Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-19
REPUBLICAN sPELL-BINDEuS.

The brass band. two bOn;ires and
rockets succeeded IN getting a good
sized crowd at the courthouse Thurs
day night to listen to the Republican
spell. binders, Frank Norcruss Of
Reno aud George b. Chandler OF
Chicago. Mr.. Bruce. chairman of
the county committee. called the
meeting to order and introduced Mr..
NOrcrOss Who began 10y compliment
ing the ladies for their presence and
then told them he WAS here for the
purpose Of dispensing intelligence
There were three ways to DO this. the
telegraph. the telephone and tell-a-
woman. After this compliment to
the ladies he launched out into a
rambling address III the course Of
which he said he brought words uf
good cheer from Douglas. LION,
Ormshy and Washoe counties. These
counties he said would roll up big
maiorities for Mckinley and Earring
ton, aud il EIkO does its part they
would carry the State.
lie then spoke Of the pulitin nj con.
dilons i'll Nevada prior To the organ
i~zatiou Of the Silver party and claim
cd that party had swept about 60
Der cent Of the Republicans aud
about % per cen: Of the Democrats
into Its fold. He supported Bryan in
96, but could not dn it again because
Bryan had forsakem the oliver issue
and WAS nov training Will, Croker
and Hill. Prior To the Kansas City
convention there WAS an un icrstand.
ing between Bryan. Croker and Hill
that the silver issue ssIould be drop
ped. Croker and Hill he said stood
for everything in politics tina the
American people dctest. lie then
told Of Van Wyck and The ice trust.
but never II word 81 the othe- trusts
that Mark Hanna Is bleeding for
campaign funds. lie took up the
Kansas City convention and told
about the opposition that developed
to the adoption Of u specific declurI
tIOn for the free coinage Of sIl yer
and claimed that the Democratic
party was iurimc,.re on the silver
question. lie next took up the Sill
Yer party and claimed that it had
been swallowed 10y the Democratic
party. He then told Of Teddy sweep.
ing up san Juan hill DRIVING ;ae
Spamlar Is before uIm. but forgot to
IA tnuuu iediy's mos; heroic decd On
that occasion. He pJkcd spar gel
uaturcd fun at the Democratic and
Silver party platforms and then u
iugiZed the Republican State ticket.
lie said the whole ticket ought to be
elected. lie cuIogiz,,i Mr.. Earring.
ton and urged the people To support
him because hc Is identified with IN
best Interests Of the State. lie spoke
of MIR. Ncwinds investments IN the
State in a reckless sort Of u way and
claimed that he wfsj not identified
with the material interests OF the
State. lie had no desire to hrtrnct
from Mr.. Ncwlnuda. but went on to
rchash the silly twRddlr Of home rule
and closed in Il blaz" Of red tire.
MIR. Chandler Of Ghir"gu WIZ then
introduced and began hy saying that
hc, too, bought words III gOoi cheer
to the people 81 Nevada from the
States Of tho middle west. Every
state east Of tho Mississippi and
north of MasOu's and DixOn'a line
would cast it's electoral vote for Nc.
knlcy. lie went over the surface Of
the silver question and claimed the
support OF Nevada for Mckinley. bc.
cause the Republican party had
chartered the Central Pacific 1ntl
placed Il protective tnriiT on wool.
lead. borIX and livestock. lie stood
with uncovered bend III the presence
OF tho honest convictions Of the
people Of the Mountain States on the
! silver question and then ridiculcd the
ability al Bryan and TucstIOnCd his
sincerity on the silver question. lie
TOOK up the banqucnt given to Bryan
the other night IN New York and
compared il with the dollar dinner Of
iw" years ago. iIn claimed that
Bryan. Ili!I. German and Croker
were in II conspiracy against silver,
but produced no evidence to sub.
stuntiata tho claim. He read OK.
tracts from the EpuIsvill" Cuuricr.
journal and New York journal To
show that silver could not be re-.
mOuotiz~i during the next Prcai.
icntinl term. Only IOO0,pO0 ~ tho
people want silver, while GO.OOO.OCJ
are opposed Ia it and lj,00r.GO0 are
nOn.cOmmittul. lts rcmonctiHaiion
would he imprnCticablc because
the protective tariff wOuli haze tO be
sacrificed. lIo then topk up trusts
and like Mark Hanna thought they
were good things to have. lIc said
nh immense demand Tor labor had
sprung up III tho country during the
past four years, but conveniently
forgot to cay anything about tho
great army ui tho trampH roaming
over the country md tho lnhnrInr