The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-09-20
The Democratic Meeting Last Monday

The Democratic Meeting Last Monday
The democratic county meeting
at Ketchum last Monday evening
proved very lively and successful
affair. Metropolitan Hall was ele
gantly fitted up, and all the seats
occupied, many of them by ladies
The town was crowded with enthu
siastic democrats and their repub
lican friends, DESTROYS to hear wha
they had to say for themselves
Lack Of space in this number for
bids any extended recital Of the
proceedings: sufficient to say, tina,
everything passed off agreeably
and that the various county and
district candidates left with pleas.
ant remembrance of the Ketchum
people, regardless of politics.
Col. Brodhead, president of the
club, called the meeting to order
with some Introductory remarks,
and then introduced Hon. Thomas
Gibbons, candidate for the legisla-
ture. Mr.. Gibbons is an old miner
a mining superintendent-and he
stated his views on the silver and
lead question in a terse, striking
manner, that left no doubt as to the
position which he will take for the
mining and agricultural interests of
Alturas in the legislature next
winter.
Col. Bryan, democratic nominee
for county commissioner, followed.
Anyone knowing Col. Bryan knows
how he can stir up a crowd. Largely
interested in mines himself, a min
ing superintendent in this county,
he has right to speak knowingly
of the real interests of miners, and
of the effect of recent legislation.
His good humor and forcible argu-
ment brought down the house in
repeated applause.
Mr.. Robert Warren, of Ketchum,
then delivered a strong address,
touching especially upon the COM
mercial effects of the silver legisla-
ton upon this state, and the falsity
of the arguments used by opposi-
ton speakers. He made a good
speech.
Hon. E. B. True surprised the
audience by an eloquent argument
alive address, from the standpoint
of miner with extensive interests
in this county, and of legislator
of long standing in Idaho. Col.
True knows what he talks about.
He is an owner in one Of the best
mines in Alturas, and superintend-
ent, familiar with all the data per-
tanning to the real interests Of min
ers and a mining community. He
knows the ground, having been over
it in his official capacity as .. S.
Surveyor-every foot of it. He will
so over it again as County Sur
veyor.
Mr.. J. M. Miller, correspondent
of the Anaconda Standard, then adj
dressed the audience upon the gen.
eral issues of the day. He covered
them cleverly, and left a good inn
preston as to the merit Of that
journal, and of his own as a public
speaker.
Hon. Phil. Regain is not candi-
date for any office; but how we'll, in
imitably, he can talk for his friends
is we'll known in this state. He
made one of his happy speeches, in
his own way, that brought down the
house, as point by point he brought
out the untenable positions of the
partizan enemy. He, too, has large
mining interests, both in Alturas
and Owyhee counties, and he spoke
feelingly, eloquently, of the misrep-
reservations everywhere atloat re-
garding those mining interests. His
wit brought out the salient points
of weakness and deception of the
republican representatives in glar-
ing colors.
The hour being then late, other
gentlemen were necessarily preclud.
ed from further speech.