Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-02
THE FUSION
MEETING
JAMES G. SWEENEY TALKS
on NATIONAL ISSUES
Sam Davis Quotes Figures and
Answers Charges

Answers Charges
The opera house last evening was
the scene of a regular old time Flu |
sior rail-
There was a large audience to greet |
Sweeney and Davis and everybody |
was in the best Of humor and gave |
the speakers a warm welcome
The meeting was presided over by
Will u Mackey. and the following vice
presidents were on the stage:
Major Gardner, Jas Wylie, r L.
Small, Jessie Newman, Abe Ambrose
w Borchert, w. E. lindsay, w. T. Will
kerson, e. Stauts, Bob Logan, Gov.
Sadler and others.
All the county candidates occupied
seats on the stage.
Music was furnished by the Nevada
State band.
Mr. Sweeney was the first speaker
introduced and told OF his extensive
campaign through this grand old
State, and brought back the tidings
thateach county would roll up hand
some majorities for the Fusion nomi-
nees of the Fusion forces Applause
He paid glowing tribute to the
gallant leader of our forces in 1896
and 1902, and predicted that W. J.
Bryan, endorsed by the labor unions,
and labor organizations of the United
States would be elected Vresident of
the United States in 1904. Applause.
Mr.. Sweeney then took up the three
issues on which the Republicans had
hoped to gain control of the State.
to-wit: that silver is dead, the spa
cious plea of prosperity and the issue
consisting of heaping abuse on Fran
els G. Newlands.
he clearly ana forcibly punctured
the claims of said Republican party
on each of these issues
MIR. Sweeney then took up " sill
yer. issue and clearly demonstrated
to his audience through the iniquities
of the Hill and Fowler bills, that sill
yer was not a dead issue, but very
lively one and ardently and eloQuently
championed a war to victory for the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
He in turn took up the attitude CT
the two parties with reference to the
imperialistic and trust issues and
clearly showed to then satisfaction D
the audience, that the rights OF the
masses laid in the principles OF De
mocracy He concluded with stron!
appeal to all Nevadans to stand by tn
Fusion forces, the party whose prin
ciples stand for the best interests Q
Nevada State.
Mr. Sweeney's speech aroused tn
audience to fine enthusiasm and wa
constantly interrupted with bursts {
applause. 1t was atelllng discourse
rendered in a most effective name
and delivered to heartily RESPONSIVE
audience. At the close he was gree
ed with cheers and taken all in a
was more enthusiastically receive
than any speech made by a Stat
speaker during the present campaig
The talk occupied fully an hour an
a quarter and at no point in the deli
cry did single person leave the ha
Controller Davis was the last spea
er. He opened by giving the aud
ence an account of his campaign
eastern Nevada and recited some
the humorous epiodes of his trip al
placed all the blame of lingeril
among the Mormon girls at Pana
in Lincoln county on VanDuzer, who
he said he had to pull out of the p1
einct with a two horse team, but
justice to VanDuzer. admitted that
was a little slow il getting out hi
self
He said that for ten years rast
had been accosted on the street
Republicans who had remarked aft
election day, well, you licked us tt
time but you will never be able
again" He expected to hear Il
sterotyped remark on the fifth of t
month as usual
In the afternoon y Republican
asked him to explain how it was Il
the Fusion party that amounted to
little had been able SO long to v
1ts lights and he had promised t
Republican friend to tell him all abe
it II he would come there that ev
ing. Seeing the man in the audier
he felt that it was now incumbent
on him to give the whole thing aw
It was really due to a political tr
never before introduced into Nevs
politics and was really a smooth
put up to get votes. 1t was very s.
pie and simply consisted in keen
the pledges laid down in the p,atfo,