Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-25
THE ASSEMBLY.

HE
The Senate Chamber was quickly
cleared, and everybody made a rush for
the Assembly.
In a few minutei the place was crowd
Ell to suficiation ana In people waited for
Speaker Allen to call the House to order.
At exactly u o'clock the gavel fell and
the clerk called the roll. Things went
Well until the name of Mr.. Gillespie was
called. There was no response. He
could not he found and 4 motion was
made ard carried that the Sergeant at
Arms hnd him if possible and bring him
into the chamber. The doors were closed
and none allowed to leave or enter the
chamber. The Sergeant at Arms re-
turned with the information that Mr..
Gillespie could not be found. \ motion
was made to proceed without the absent
member. which was carried by a vote Of
Is to II. \ motion to adjourn was lost
and the Speaker announced that the time
had arrived for the vote on United
States Senator and that nominations
We're in order. Hon. 4. J. McGowan of
Ornsby first arose and placed VIM. NJ.
Stewart in nomination in the following
language:
Mr.. Speaker, and gentlemen of the As
sembIy, l take great pleasure in placing
in nomination for the high office of
United States Senator from the State of
Nevada, a man who has held that high
and exalted Office for a umbe Of terms.
a man who is known to all the citizens of
the State Of Nevada as a fearless advocate
for our only industry of the State-the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
the ratio of Is to l: a man who has always
been true to party principles and To party
pledges: a man whose devotion to the
silver metal has ever made his enemies
say tina his defeat would be to the East,
= defeat Of silver in the State of Nevada
In November an election was called in
pursuance Of the Constitution of this
State, and before that time we had a Con
Vention assembled in Reno, certain nom.
nations were made there, certain pledges
a were taken by the nominees. On one o.
, those platform principles we were
= pledged to the support of the gentleman
| intend to put in nomination for United
States Senator. The people of the STATE
, in an election ratified the choice with on
, exception of the Silver party in conven
O ton made at tina -DiIr, and to-day it i
= our duty TO live ip 10 the pledges of tn,
+ party principles Il. that convention, anC
we Wantt this maj, he being the only on
q to WhOm we owe our duty.
0 I say to the Democrats in this HOus
2 that the man that | intend to place i
t nomination has been the advocate c
II some other principle of that party; thu
g he lifted up his voice in elOquence
throw down he letters that some Of tn
!. members of the National House of Rel
resentatives would put Upon the poo
o.. people of the South in the name of tn
Force bill. In that strugglein the SOutl
he the homes of many Democrats, statesme
e of the United States We're beseechin
people of the North to keep any oblig;
IS ton of this kind from those doors, an
q the mothers of the Southern homes sci
4 up a shout in praise for the vote of WI
4. NJ. Stewart upon the Force bill.
N Now, Mr.. Speaker, we nave as | state
a in the beginning, but one industry in tn
e. State. l can remember a few years ae
lie when l lived upon the Comstock in tn