The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-08-15
REPUBLICANS JUST
SMILE As BOYD
i HURLs HIS
WRENCH
Democratic Wreclins Crew IL Driv-
ing Opening Wedge For . Big
C. o. P. Smash, House
Cleaning Under Way

(By H. H. Jones in the Rem,
Gazette.)
By the time James T. Boyd get,
through bombarding the Scrughai1
citadel in his campaign for tn,
Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion, the Republicans may not hav,
much left to shoot at. His opening
salvo, while it was aimed at Col
James G. Scrugham, his primar,
opponent, scattered and found it.
mark generally in the camp Of the
state brigade.
One of the salient points raised
by Mr.. Boyd in his recently-inaugu.
rated drive for Democratic votes, il
the apparent extravaganza of the
present state administration, caused
primarily through inefficiency in
government. In other words, Mr.
Boyd, in his broadside directed
at his primary opponent, has opened
hostilities on the administration az
a whole and in so doing, he /.
using ammunition of type similar
to the sort the Republicans are as
sembling for the final attack.
Thus we find a member of the
"old guard waging a vigorous bat
tie against the Democratic machine
and exposing some of the practices
In the administration Of state gov
eminent which he contends should
not be tolerated by the taxpayers
and the voters Of Nevada. OF
course this does not displease the
Republicans. Boyd simply is driv.
ing an opening wedge for the big
smash preparatory to which the Re-
publicans are mobilizing their
forces, irrespective of who the
Democratic nominee for governor
will be.
1t is an example of how things
are ever shifting in the political
arena. A few short weeks ago
the Democrats were rejoicing at the
apparent lack Of friction in the ex-
ecutive primary campaign. And at
that time spirited contest doomed
on the Republican side of the fence
with H. E. Stewart and William
Kearney as possible candidates for
the G. o. P. nomination. But az
this threatening cloud vanished, the
storm broke swiftly and with much
noise in the back yard of the Demo
Gratis. Those Democratic mariners
who could visualize nothing but a
calm sea ahead, must now prepare
for the hurricane.
It is said that Col. Scrugham and
his friends are going to ignore Mr..
Boyd's expose, If such it may be
called. This would be bad blum
der by the Scrugham wing of the
party. Mr.. Boyd's assertion that
certain funds were paid to a firm
Of Reno attorneys for counsel in the
administration of the engineers de-
partment after the legislature had
demonstrated its views in the mat
ter by rejecting legislature proposed
to provide funds for special counsel
in adjudication of water rights, calls
for an explanation and soon.
Whether there is merit in the
Boyd charges, the very nature of
them leaves a bad taste in the
mouths of the people of the state
and precipitates situation which
should be clarified.
Among other things, Mr.. Boyd
wants to know why the attorney
general should be relieved of the
duty of advising the state engineer
In litigation involving adjudication
OF water rights and advances the
argument that the state is entitled
to legal advisor who can and will
look after the interests of all de-
partments as they are affected by
the law. And in bringing this to
public attention. he is supplying
more campaign material for the
Republicans. And he says he has
just started.
At this day, Boyd's participation
In the Democratic primary cam
paign looms as a serious handicap
to the programming Of the party
machine. His friends say he is
going to continue to throw monkey
wrenches until the acts Of the pres
ent administration are revealed as
an open book.
Is the incident closed? Watch
Tor the next big thrilling reel.