Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-09-24
TIE FIRST GUN,
The Campaign Opened In Csryville
by Rousing Republican
Meeting.

Meeting.
About week ago Phil. Mitchell. on
behalf of the Blaine and Logan Club
of Coryville, extended an invitation to
the Hawthorne Club to pay them u
visit at their next regular meeting.
Last Monday evening about dozen
members of our club accepted the
invitation and they say that they will
never regret ii. Bon fires, bunting
and illuminalions lined the street and
the people of Coryvlle turned out in
full strength to greet their visitors,
each one vieing with the others in
their generous efforts to make them
have the best time possible.
The hall was filled by ladies and
gentlemen at eight o'clock and the
Blaine and Logan Club was called to
order by President T. j. Murphy,
assisted by Vice Presidents Charles
Parrich and William Veitch and Sec
rotary E. II. Langley. After few
appropriate and welltimed remarks
Mr.. Murphy announced that as there
were visitors in the hall who had come
prepared 10 address the Club, The regu
lar order of business would be sus.
pended and the gentlemen be invited
to present their views to the people
Patsy NJ. Bowler, our rising young
lawyer, was first introduced and made
IL ringing speech, being frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic applause
He WAS followed by \. Summerlield,
who, in his humorous way, kept the
audience good natured, especially the
la lies, to whom he was continually
throwing Out captivating com plimenis.
Some of his Illustrations and parallels
were slrikingly Apostle and ELECTED
hearty applause, Referring u Hen
bricks speech of a few days ago in
which he said that the principal rea
son why the Republican party should
be put ont of the control was that they
had held the reigns of Government fol
twenty-five years, Mr.. Summerfeld
asked the miners what they would
think of Mr.. Arents if he should come
up to the works and tell Mr.. Soner
Vile that he had conducted the NINE
in first.class shape for a series OF
years and that he therefore felt it hi,
duty to discharge him and hire new
foreman This illustration seemed 10
strike the miners so near home that
lhev rewarded Mr.. Summerfield will,
hearty and prolonged cheering. He
also cited the fact that his brother, a
shipping agent in San Francisco
recently wrote him that he had seen q
letter from wealthy manufacturer in
England stating that he had been
assessed 9100 to swell the so.called
Secret Fund which was being
raised in England to aid the Demo
Gratis ia their efforts TO swamp this
country in the whirlpool of free trade
She writer stated that with free trade
policy inauguraIed in this country his
factory would be worth 81 900 more
per annum than it is now.
Judge Wells was next introduced
and entertained the large audience
-
with one of hi, eloquent and convinc
ing arguments.
Mr.. Murphy then announced that
the meeting would stand adjourned
with three cheers for Blaine and Logan
The response was Il hearty one and the
cafions rang with the miners tribute
to Nevadas best friend
The hail vas then cleared and, not
withstanding the fact that the Haw-
thorne visitors, with one notable
exception, had disappointed their
entertainers by not taking ladies with
them, jolly and sociablc dance was
INDUCED in until after one o'clock in
the morning.
The visitors returned home yester
day mornin. unanimousin the verdict
that the people Of Coryville arc the
most generous, whole. souled, hospita
bic entertainers in the world.