Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-07-17
Timely Talk
(By Possiblist)

Reno, Nevada, July 10, 1920
Yerington Times:
Editor Ricketts, oil the Goldfield Tri-
bune thanks God for the United
States senate. The supreme being has
been the mark of many an insult but
it has remained Eor the Tribune man
to put in print the browning insult
of the age. 1t will probably be effort
wasted as messages from Ricketts,
are so unusual in heaven that the
wireless operator will likely let it
pass.
The Ely newspapers are saying
many sweet things about State High
way Engineer c. c. Cottrell, which
makes us little uneasy in Reno
We will have to get busy or we may
expect to see the Chief Engineer NOV
ing to the White Pine metropolis.
We made good start and lured our
man from Carson. but the extra
cost OF the west side highway and the
demand of the farmers on the west
side for $3.50 per acre for a right of
way has made fulsome praise OF the
department little unpopular Tor the
time at least.
The supreme confidence of the Re-
publicans that the Democrats would
do the wrong thing at the right time
was rudely shaken by the action at
San Francisco. The purchase of an
election now seems remote, and al
ready we hear that the managers de-
mand change OF program and that
the front porch style be tobooed. 1t
may be announcement, but Senator
Harding will have to make an agrees
sive campaign in the west if he
expects to be elected From now on
there is liable to be consolidated
west to offset the solid New England
states and the solid south. For years
the New England states were solidly
republican, the southern states solidly
democratic, the west open to convic-
tion.. The west is now the balance di
power and will decide who shall win
the coming election.
Considerable opposition to the re-.
election of Congressman Evans is de-
lveloping in the democratic party. Sew
eral have endeavored to convince
State Controller Cole that he ought
to be candidate for the nomination
l.. X. Gregory of Reno is said to have
decided that congress would suit him
better than the state legislature Jas.
d. Finch would not mind visiting
Washington once more if there was a
salary. at the other end. Speaker Fitz-
gerald of .Tonopah, is said to be con-
WINGED that he ought to make the race
Well, | can only predict that if Fitz-
gerald is in the race some one will
have close shave.
A. Grant Miller has returned and
fastened to endorse the republican
platform and announce himself a can
didate for United States Senator.
One must admire the ability OF Miller
to make himself at home in any party
fand to heartily endorse anything that
looks like it meant votes. He is a
vigorous and effective campaigner
and his candidacy means a lively and
interesting election. The platform
the candidate, and the conditions rath-
er compel the thought: "a bowl of
mush, human gush, political slush."
While Chairman Will HAYS was
looking after the "stomachsr a his
people, Chairman Cummings gave
the nation an intellectual feast that
Will not soon be forgotten
am unable to figure out how the
republican campaign managers and
editorial writers expect to win this
campaign by continued abuse and
ault finding with President Wilson
His achievements far outweigh any
mistakes he may have made and he is
not candidate for reelection.
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