Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-23
THE FUSION RALLY.
The Silver Forces and Democrats
Wake up the City Of Carson.

There was nearer campaign nigh. |
in Carson last evening than has hap
pened in several seasons. Everyone
has remarked that this campaign was
the slowest on record, but when the
Fusionists cut loose last night the
town came to itself and the people
were aware that there is a hot CAM
paign on tap.
The streets were Illuminated with
bOnfires, anvils cracked and the boys
with the dynamite ratified the early
retirers from their roosts. The band
cut loose and between the many at
fractions it made the town a warm one.
A special train came in from the Bruins
wick and Empire which added hun
dred people to the town and the meet
ing.
The Opera House was filled to list
was apparent on every side. 1t wa s
a Fusion night and even the Republi-
cans acknowledged that the meeting
was grand success.
Attorney General Sweeney opened
the meeting with a few remarks COM
plimentary to the ticket. He then in
troduced Congressman Van Duzer
Congressman Van Duzer opened the
meeting. Van was warmly greeted,
hn rl &c
declared that he has a finished way
of delivery and has improved in every
particular while in the Congress of
America. His speech was punctured
with applause and he made one of the
most telling speeches that has been
made in this city.
Representative Van Duzer said that
he regarded as the three important
issues in which the State Of Nevada is
directly interester are irrigation, Labor
and Silver, and that his entire work
in Congress had been confined to eff
forts in behalf of the progress and
development of the State and that he
h1u lSlt pal lSldH ulSCuSSlOuS luS udh>
ing of campaign material to men who
pose as statesmen.
Il am here tonight to give you an
accounting, personally, and l am glad
Of the opportunity to submit my report
and willing to leave the decision as
to my capability and conscientious
efforts in your behalf and in the in
terests of the whole State to you. You
men know me. I've lived here all my
life and do not think it is required
of me at this time to write an auto.
biography.
Il am here, as l kid to make my
report. The first bill in which Ne
vada had a direct interest was the
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Appropriation bill. I discovered thai
the appropriation for the wages O
workmen and watchmen in the Carson
Mint had been reduced several thous
and dollars. l applied to the Chairman
of the subcommittee who had tn,
bill in charge to give me the reason
Tor the reduction and asked him t.
have the appropriation hitherto mad :
restored in the bill. He told me tina
it was the policy of the director Of tn,
minis to gradually reduce the fore
at the Carson mint and that each yea
it was intended to have more wOrl
done in the other minis. This mean
the Establishments of your mint an
the cessation of your wages.
Il made a vigorous protest and wa
told that the reduced appropriate
would have to stand, inasmuch as a
recommendations made by the commi
. tee on appropriations was passed
the House without amendment. Whe
the item relating to the Carson mil
was read l obtained recognition fro
ment restoring the original appropri
ton. l briefly stated my reasons
the House why the appropriate
should not be cut down, calling 9
tention to the fact that Carson CT
stood at the gateway of the create
mineral belt in the world. l was 81
en- respectful hearing and my tin
was unanimously extended to give n
opportunity to state fully my reaso
why the amendment should pass.
the sixteen amendments that were {
fered and approved in committee
the whole, mine was the only one tn
passed the House when the bill final
went through. e a.ee.. ...s
My success in this matter gave n
not only courage but hope that mig
be able to secure the re-establishme
of your mint because discovered tn
d large number of the members b
absolutely no knowledge of the ext
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