The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-02-09
Henderson WILL
NOT BE CANDIDATE
Elko Free Press Gets Information
Direct That Neither Former
Senator Nor Col. Scrueham
Will Be Candidates
(From the Elko Free Press)

(From the Elko Free Press)
Will the meeting of grand juries
in practically every county in the
state have any influence on the COM
ing election? That is the pertient
question seething in the politicians
sky pieces just at the present time.
There can be no doubt but the old
liquor ring controlled, either directly
or indirectly the politics Of the
state. That its influence has con-
tinued and is still strong there can
be no doubt, judging from the re-
ports of each county that Queen
Moonshine is in full control, and
from what Federal District Attorney
WOODBURY. said before his Reno au-
dience.
But in spite of the fact that the
Reno grand jury used the whitewash
brush literally the other grand ju-
ries are following an entirely diff
ferent course. Down in Nye county
there was such shakeup that
brought about designations and new
officials.
And in every county there is a
strong public sentiment that the pro-
hibition law should be enforced
Enforce the law" seems to be the
new slogan everywhere, and as there
are no sharper men than our politi-
clans, there will be a scrambling to
get aboard the band wagon, and
whereby in the past the prohibition
law was winked at, the word will &c
forth that until after election every
thing must close up and "dry's" the
word for few months.
You hear on every hand, ats
about time for a new set of officers
these fellows have been in long
enough" Now, don't think we are
talking about the local situation al
together; we include the state CAPT
tai and want to impress on your
mind that it looks likely that there
will be general house cleaning
down Carson way. It's good deal
like our old school days, when the
biggest part of the kids followed
the popular boy one day, and it was
usually the case that the next day
the crowd followed another leader
It's a fine thing to be in the swim
and in power. Adam had the first
taste of defeat when he was thrown
out of the Garden of Eden for doing
the wrong thing when he let Eve
persuade him to take bite out OF
the forbidden apple. "A year age
the voters hit the Democrats 9
mighty jolt, knocking them clear out
Of power wherever an election was
held. And it looks as if that opera
ton is to be repeated next fall in
Nevada, for the simple reason that
Governor Boyle steps down and out
and it is human nature, when filling
any head office, for the people tt
follow the rule of putting officials
of the same stripe in full control.
1t might be a different story il
the Democrats could persuade ex-
Senator C. B. Henderson or State
Engineer Scrugham to run for gov
ernor. But with these two men
eliminated where are they going t.
find a man strong enough to carry
their banner to victory. Both Hen.
derson and Scrugham have been
urged and urged by the discouraged
leaders to allow their names to be
used. They have even gone so fan
as to say in their political articles
in the papers that both were con.
sidering the offer, but as we sale
last week-all bosh. Scrugham j.
too busy with the work of adjudicat
ing the waters of the state and with
putting over the Boulder Canyon
project. When the writer spoke t.
him about running for governor hi
shook his head impatiently ant
snorted his denial.
And yesterday Henderson was il
town, or his way back to Reno from
Washington, where he has been fol-
a month or more, attending the tria
Of Crock, who attempted to kill hin
year ago. Crock was convicted
and got from year to fifteen years
in the state penitentiary.
"Are you going to be a candidat,
for governor at the coming cleo
toni" we asked him after the Pro
gressive Business club luncheon yes
terday. And the same sort Of snor
came from him as from Scrugham
81 have stated in the most emphati,
manner possible that / am out o.
politics, and that l have all that