Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-19
NEWLANDS' REPLY.
A Complete Retaliation Of Earring.
tons Charges.

speech OF Congressman Newlnnus II
the music OF the Comstock Glee
Club. Every available seat Mrs
filed and many stood in the hall.
John Henderson. chairman of the
Democratic county committee called
the meeting tn order and called on
the Comstock Glee Club for Il soma.
The club appeared and sang Il catchy
campaign song that caught the
audience AMI it yelled for more. The
boys responded and sang three other
pieces before they were allowed to
quit.
At the conclusion OF the singing
Chairman Henderson introduced Mr..
Newlands who began by saying that
he was pleased to meet the people OF
Elko. He was again before the
people MS a candidate for Congress as
the nominee OF two conventions
representing the Democratic and
Silver sentiment OF the State. He
had received the unanimous endorse.
ment of both conventions and had
been commended for his course two
years ego i'll opposing the reelection
OF Senator Stewart. The resolutions
adopted by the Silver party State
committee condemning his course
then had been cxpunged from the
record 10y the Silver party State con-
/ t-ank,nn lie Ia- Iann Yhn Iy-n-
ional candidate OF the Silver forces
four times and was before the people
for the fifth and last time as a caudi-
date for Congress as he intended to
be a candidate for U. S. Senator two
years hence. He would fall short OF his
duty and be an migrate il he did not
answer TO the people by faithful
service and efficient legislation. In
his previous campaigns he had not
dealt III personalities, but his present
opponent had attacked him and it
became necessary for him to reply 20
the charges. Mr.. Harrington had
charged him with being a millionaire
nonresident, with ~insincerity on .he
silver question, with beng absent
from his post Of duty and claiming.
credit due to Others for the Hawaiian
resolution.
Mr.. Newlands went into an ex.
haustive denial Of each Of these
charges. 10 regard to the first he
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though he had Il modest fortune. lie
could live a life of idleuess if he
chose, but preferred leading an active
useful life. He left California II
years ago because the estate of which
he was trustee Sas engaged in
endless litigation brought about by
political lawyers who had banded
themselves together to loot the estate.
He could have gone 10 New York.
Europe or elsewhere and led "a lie of
idleness. but instead he came to Ne
vada to take his chances with the
rest Of her people and TO look after
the interests Of the estate of which
he was trustee. llls coming here was
not prompted by political ambition
Had he stayedin California he would
have been i'll the Senate before this
He had sold his home in California
and purchased 200 acres Of land adj
joining Reno. There he had built
him Il home, the only home he owned
in the world. lie owned no home at
Chevy Chase. a suburb OF Washing
ton, us charged by his oppon.
eDts. lie was only Il tenalt
there. When not engaged in his
Congressional work, he resided at
Reno with his family. lie had always
been II public spirited citizen and had
taken great interest in every move
ment calculated to benefit Reno and
the State at large. He had taken up
the question OF storing water Pud had
purchased storage sites which he
held for the people OF Washoe.
Douglas and Lyon counties and
which he was ready to turn over to
them at a small rate Of interest on
the original purchase price. He had
employed engineers and surveyors at
an expense OF $4,000 to enquire into
the irrigation aud water supply OF the
Humboldt, T%ruCkee, Carson and
Walker river valleys. Besides this he
had written "a work on the irrigation
possibilities OF this State about
ten years ago which wag now
considered standard authority on tina,
question. Mr.. Newlands then went
into an exhaustive statement OF his
investments in the town of Reno and
the State at large. IL inquiries we're
to bo made Of the people OF Ecno
what citizens had done the most To
advance its material interests, the
reply wOnld he that Ncwlands was
one Of the foremost. Tho Gazette.
tho leading Republican paper OF
the State, had declared that
he was n bona file resident OF the
state, and d public spirited citizen,
but opposed his election on
national issues. lie was also in
terestcd in the mines u the Com.
stock, and mills on the Carson river.
lie alluded Ia the water litigation be.
tween the mill Ownors and tho farmers
OF Douglas and Ormsby county. Tho
farmers had viewed with suspicion
his plans ms to storage and at ono