Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-04
In. An,Ls,.u.r, Meeting.


Cleveland and All Chartz, represent
atives OF what is called the anti
Stewart syndicate, and Hon. Thos.
Wren. Populist candidate for Con-
gress, and Hon. J. b. Mccullough.
PoYulist candidate for Governor. dis
GUS the questions at issue i'll the
campaign The meeting WAS called
to order by I. b. Sheldon who intro
duced Mi. Cleveland.
Mr.. Cleveland was received with a
sprinElnR Of applause and at once
waded into Senator Stewart. He
took up the charge that he could not
h~ouorably oppose Senator Stewart
because his pane WAS presented to
the Reno convection for the office of
Governor. He said that ms name
had been presented to the convention
without his consent and that he
could not have accepted n nomination
on 2 PLATFORM that endorsed foreign
ers i0r office in this State. He refer
red to his application for the L. ).
Marshalship Of Utah under H%arrisou's
administration and said that he want
ed that Office because he was develop
ing the resources OF Nevada and had
he been successful Nevada would
have been the gamer by $4,000 or
$4,000 more Of taxable property than
she has now. He had asked for the
posilon TO bring something into the
| paving the expenses of the campaign
ont Of his own pocket, Boss rule or
home rule was now the burning ques-
ton i'll Nevada. Stewart was not a
taxpayer i'll the State and never spcrt
a dollar 10 develop its IL He
was here for political purposes only.
He charged that Stewart was an at
torney OF the railroad company and
said that no man could h~onorabiy
represent the people i'll the Senate
and be an attorney for a corporation
at the same time. He referred to the
characterization OF silver and charged
that Stewart knew what he was do
ing when he voted for it and that he
was the first man in the United
States to make a speech for the gold
standard. He deiicd the Senator to
show where he had ever made Il
single sacrifice for silver. He talked
silver in Nevada and Washington.
but never when it would do the most
good. He urged the people to look
well to their votes on the Legislative
ticket. There were. he said, loo men
IN Nevada the peers OF Senator Stew
art i'll ability and 10000 his ]superiors
in integrity and manhood. Stewart
was bowling for silver at social din
ners in Washington, every fifteen
minutes, morning, noon and night.
He referred to Senator Stewards
first election To the Senate aud said
he was the only Republican IN the
at the time who dill not
cast his vote for him aud that he was
proud OF that vote. The passage ot
the Dingley bill was a serious matter
for the people and Stewart had voted
ii and received in return the ap-
II his nephew as Consul
Hong Kong. Another nephew
had been appointed assistant consul
in return for that vote. Plenty Of
young men i'll Nevada were comEct-
ent to fill those Positions, but they
were passed 10y to make room for the
Stewart family. Nevada had great
resources and he believed in building
up the State, o tearing it down.
This could be done by voting the
anti-Stewart Legislative ticket as Ne.
vada would have no standing in the
National Legislature until she dcclnr.
ed her political Independence, The
political conditions III Nevada were
very much mixed this year and. with
four tickets in the field, voters should
have no trouble in selecting honor.
able men to till the offices. men whom
the people would not he ashamed TO
meet anywhere.
Mr.. Cleveland retired amid APP
plause. During his speech he told
several humorous stories and though
his English was somewhat out Of
Joint he made Il number Of telling
points. At the conclusion of his
speech, Alfred Chnrlz. Populist can.
dikate for Attornoy-Guneral. tool,
the floor.
MIR. Chartz started our by saving
Ii n he came to Nevada in 1863 bare.
looted and wearing Il hat without any
rim. He had married in the State
and all OF his children were born here
and be expected t. die aud be buried
mere. lie then pitched into Stewart
and disputed HE right to represent
the people OF Nevada in the L. S.
Senate. He took up tho mining laws
and said that Stewart must have had
something to do with thern rs n,
were a bad lot as they deprived pros
pectors ind miners OF the fruits al
their labor. He spoke OF SteHarts'a
claim that he had secured the nppru.
priations for the Carson postofic CO
mint and University and claimed that
tile credit for the p~ostonico and mint
belonged to Cassidy, Senator Nyc
and Abe Curry. Tho war claims Of
siOi,0OO that Stewart claimed so
much credit Tor were Il fraud and on
y did duty in Senatorial campaigns.
MIR. Chartz then went into the carly