The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-05-22

six votes. Two delegates. with one
full vote, are believed to favor John
son, Lowden is likely to get one dele
gate with half a vote and the other
two delegates have not expressed any
choice.
Indications are that all of the
twelve delegates to the Democratic
convention, which meets in San Fran
cisco late in June. will be present al
though 1t is likely that two of them
will give proxies to Senators Pittman
and Henderson. One of the big fights
in the Reno Convention" was to keep
Senator Pittman out of the national
convention as a delegate from this
state. Those who engineered the deal
believed they had accomplished that
result, but more recent developments
indicate that the senior senator will
be there and will occupy a seat on the
main floor with the Nevada delega-
ton. Just how the Nevada delega-
ton will line up, however, never has
been indicated. The Nevada delega-
ion will be bound by the unit rule,
at all times. As a matter Of fact. the
Presidents most recent utterance on
the League of Nations, in which he
IS e~ndeavoring to whip his flock into
inc for the league covenant without
changes or reservations, will put
some prominent Nevada Democrats
in rather an awkward position. Not
the least of these will be Senator'S
pittman and Henderson, who stood
iteadfastly against reservations when
he treaty vas killed by the Demo-
Gratis during the last session and
voted for all reservations when the
vote was taken during the present
session.
Then there will be the prohibition
question for the Democrats to
wrestle with. They have several
presidential aspirants who are WOW
eddy anti-prohibitionists and there is
10 doubt but what many party lead
ers in Nevada will make a supreme
effort to swing Nevada's six votes to
he VETS when the fight I'M over
the liquor plank in the convention
he outfit that controlled the Reno
convention" is Enthusiastically OPP
posed to prohibition and undoubtedly
fnnrn1 fh0t tho da1nnnffnn nanand
obtained a majority that would
stand for the wet" program when
he storm breaks in the convention.
Any doubt that may exist owe the
question Of whether or not an attempt
sill be made to swing the Nevada del
cation into line for a modified wet"
program should be dispelled by recent
'emarks made by Attorney Zurich of
Fly. Zurich, it will be remembered.
a n of the king pins in the crew
hat upset the old Democratic ring On
he Ides of March. Also he only re-
emily was named as a special assis-
ant to Attorney-General Palmer. who
[ might be mentioned in passing, has
generally been regarded as the choice
I the "drys" and the administration
or president. Zurich returned from
Washington a short time ago, where
e was called to accept the portfolio
ffered by Palmer. On his return to
,ly he gave out a lengthy statement
n the political situation. The follow
lg is an excerpt from his remarks
$ printed in the Ely Daily Times:
Prohibition will also be an issue
lis year. The Republicans will I'M
oubtedly stay dry. On the other
and the Democrats will favor per-
lifting each state to decide for itself
3 to what policy it shall adopt in
egard to liquor. which will result
4 allowing the use of light wines
nd beers at home"
Zurich also stated what has been
yident for some time is the sole hope
{ the Democrats to nominate a win