The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-09
HARD TO DETERMINE
PERSH|NG SENATOR

Who will represent Pershing
ty in the 1921 session of the Nevada
senate? Section 10 of the act of the
1919 legislature creating Pershing
county provided that the present
senator from Humboldt county shall
thereafter be designated and be the
senator from Pershing county until
the expiration Of his present term of
Office" This section was later
amended to provide that 1.-The present
from and after the passage and ap-
proval of this act, be designated and
be the senator from Preshing county
until the expiration Of his term of
Office. or other vacancy in said Office
occurs" Both the creative act and
the amending act were approved on
March 1888. says the Carson News.
March IL. 1919. L. A. Friedman.
elected senator from Humboldt coun-
ty In 1918. filed in Governor Boyle's
office his written resignation as sena-
tor from both Humboldt and Pershing
counties. The resignation as the sena-
tor from Humboldt county was to be
effective March %, 1919.
The resignation as senator from
Pershing county was to be effective
March %, 1919. also, in case of the
creating of such county. One para
graph of the resignation reads:
MY reasons for resigning this office
ara ha onA ,x~Dp The ao~~Ac< anrx;n&t1~
that, In the event Pershing county is
established pursuant to the provisions
of Assembly Bill No. 109, or otherwise,
out of a part of Humboldt county.
both Humboldt and Pershing counties
should be placed In a position to
freely select for themselves their rep
resentatives In both branches of the
legislature"
There Is no record to show that
Governor Boyle ever by letter or
written communication accepted
Friedman's resignation, but 1t has
always been understood that verbal
acceptance was made at the time the
resignation was rendered.
Mr.. Friedman attended the special
session of the legislature, held on
February Z, 1920, for the purpose of
ratifying the suffrage amendment to
the federal constitution, but before
the senate convened he appeared be-
the supreme court, and took oath to
faithfully perform the duties OF state
senator from Pershing county, Ne
vada, on which / am about to enter"
A few weeks ago Acknowledgement
Fowler gave an opinion to the eff
feet that Mr.. Friedman would hold
over as the senator from Pershing
county. On July 81, 1920. Friedman
signed a letter written to Governor
Boyle withdrawing his resignation,
claiming that it had never been ac-
cepted. This letter is now on file in
the governors office.
There is disagreement as to Fried
mans rights to hold over, and it now
appears certain that the senate of
Nevada, the sole judge of the quail
fications of its members, will be called
upon to decide whether the Pershing
county member next session shall be
Friedman or Uniacke. who is a candi-
date for the Office at the coming cleo
ton. In short, Pershing county peo-
pie have decided TO play safe" and
insure representation in the senate
at the next session. figuring that
Uniacke will be eligible for the job
In case Friedman is declared ~disquali-
fed. Uniacke was a member OF the
last assembly and vas the only Hum
boldt county assemblyman in favor of
creation OF Pershing county.