The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-01-15
NOTHING DOING At
CARSON CITY YET
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CARSON CITY, January 13.-There
is as yet no evidence of the awaken
ing of the legislative life which viii,
pervade the Capital City next week.
That Is, there Is no external evidence.
II one visits the various executive
Offices the occupants thereof are
found to be busy with forthcoming
reports, and the state printing Office
is functioning little more actively,
but that is ALL Not dozen people
have arrived In town on legislative
business. The only visible evidence
that they are coming is an active de-
mand for reservation of housing ac-
commodations, which promise to be
at premium.
OF course, the event of the week Ito
which very little attention was paid)
was the meeting Monday afternoon
at two O'Clock of the presidential cleo
tors to cast the vote of Nevada for
President and vice-President of the
United States. Few persons. perhaps.
stop to realize that presidential cleo
tors occupy the position of most abb
solute trust which is granted by the
American people. They are voted for.
elected, and commissioned, to cast the
presidential vote of the state, with
out single restriction on their ac-
tions, aside from the moral one. They
are not instructed who to vote for.
Nobody has authority to instruct
them. They make no promises, they
file no bond, and no penalty is pro-
vided for whatever they may do. They
are absolutely free agents. And yet
so far as is remembered at this writ
ing. only once in the history of the
United States have presidential cleo
tors refused to deliver the vote which
was expected of them. They might,
if they would. easily overthrow tfor a
time, at leasD the will Of the people.
Nevada presidential electors this
year were Miss Dele Boyd and Hon.
H. V. Morehouse of Reno. and c. d.
Ayres of Winnemucca. They met and
voted at Carson City, in the Office. OF
the attorney general Of the state, in
the Capitol Voting was by ballot,
and each of the three cast votes for
Warren G. Harding of Ohio for Presi-
dent, and Calvin Coolidge of Massa-
chusetts for vice-President There
were numerous certificates to be
signed before the function was COM
pleted.
/. AS Federal statutes decree that
proof of the action of the electors of
each state must be delivered by a
messenger to the president of the
United States Senate on or before the
fourth Monday of January, Miss Boyd
was selected by her associates fol
this important duty. Mr.. Morehouse
delivered copy of all the proceed
ings of the electors to United States
Judge Harrington here, while Mr.
Ayres sent he same documents by
registered mail to the president of the
Senate. An unusual proceeding, and
one not required by statute, was that
the actual ballots cast were attached
to the certificate which will be car
ried to Washington by Miss Boyd.
After all formalities were COM
pleted the presidential electors paid
visits to the various Offices in the
Capitol. The state board of tax COM
missioners was in session in the Gov
ernor's office, and the electors en-
joyed short visit with the gentlemen
who comprise the membership OF this
board The Governor then took a
couple of snapshots of the electors
as they stood on the steps of the Capt.
tol. Afterward a visit was paid to a
commercial photographer.
These three were the first Republi-
can electors to function in Nevada
since 1904.