The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-03
NEVADA DELEGATES
SWITCH TO BRYAN
By Spelller in Gazette)

developed yesterday when by a vote
Of ten to two, the delegates declared
in favor of William Jennings Bryan.
The showdown came when Anthony
Jurich, who had made open threats
| to bolt, unless the delegates showed
| some consideration for his ideas,
moved that the delegation oppose any
proposition advanced or fostered by
Bryan. A well-defned disinclination
| to put such a motion developed, but
on the insistence of Zurich and Frank
Bugbee, of Lyon county, vote was
taken. Bugbee and Zurich stood alone
| for the resolution.
| John Kunz. who was notoriously
and openly wet, was not present and
probably would have stood for the
resolution.
OF course. there were other ele-
ments involved as influencing factors,
such as the League of Nations and the
Irish question. but the delegation is
favorable to Bryan.
| 1t also indicated that there has
been a great change of sentiment
famong the delegates relative to pro-
hibition. The delegation was unmis-
| takably wet when it reached San
| Francisco, although very evenly di-
vided. This was indicated when John
Kunz was selected as Nevada's rep
/ f<t ttxra he
platform committee over Harley Har-
mon. Kunz,. as previously stated, is
wet to the point of favoring the manu-
facture and sale of wine and beer
and is for modification of the Vol
stead act. Harmon is in favor of
platform that is silent on prohibi-
| ton. Kunz was selected by a vote of
six to five, Mrs Woodburn being alb
sent.
| Perhaps the most surprised man in
! the delegation is Zurich. He enjoys
the unique distinction of having put
over the delegate slate at the Reno
convention only 10 see the delegates
"step" ON him when the test came.
Zurich, Mccarthy and Kunz engi-
neered the deal by which the Ne
vada delegation was named by the
state committee. Jurich, it was, who
tied the delegation up by the unit
rule, which, it has developed, resulted
in his complete undoing.
Zurich, however, failed to go
through with his threat to bolt when
pulsory vote to Palmer AS a mat
ter of fact it was generally conceded
that the scheme devised by the Pal
mer headquarters, to nominate the
attorney-general on the first ballot
through complimentary" votes OBJ
tanned through the influence of de-
partment of justice appointees in
every state. had failed all along the
line.
A bitter attack was made on Judge
C. J. McFadden, of White Pine coun-
ty. in the caucus yesterday afternoon
Sy Jurich. who accused McFadden of
preaIing faith. claiming that he had
promised to support Palmer. Zurich
made the charge during his plea for
a complimentary vote for Palmer.
Judge McFadden. declining to en-
ter into controversy with Zurich.
merely declared that he was under
no obligation, whatever, either ex-
pressed or implied, to vote for Pal
mer. AS matter CT fact, Judge Nc
Fadden's first choice was McAdoo.
Two days ago McAdoo had majority
OF the delegates, eight OF the twelve
having expressed themselves in favor
Of him. Bugbee, however. switched
to Cox. giving the Ohio man the bal
ance of power. At one time poll of
the delegation showed only one dele
gate in favor of Cox. Organized la
Dor, however, let it be known that it
could support Cox, although favoring
McAdoo as first choice, and that was
the factor that lined Nevada up for
the Ohio statesman.
kilograms sent from Nevada, from
Reno Democrats in particular. to
Senator Henderson and various men,
bers of the delegation undoubtedly
threw the Nevada delegation out of
the road on which it was heading
toward anti-prohibition and put it
into neutral. and If a showdown
comes, into the dry column.
A mass of kilograms from the
folks at home" reached Nevada
headquarters yesterday and today
with the result that the delegation
decided to stand for any platform
plank that is not incompatible with
the previously expressed attitude OF
Nevada voters on the question of the
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