The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-07-25
STATE SENATORS
Z, To Be SELECTED

Robert Richards, deputy attorney
general, in an opinion given in re-
ply to letter of inquiry written
by District Attorney L. G. Wilson
of Humboldt county, holds that
Jerry Sheehan was elected sena-
tor for the constitutional term of
four years, and not merely to fill a
vacancy or unexpired term, at the
1920 general election. Under this
opinion, therefore, no senator will
be elected this year from Humboldt
county. Neither will choice of a
member of the upper house of the
state legislature be this year made
from Pershing county, which was
formed from Humboldt county by
the 1919 legislature. Senator Uni
acke was elected senator by the
Pershing voters in 1920.
State senators are to be elected
in ten Nevada counties this fall,
as follows: Churchill, Clark, Doug
las, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lam
der, Ormsby, Storey and Washoe.
Successors are accordingly to be
chosen to Senators E. w. Griffith,
w. F. Dressler, A. G. Macallan, G..
II. Rand, and R. H. Cowles, Re-
publicans, and ]. V. Ducey, W. p.
Harrington, A. w. Hesson, J. J..
Kenney, and C. E. Kent, Demo-
Gratis. Republicans predominant in
the list of seven holdover senators,
four to three. They are Jerry
Sheehan, M. R. Penrose, J. H. Mil
Ter and N. H. Chaplin, Republicans,
and A. L. Scott, D. ]. Fitz Gerald
and C. Uniacke, Democrats.
E. w. Griffith, elected president
pro tenn. Of the 1921 senate, was
in 1918 elected as Clark county's
senator by vote of $50 to $50
for Peter Buol and liz for Ballow.
Kent, Democrat of Churchill
county in 1918 won his election
over Swingle 781 to 500. Some
time ago he was undecided about
making another race for the office.
"Bilp Dressler four years ago
polled 421 votes in Douglas county.
He had no opposition that year.
He filed notice of his candidacy
for reelection a short time ago,
and it is unlikely that he will
have opposition.
"Abe" Hessen had close shave
in Elko county four years ago win
ming the election 1880 to 1117 for
Tracy Fairchild. The latter is
for the high honor this year. In
1918 he polled the high vote in
all four precincts in the city of
Elko esson's home. The latter
will not be candidate this year
it is understood. Fairchild has been
urged on all sides to make the race
for the Republican nomination for
governor, but he Is not enthusiastic.
His Legislative experience over a
numbers of years, and particularly
his services as chairman of the as
sembly ways and means committee
at the 1921 session has won him
many friends who have expressed
sincere desire to support Tracy
for the governorship.
J. v. Ducey, of Goldfeld, left
the state a short time after the
adjournment Of the 1921 session.
At the 1918 election he was OPP
posed by Kendall, who polled 400
votes, to $50 for the winner.
C. H. Rand of Eureka county
was elected without opposition four
years ago. He is reported to be
again a candidate on the Republic
can ticket.
A. G. Macallan was elected to
the senate from Lander county in
1918 with a total vote of all. His
opponent, Easton, received 324
votes.
w. P. Harrington's vote in 1918
was STA, to $50 for George ellison.
Some time ago it was reported that
Harrington would seek state office.
Recently, it is said that members OF
the Democratic party are urging
him too seek reelection.
Senator John j. Kenney OF
Storey county was defeated for re-
election at the general election in
1918, The vote was: John c. De-
war 334, Kenney 324. Mr.. Dewar
died before the 1919 session con-
vsned and at the especial election
Of January Z, 1919 Kenney was
elected with 500 votes to 237 for
George H. Drysdale.
r. H. Cowles won the senator
ship from Washoe county in 1918
by defeating M. P. Macmillan by
the count of34S2 to 2131.
1t Is an interesting fact that in
1920 of the ten Nevada counties
in which senators are to be elected
this year-nine went Republican.
The only exception was Clark coun-
ty, where the Democratic candi-
date electors led approximate
GEO to 586. In the other counties
the vote ran about as follows, the
first figures being for the Republi-
..,, and tba second for the Demo-