern"
Respectfully submitted,
(slgnodD s. NJ. PICKETT.