The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
LEGISLATURE IS
REPUBLICAN


chosen speaker of the 1923 Nevada
assembly is the belief of persons
familiar with his good work as a
member OF the lower house In the
1919 and 1921 sessions. Lockhart
is a good lawyer, we'll versed in the
needs OF the state and in legislative
procedure and II chosen will fulfill
the duties Of the office with credit to
himself and to the commonwealth.
Yesterdays Reno Gazette had the
following story about the legislature
and members OF both houses:
Republican control OF both houses
of the state legislature by substantial
majorities is assured on the face OF
returns from all counties In the state
The only point In doubt is the exact
size OF the Republican membership In
each house.
Definite returns SO far received
show that the Republicans will have
not less than eleven members In the
senate with a possibility of twelve.
The Democrats are assured of five.
with a possibility of six.
Eureka county, where there are
three candidates is in doubt. The men
are II. NJ. Burdick. William NJ. Clute
and g. A. Fletcher.
Returns at noon settled the election
OF Charles s. Sprague, Dem, to the
state senate from Esmeralda. which
had been In doubt until that time.
In the assembly the Republicans
are assured OF twenty-three of the
thirty-seven members. The Democrats
are assured of thirteen. In Lander
county d. II. Tandy was elected on
an Independent ticket and his politi-
cal affiliation has not been Indicated.
There will be four women In the
assembly. according to the unofficial
count Marguerite II. Gosse OF
Washoe, Louise II. Hays OF Nye, Rita
ID. Millar of Mineral and Alice s.
Towle OF Churchill.
The 1921 legislature had nine Re-
publicans and eight Democrats in the
senate and twenty-six Republicans
and eleven Democrats In the as
sembly.
The membership of the 1922 legis-
lature follows:
STATE SENATE
Churchill-True yencill, Rep.
CLARKE. f. Smith, Dem.
Douglas-William F. Dressler, Rep.
Elko-Tracy -Fairchild. Rep.
Eureka-Not reported.
Esmeralda--Chas. s. Sprague, Dem.
Humboldt-Jerry sheehan, Rep.
(Holdover).
Lincoln-A l.. Scott, Dem. Hold
oyer).
Mineral = John II. Miller, Rep.
(Holdover).
Nye-D. F. Fitzgerald. Dem. Hold
over.
Ormsby-F. f. Meder. Rep.
Pershing-C. Uiacke, Dem. Hold
over).
Storey--H. d. Bulmer. Rep.
Washoe-R. II. Cowles, Rep
White Pine-N. II. Chaplin. Rep.
tHoldover).
ASSEMBLY
Clark--A. s. Henderson, Rep. and
Roy w. Martin. Rep.
Churchill-Alice s. Towle, Rep. and
II. J. Long. Rep.
Elko-Chester A. Lang, Dem. f.
C. Murphy. Rep. Webster Paterson
and c. e. Whitesides, Reps.
Mineral-Rlta ID. Millar, Dem.
Orsmby-A. G. Meyers, Ind. Rep.
Storey--M. f. James, Dem.
Pershing-W. w. Carpenter. Dem.
Esmeralda = John NJ Houlahan,
Rep, Thomas Hayes, Dem. Third
placei doubt between two Demo-
Gratis.
Eureka-J. P. Whltemore, Rep.
Douglas-Geo. G.. Hussmon, Rep.
Nye--Louise NJ. Hays, Dem, Chas.
d. Keough. Rep. w. A. Marsh, Dem.
and Daniel J. Robb. Dem.
White Pine-Anthony Jurich, Dem,
James NJ. Lockhart, Rep. and George
A. Whitley. Rep.
Lander-H. d. Tandy, Ind. (Poli-
tics not given).
Humboldt-John l. Paterson, DEM,
and s. f. Sites. Dem.
Washoe - Reno district - Walter
Kennedy, Marguerite II. Gosse, Peter
l.. Nelson, Harry Swanson and b.
r. Addenbrooke. all Rep. Sparks
district Martin =. Geraghty, Rep.
Northern district, Frank L. Caravan
Ia. Ind. Rep.
Lincoln--Hugh f. Love, Rep.
Lyon--Peter Henrichs, Rep. and j.
ID. Yeager. Rep.