The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-25
THE SPEAKING LAST NIGHT.
a, Attentive Audience and BIustcr.
Ing Orator.

o,;c airs in front of Centennial Hall, as
= Strother, Republican nominee for
Governor, George Tuhy, candidate for
Treasurer J. A. Stephens, a campaign
orator and some members of the County
Central Committee, walked up the Hall
and took seats on the stage. The meet
inc was called to order by c. S. Osborn,
Chairman of the Central Committee,
and r. w. Wood was chosen Chairman.
Mr.. Wood returned thanks for the
honor conferred, and introduced
HON. Z. sTRoTHER,
Republican nominee for Governor. MIR.
strother, in few minutes speech, and
in diguifed manner, regretted his in
ability to express his gratitude for the
honor conferred upon him by the Re-
publican Convention, and said that if
he should be elected he would endeavor
to fill the office so those who gave him
the nomination would not have cause
to regret it. He recognized the fact
that he had hard fight to make. re-
ierred to his work on the Comstock,
stated that he was not the pet and
would not be the tool of the railroads,
and would leave no stain on his record
as Governor.
UNCLE GEORGE TUFLY,
Nominee for State Treasurer, was next
introduced. and he was greeted with
applause. He said speaking was not
his forte, but 'if you elect me l will
endeavor to the full OF my capacity to
make good Treasurer. THE force
Of this remark was appreciated. as the
speaker only weighs about $40 pounds.
-Rep) He then humorously referred
to Mr.. Stephens abilities rs a public
speaker, and took his seat. The Chair
then introduced
HON. J. A. STEPHENS,
OF Virginia, who, he informed the audi
ence, is not a candidate for any State
office. Mr.. Stephens expressed his
delight at meeting the rbple of Win
nemucca. and having opportunity to
finish speech begun four years ago.
He eulogized somebody whose name he
forgot to mention; was delighted to
find Mr.. Wood, whom he met at the
Reno Convention. acting as Chairman,
and as Mr.. Wood gave him some taffy,
he would return the compliment. He
informed the audience that the law
does not require a District Judge or
District Attorney to be lawyers. He
then pitched into the Democracy, and
slaughtered the unterrifled and muir
dered the Kings English at one and
the same time. Mr.. Stephens informed
the audience that he had bad cold,
and the knowing ones at once attrib-
uted his plumbers to his having taken
too much medicine. He explained his
connection with the nomination OF MIR.
Strother, who he said had worked on
the Comstock for % years, and had
been Register in Bankruptcy in Nevada
for nine or ten years. 1t was asserted
that Mr.. Strother had no personal mag
netism, but had such men as Strother
been elected in the past, Nevada would
have at least $1,000, 600 in the State
Treasury. He alluded to the indict-
ments found against a Democratic
Roadmaster in Storey county. and
this year the Democrats would beat
their own men. He could not say
aught personally against Jewett
Adams, who had drawn S3l, 200
Tor eight years services, but of course
did not state that Adams did not make
the law which allowed him, as Lieuten-
ant-Governor. about half as much sala-
ny as the Governor receives. He al
luded to the late Governor Bradley
the mention Of whose name was the
signal for applause. Ho next branched
OIL on Tuhy. to whom he referred as
the Republican Baby" telling bow he
broke down beds aud stage coaches.
and had to be hauled on fiat car on
the Nevada Central, which is a narrow