The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-24
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FRONT THIS NAME
A Candidate for Supreme Court
Who Served Well and Faith
fully Asks to Be Returned
to Position He Filled

Winnemucca had most charming
visitors Monday, in the persons of
Judge and Mrs. G. F. Talbot, who
are making tour. of the state in
the interest of Judge Talbot's can
didacy for election as a member of
the supreme court, an august body
of which he was a member for a
period of twelve years-from 1902
to 1914-and during that time was
chief justice for three years. At
the last general election Judge Tai
bot was chosen as Regent of the
University of Nevada; and recently,
under appointment of the United
States court, he has been acting as
master in chancery in the case
brought by the United States to de-
termine the rights to the Truckee
river, involving water rights of
more than four hundred ranches,
besides power and city water privi-
leges.
Judge George F. Talbot is a ma
tive-born son of Connecticut, of
Scotch and Irish descent. At the
age of four he took his parents by
the hands, in the manner akin to
one of our one-time great humorists,
and brought them to the Golden
West, where they located in Cali
fornia and maintained residence for
five years, when they finally moved
to Elko, Nevada, which Judge Tai
bot still calls home.
At the age of sixteen George Tai
bot urged that he be given an edu-
cation in law and while his father
rot h,A H.
farmer young Georges efforts
were eventually crowned with sue
cess, although his path was beset
with many difficulties, as he ac-
quired his education as a disciple of
Blackstone through close applica-
tion as student in the offices of
lawyer friends. Following his ad-
mission to the bar he engaged in
general practice for three years and
was then elected district attorney of
Eiko county, a place that he most
acceptably filled for two terms, at
the end of which time he associated
himself in partnership with the now
federal district judge for the state
of Nevada, Judge Edward S. Far
rington, partnership that contin-
ued until Judge Talbot was elected
one of the four district judges at
large of the state, place that he
filled until the state was divided
into judicial districts, upon which
he was elected judge of the fourth
district, comprising the eastern tier
of counties, and served, most ac-
ceptably, for the ensuing twelve
years.
Judge Talbot is a close student of
the law and is accredited with TAX
ing a deep interest in all matters
pertaining to the welfare of the
people. His decisions are said, by
his admirers, to be judicial classics,
marked by careful preparation,
clearness, justice and impartiality
Illustrative of his good judgment it
is pointed out that in the case of
Nash VS.. Mcnamara, involving min
ing rights at Manhattan, Nevada,
Judge Talbot wrote the decision, re-
fusing to follow the opinion of the
United States Supreme Court in La
vigno VS.. Uhlig. The United States
Supreme Court then reversed itself
to conform to his decision. Both of
its opinions were written by Chief
Justice White. This is the only case
on record in which the supreme
court of the United States has so
reversed itself. No other jurist in
the country has received such sig
nal honor.
Judge Talbot has many staunch
friends in Humboldt county who
will do their utmost to bring about
his return to the supreme court
bench, where he rightfully belongs,
they feel.