Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-10-15

he wanted the votes of all
parties and then read planks
from the Democratic platform
and refuted the charge that Senator
Stewart was not a resident of the
State. His home in Carson was
monument Of beauty especially in
the Summer time. He talked Il good
deal about tho failure of the Re-
publican convention to nominate
candidate for Congress, but like Mr..
Kelley forget to state at whose eolici-
tation it was. He criticised Regent
Deal in exceeding the appropriation
for the dormitories at the State Uni
vereity and denied that he was op-
posed to that institution. the Cover
nor again stated chat he had been a
pretty good Democrat once and
didn't know but what hes was yet.
He spoke OF his administration of
State affairs and claimed'the support
OF the people on the record he had
made. (The Governor forgot to ex-
plain his connection with Assembly
bill No. 156, raising the pay of the
Lieutenant Governor, in troduced by
Mr.. Newman in the legislature of
1885 He went through the Silver
Party ticket and claimed it was COM
posed of actual residents of the State.
The Governor grew funny and Great
ed good deal Of merrimeat by his
comments on the different candi-
dates. He spoke Of his own cand1-
dacy and claimed that he had:,as much
right to run for Office as any. one il he
did come from across the sea as he
had been "a resident and taxpayer of
the State for over quarter Sof a con-.
fury. He alluded briefly to the cat
tie quarantine and closed amid ap-
plause. ....
At the conclusion of the Governors
speech the ladies all left and a good
many Of the voters did likewise.
Sam P. Davis. candidate for Con
trollre, made his bow to the audience
next. Mr.. Davis began by telling
two or there humorous stories and
then got down to business. He spoke
Of the poll tax Law enacted by the last
legislature and claimed that it was
job put up by the Republican
members of that body to reduce the
vote Of the State IN order to disgrace
it in the eyes of her more populous
sisters. He said it passed both
branches Of a Legislature controlled
by the Silver Party through the ig-
horace and in attention OF the legisla-
tors. Mr.. Davis then told of his eff
forts to wipe this notorious Silver
Party law off Of the statute books and
how he succeeded uefore the Supreme
Court. He claimed that If the law
had stood the test before the SUI
preme Court that between four
and five thousand voters would
have been disfranch1sed this fall.
He thought that those who would
have been disfranchised through the
operation Of that law should cast their
votes for him because OF his efforts
in having it declared unconstitutional.
Sam next discussed the silver ques-
ton and Cuban war and wound up by
de clarinR that he was out ON fruit
picking expedition from the Silver
Party tree and wanted the votes Of
everybody.
More Of the audience left when Mr..
Davis quit end Mr.. w. D. Jones, the
candidate for Attorney General, made
his bow to the remainder. Mr.. Jones
said but few words and then gave
way to Mr.. Cutting. THE gentleman
had but few to talk to and his remarks
were short.
The last actor to appear was John
L. Mcdonnell, Secretary OF the
Virginia Miners Union, u paid ennis