The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-07-27
CHANDLER OF ELY
SENATE CANDIDATE
White Pine County Attorney Makes
Formal Announcement of Can
didacy for Republican
Nomination for Senate

In this issue Of The Silver State
appears the formal announcement
of Charles S. Chandler, who seeks
the Republican nomination for
United States senator from Nevada.
Mr.. Chandler resides at Ely,
where he has been engaged in the
practice of law since January,
1905. He is recognized by both
bench and bar as one of the lead
ing lawyers of the state and is
universally respected both for his
ability and his integrity. Although
earnestly interested in all political
and governmental questions, Mr..
Chandler never sought political
honors until he was induced in the
campaign of 1918 to become a can
didate for assemblyman from White
Pine county. At that time the
world war was still waging. Mr.
Chandler had taken a very active
part in all civic war activities and,
believing that important questions
relating to the war would come be-
fore the legislature, consented to
become a candidate for the assembly
under the belief that, as assembly
man, he might be able to render
valuable service to the state. He
was elected and, although the 1919
assembly was Democratic, he soon
became recognized as the virtual
leader of the house. At the next
election he was returned to the
assembly and was elected as speaker
by the unanimous vote of all the
members of the assembly, of both
parties. His ability and fairness as
speaker was such that no appeal
was ever taken to the house from
any ruling made by him. On ac-
count of his known ability as (.
lawyer, he was chosen to preside
over the joint sessions of the sem
ate and assembly during the inn
peachment proceedings against one
of the district judges of the state.
The manner in which he handled
this impeachment proceedings won
general admiration.
Mr.. Chandler's record in the two
sessions of the legislature brought
his name prominently before the
people of the state and resulted
in his being generally recognized
as one of the very able men of the
state. 1t was but natural, there
fore, that in seeking a candidate
for United States senator, many of
the leading Republicans turned to
him and have induced him to seek
this high honor
By training and experience Mr..
Chandler is well qualified to hold
the office to which he now aspires.
He was born forty-six years ago
on a ranch near Baker, in eastern
Oregon, where conditions are some
what similar to those in Nevada.
He grew up on the ranch, attending
a country school, doing general
farm work and riding for cattle. He
was graduated from the Oregon
College in 1895. After
teaching school year, he entered
Stanford University, from which
he was graduated in 1899. While |
at Stanford he met Curtis H. Lind
ley, the eminent mining lawyer, and
on leaving Stanford was fortunate
enough to secure a position in Mr..
Lindley's office in San Francisco,
where he remained for six years.
While in Mr.. Lindley's office he
to attend the Hastings
College of law, from which he was
graduated in 1901. During this
same year he was admitted to
practice law in California. Mr..
Chandler assisted Mr.. Lindley in
The preparation of the second edi
lion of "Lindley on Mines" which
IS the standard text book on the |
aw of mines. He also did con-
siderable work in the gathering of
for book which Mr..
Lindley had under preparation on
The law of water. The material
for this book was destroyed in the
San Francisco fire, and the work
was never completed. Mr.. Chand-
er also assisted Mr.. Lindley in the
preparation and trial of many i'm
oortant cases. most of which were
mining cases.
As above stated, Mr.. Chandler
,ame to Nevada in 1905 and has
since practiced his profession at