Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-09-14

/ gin ;, anu puti'g MS huuie u'''
arm started IF one morning telling
his wife he wouldn't he back until
he was certain that he had cleared
mp his fight.
Not mrch more was heard OF
! Lanyhton Tor some time. He dad
MT haunt the beaten paths Ire
aupnted by the campaigners, hut
took to the little logging and min
ing camps. He would scatter
few hand bills announcing that he
| would speak at tie red school
house from s to 8 and play the
fiddle for the girls tt dance from 10
t. II, admission free. p"
This sort of an announcement
always drew crowd and Charlie
would open his speech something
ike this:
Ladies and gentlemen: About
a week ago, ascel tanned that the
regular campaign speakers OF both
parties as we'll as the candidates
had decided to give this place the
| 20 10y, herause it was small place
and lew miles off the regular
hisl way of campaign.
Mr.. Chairman, no place is small
IN my eyes. where the heart OF Its
people beat IN sympathy for
| the prosperity and advancement
of Nevada, where woman reaches
her loveiiest perfection, (tpPiause)
where men are natural born thor
ous hpreds, (.heers) ana where ev-
cry mt .lligent vo,er deposits his
ballot On election day for the safety
OF The Bate Born State (cheers)
and the regular Republican ticket.
! (tImuiruouS applau>e)
Cha liz was a graceful talker, and
hr soon had las audience. He
/ knew when To talk and when TO
! uuii, aud never bored his crowd. so
that v hen 8 O'Clock cane and he
Ian aside campaign talk and begin
t. tune his vIoIn no one wanted to
leave.
He would tell the boys to clear
away the benches, and While they
were doing 20 he was giving the
Iud .uce The melting strains OF
| TldydtOIe in style HAT they had
s-.usul neaiJ before, ard every
sweep .! lis DOW, IS the boys used
u say, nit them where they
lved."
L, TIE time the Aoor was cleared
tie audience knew tnat the man at
tue boz Was .no slouch, and
wnen the strains OF tae NjSe,ele
died away anu tie applause Cast
followed It he would can ont.
Partners for the BASKET Quad
ull-, aud III few moments more
tie would be tiddiIng merry tune,
wnIle tile hJor below him was
ali action and .aiety. Above the
shuttle OF the leet and the live V
lump Of tie music, las voice would
sound clear aud loud: "Slde
coup4es forward" Gents circle to
the lett" eic., etc, untti nl,inIEnt.
Then the boys and girls would peg
nun t. run the dance lone houi
more"
"Do YOU guarantee he Reo"b-
Iican maj my IN this Town 2" he
would ask as ne tuned the Z string
"We'll carry 'er for you two to
one," womb be TIE response. anu
the dance would 20 on until about
daylight.
He went into every Democratic
camp in the State with his fiddle
and conquered Bourbonism with
music.
..Tne Democratic party has more
yuts than brains" he said one day
To the winter, and then tapping the
It. .lt, sis nificansly added: eli
fight fire WITT fire."
He wound up in the big owns on
the eve of election. laid aside his
fiddle, made a few good speeches
and was elected by handsome ma
iori,y.
As president of the Senate be
made remarkably quick and fan
, presiding officer, and proved q
master of parliamentary rule.
His experience here ought tc
prove very valuable to him for the
| office he now aspires to. and which