Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-16

The virginia CITY MASS Meeting.
An enthusiastic Blaine meeting was held
in Virginia City on Tuesday night. Littls
Lawyer Stephens, Dave james, George L
Lammon, Tommy Gracey, Jim Phelan,
Johnny Pidge and Dan Lyons we're the
leading spirits. Committees were appoint
| cd from the several wards to select the del
egates to be voted for 1t the primaries,
The Virginia Chronicle tells the balance Of
the story:
James Pheian stepped into the middle
aisle and remarked that the meeting repre-
scented but a small portion Of the Republi.
can party, and what bothered him was to
know just how and by what right this meet
ing was going to instruct delegates to the
State Convention. As for him, fellow cit
liens. he was unalterably in favor Of q del
egation without pledges, who would, sir,
vote as their consciences dictated; free, sir,
and untrammeled, except, sir, by their
sense Of responsibility TO serve the best in
terests Of the Republican party. Applause
from seven third-termers.
BLAINE AS FIRST CHOICE.
J. A. Stephens said that for the purpose
Of ascertaining the sentiment Of the meet
ing he would offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment Of this
meeting that the Hon. James G. Blaine 10
the first choice Of this meeting to be the
nominee Of the Republican party Of the
United States, and that the delegates BE-
lected by the committees appointed by this
meeting be instructed to do all in their
power TO favor the nomination Of Hon.
James G.. Blaine for President Of the United
States.
MI. STEPHENS BURNS A RHETORICAL TAR
BARREL.
This resolution meeting with applause,
Mr.. Stephens said that personally and in
the abstract be was in favor Of unpledged
delegations to State and National Conven-
tions, but as in New York, Pennsylvania,
and elsewhere in the East, Republican Con-
ventions had already chosen delegations
pledged to individual candidates, Nevada
was forced to follow the example. He
thought that they should send to the State
Convention q delegation pledged to Blaine.
II honor Grant" continued Mr.. Stephens,
81 honor him, sir. l honor his great
deeds, and acknowledge his mighty SER
vices to the country. But, sir, We are q
nation Of fifty millions Of people, and /
think there is more than one man in the
fifty millions fit to be President Of the
United States. Applause. We have
filled his cup with honors, and his friends
oughtn't to be hogs and insist upon its
being overfiowed. James G. Blaine may
not have the military renown Of Grant,
but he equals him in brains and character.
James G.. Blaine yields to no man in moral
or physical courage. When, sir, I think
Of how Blaine-when, / say, / think Of how
Blaine Hem? As 1 say, when the
House was crowded with-with the-brig-
adiers, men who-who would shoot at the
drop of the hat, think Of how Blaine
marched fearlessly down and faced them,
and braved every danger-I-I say
Blaine is the man for the emergency. In
1876 four-ffths OF the Republicans Of Ne
vada we're for Blaine, and yet our delegates
to the National Convention voted for Hayes.
1t would have been better to have been
beaten with Blaine than to win with q man
like Hayes" Applause.