The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-01-17
SPECIAL LETTER ON
REPUBLICAN MEET
Especial Correspondenee)

is no CHdHCe tO get lctlcl W tHc
Saturday Silver State which will tell
anything about what Republicans of
Nevada are doing at the start of their
1920 campaign. One thing only may
be said definitely: Republican politics
has been stirred to the bottom of the
pool, and there will be both activity
and organization.
AS this letter is being written F'ri-
day. the Republican state central
committee is holding a meeting in an
adjoining room at the Goiden-sky
floor. This afternoon at o'clock the
big "get-together conf will take
place at the city hall. The Reno daily
newspapers which will be read in
Winnemucca Saturday will tell some
thing about proceedings, but not much
of the real workings.
There is more inside baseball" in
Republican politics in Nevada today
tlan any one man can keep track of.
To a disinterested observer it appears
versy which rages-that is, which
shall be greatest?-are entirely too
confident that they are the only Re-
publicans. The battle will reach its
heighth this afternoon. Afterward,
calmer judgment will prevail and the
"old Ones" which now believe them
selves opposed to each other, will get
together on a harmonious basis.
Will II. Hays, chairman of the ma
tional Republican committee, who
visited here yesterday, and to meet
and greet whom the great Republican
conclaye came together, fully lived up
to his reputation as an organizer and
peace-maker His task in Nevada
would have been disagreeable. prob
ably difficult, TO the average politician.
Reduced to everyday language, he had
to tell the "old guard they are not the
entire party, at the same time saying
to the "progressives" that they may
not cause too much dissatisfaction by
trying to grab everything in sight be-
cause they think they see gooo
chance.
Many men on both sides became
more reasonable in their talk last
evening after the big meeting at the
Rialto. 1t appears evident today that
the more rabid will be "squelched"
effectively and promptly. Because of
the impossibility of the Republican
state central committee of Nevada get
ting together promptly and frequently
Ito say nothing OF old-time apathy,
1t appears certain that some sort of
committee within committee will be
organized to coalesce operations until
next fall
Hays used the term Steering COM
mittee." By that he meant the same
sort of thing which in California was
once called Campaign committee"
or necessity. this committee, or an
executive portion of it. must be COM
posed of Republicans who reside
within easy reaching distance of Reno,
and who can spare time to attend
committee meetings when called.
A plan which seems to meet with
approval on all sides is to establish
state headquarters at some more cen
trail point when new committee is
elected. Some of the ablest party
advisers reside at places now from
which the journey to Reno is a seri-
Gus one.
Only one Clark county man, for in
stance. is in Reno this week. He is
State Senator Griffith. Three Hum
boldt county men have been seen
Half dozen are here from Elko.
Pershing was represented yesterday
by nearly half hundred boosters"
with badges. Lander is unrepresent-
ed. Naturally enough. the nearby
counties contribute many visitors.
No talk at all is heard about can
didates. either state or national. All
attention is being directed to the sub
1ect of harmony. as Hays advised.
And-well. today is bit too early to
say anything about the harmony pro-
gram. Certain ambitions are doomed
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RETURN FROM RENO
M. Reinhart and L. G.. Campbell re-