Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-21
VOLUME NXXII.
The silorr Party Scnncc.

Notwithstanding the rain about
sixty voters, II dozen or SD of ladies'
and a number OF children gathered at
the courthouse Friday night to listen
% the speeches OF the Silver Party
candidates. Tho meeting was called
to order by Edgar Rcinhart, chair
man OF the Silver Party county COM
mittee,who wasted no time in getting
down to the business Of the evening,
and introduced Mr.. +. D. Kelly, can
didate for Surveyor General as the
first speaker.
Mr.. Kelly began by compliment
the ladies Of Elko for their beauty
and mOdesty i'll taking tie back seats
and then said that he was formerly
resident OF Ellio, having come here
with Il newspaper plant III 1859 from
Humboldt county and established
what is now the INDEPENDENT. He
said he voted at the first election ever
held in Eli;o. lie then launched INTO
discussion Of the Sherman law and
its effects on the mining industry Of
Nevada. lie explained the ciTrc. -!
the Government stamp on q die "t
silver changing it from "A cummo iIty
to money. Without the stamp it was
merely Il commodity, but with the
stamp Of the Government impressed
on 1t at the miuts II would purchase
ns much as the gold dollar. H." then
turned his attention tn the political
conditions existing in Nevada and
claimed that the Silver Party S.atr
convention was the only representa-
tive convention held in the Sinig
this year. The DcmoCraic State con-
vention aud its action in plmrug a
ticket in the field seemed to cause Sir.
Kelly great deal of unplcaayntmr.ss.
lie went over the list Of uohiurgs
and clair.ed that tho Democratic con-
vention had appropriated tic silver
party nominees for Congress md
Supreme Judge. Coming down To [
the candidates for Superintendent II |
Public Inst structiou he said the Dem.
ocrats were i'll league with .ar Rep. |
ublicans to elect their State ticket be. |
cause the lSpErESDE%T wns openly
supporting Mr.. Ring for that office. lie
then paid his attention To the Re.
publican State convention and criti. |
cised it for not nominating a Con- |
grcsmnn. lie forgot tO State, how
ever, at whose solicitation this was
done. lie spoke in complimentary
terms OF Governor Sndlcr, whose |
private Secretary he had been and |
said TINT the Governor wns "a Demo
crat from the ground up. No laclicy
stood ut his door To take the cards oi
visitors and show them into ms
Excallcncy's presence. In closing
Mr.. Kelley returned Ia the Dcmocratir
Stnte convention and chcwcd tho rag
ON the way the delegates to that con
vention were selected.
Mr.. Kelly held the floor Tor over m
hour and then Governor SudlCr mndc
his bow to the audience. Tho Cover
nor was greeted with sprinllmg Of
applause. lie began by saying that
he was gratifed mt the large attend
ance considering tho state of ih"
weather. Tho Governor stated that
he had formerly been Democrat
,,,,.l I,,I rn,rn,nnIn1 IhoI ,nrty ,,,
Stnto and county tickets and was
still II pretty good Democrat. llo
turned his attention to National af.
fairs and staicd that he hoped the
country would go overwhelming Dem.
Dcratic on tho 9Th OF November nud
olect silver Congress, tWIll the
Governor please tell us what reasons
Sxist for tho maintenance OF Eopcr-
ato political organization II the only
hope for National silver legislation ~
10 come from the Democratic rarty)
Ilc aleo chcwoh tho rag on the for
nation OF the Democratic Stalc CON
yontion. Tho Governor paih that
no wanted tho votes of all
parties and then rcnd planls
from the Democratic platform
md rcfutcd tho charge that Senator
Stewart was not Il resident of tho
Slntc. 1Iis homo in Carson was II
monument of beauty, especially IN
the Summer time. Ilc talked good
tlenl about the failure Of the Re-
publican convention Ia nominate
u candidate for Congress, but like Mr.
Kelley forget to state ut whose 'oii"i'
tatiOn IL wa9. Ilc criticized Regent
Deal in exceeding the appropriations
for ihe dormitorics nt the Slnir Uni.
ycrsi,y md denied that hc VIVA op.
posed 10 that institution. the Cover.
nor again stated Tint lac had bCcH u
pretty good Democrat once aud
didn't know but what ho wHD got.
IIo epokc OF his administration of
State affairs md claimed the pupprrl
OF tho people on tho record ho bad
.Jpndo. (1bo Governor forgot 10 OK.