Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-11-05
VAN DUZER SCORES.
He Lands Heavily on his Detractors
And Shows up the Harrison
Conspiracy.


his detr2ctore in the McKissick Opera
House. Il
The Journal report tells the story as
follows. {
One Of the largest and most enthu-
siastic political meetings ever held in
the State of Nevada. was held at Nc
kissic's opera house last evening
when Congressman Van Duzer took
up the charges which were entered
against him by the Reno Gazette, to-
gether with other issues of the CAM
paign.
Mr. Van Duzer had his audience
with him from start to finish. and as
he disposed of the Matchmaking
charges which were made against him
through the columns of the Evening |
Gazette by Editor Norcross and one |
Duncan B. Harrison the immense |
crowd cheered and cheered in express |
sing its approval of his able defense
Mr.. Van Duzer not only disprovei
each and every charge that was made
against him but also convicted the
editor of the Gazette and Duncan b.
Harrison with evidence from their
ON mouths and pens 1t may be
stated in justice to Mr. Van Duzer
that he made one of the most elo-
quent, clear and convincing speeches
that was probably ever made in the
confines of the State of Nevada.
He took up each charge made by
the Gazette, and having first denied
the charge, offered and submitted
proof from the letters and kilograms
OF Duncan B. Harrison absolutely
clearing him from any completely or
wrongdoing whatever. From time to
time as he exposed the cowardly
methods of the Gazette he was greet
ed with applause. He challenged the
Gazette to prove its assertions. He
stated that he had never derived one
cent of profit or commission from the
transaction with Duncan B. Harrison.
but simply acted in good faith n
securing for some prospector friends
the sale of some property He refer
red to his life long residence in Ne
vada, to his struggles to the achieve
ment of his ambitions, and proceeded
to expose the reasons why Major Dun
can B. Harrison, the hero of San Juan
whose encounter with a crippled Span
lard had entitled him to a military
record
Mr. Van Duzer showed that Harri.
son was the agent Of influences antag
onistic to labor, and was seeking tc
defeat him for reelection and had
found in Charley Norcross of the Ga
zette, the Journalistic scavenger q
Reno fit and willing tool to work ou
his nefarious plans
Mr.. Van DuZer spoke for one hou
and forty-ive minutes and with an in
tensity of feeling, with a dramatic fe-
vor that, which in itself was convinc
ing without the elaboration of arg1
ment
The crowd was one of the most re
preventative and in numbers the lars
est that has listened to a politica
speech in recent years. 1t was con
posed of substantial business men. 4
the close of the meeting Mr. Van d.
ger received a grand ovation. Hi
speech was dignified, free from abus'
at times severely sarcastic. but at a
times clear and convincing. 1t seen
ed to be the opinion of everyone in tn
vast crowd that the Gazette and Ha
rison was devoid of any meritorioJ
charges with which to blacken tn
reputation of Nevada's able Congress
man and saw fit to dip into the fit
of blackmail in order to accompis
their end. How dismally they failt
was well testified to by the chez
that rent the opera house as Mr.. V
Duzer poured forth his denials al
proof of integrity last evening.
The Matchmaking attacks ma
through the Gazette by c. A. Norcro
and Harrison have acted as boo
erang and assures Mr.. Van Duzer
tremendous majority in this cOun
in vindication Of himself and in rel
diation of his would-be slandeTers.
It was further demonstrated by la
evenings meeting that the vote
have tired Of lying, Matchmaking Il
tics and assures the utter route of t
evening paper and the discrediting
further untruthful statements it N
make derogatory to the charact
and ability OF Mr.. Van Duzer betwe
now and the fateful November eigh
at which time the people of Neya
will alsn reoister their GiSannrOYal