The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-04
NAMING W|NGF|E[D
BOOST FOR PARTY
DEMOCRATS FIND LITTLE TO BE
WBILANT ABOUT; FACTIONS
UNITED; wINGFIELD POPULAR
CHOICE FOR COMMITTEEMAN
(By Spellier in Reno Gazette)

(By Spellier In Reno Gazette)
All party ~precedents were shattered
by the Republicans of Nevada when
they met in Reno a week ago in con-
vention to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention and make a recon-
mendation for national committee
man. The delegates assembled with
blood in their eyes, Quarrelled for a
day and a night and her marched
out under a banner on which was en-
blazoned a flourishing olive branch.
In previous campaigns the Republi-
ans Of Nevada have started with the
bands playing and an air Of peace and
harmony prevailing only to end up
with everybody carrying a knife to
sink in the back of his neighbor when
an opportune moment was found.
There wasn't much for the Demo-
Gratis to feel jubilent over at the Re-
publican convention. Keyed up ny
early developments, they fingered
around where Republicans were hold
ing caucuses and followed them into
the convention hall, looking and hop
ing for fireworks that failed to de-
velop. Then, when they saw that
leaders Of the party had buried their
differences and were determined to
present a united front this fall, they
filed %mournfully out of the hall.
1t looked for a time as though the
dove OF peace wasn't going to find any
resting place. particularly the day be-
fore the convention. Indications were
that two factions of the party were
hopelessly divided over the question
of recommending a nation commit
teeman. All the rumors of party di-
vision sounded pretty good to the
Democrats. So they regarded it as
almost criminally cruel when Sam
Plat got up on the floor of the con-
vention and abandoned his fight for
national committeeman.
oVitttioh VI otOi SC "lh6hCii
as national committeeman met with
general satisfaction from all sections
of the state and the general belief IS
that the various factions into which
the party has been divided in pre-
vious campaigns will be cemented this
year in a way that makes defeat only
a remote possibility. Winfield. while
he has not taken a keen interest in
past political battles and has aided
the Republican party in every way
possible. has held aloof from any
single faction. For this reason he
will be able to direct the affairs of
the campaign in a way that will in
sure justice to all factions. Being a
man of big affairs he will be able -
deal with national party leaders and
the national organization in a man
ner that should bring the most benc-
fetal results to the state organiza-
ton.
One thing about George Wingfield
is that one always knows where he
stands. He proved this during the
week when some of his friends. actu-
ated solely by honest motives and
sincere ideas, attempted to force him
into the senatorial fight as a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
Wingheld lost no time in making tho
public announcement hat he had ne
desire to run for the senkte and
would not consider doing so under
any conditions. &
AS a matter of fact the Republican
senatorial situation still presents
pretty much of a complex problem
with a large number of candidates
real and imaginary, in the running
The list includes Miss Anne Martin
Sardis Summerfeld. Mark Walser, w
c. Pitt, Brewster Adams and Charles
f. Wharton. This list is subject &c
augmentation. but is not likely to b.