The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-16
CAPTAIN GIRARD
WAS INSULTED
OFFERS TO KNOCK A MANS
BLOCK OFF IN WASHINGTON
The Captain, Who is Quite Well
Known in Winnemucca Has Live
ly Tilt at the National Capital

The San Francisco Chronicle of yes
terday, through its New York CORE
spondent, tells of an occurrence in
Washington concerning Captain A. O.
Girard who is quite well known in
Winnemucca, in connection with anti
mony mines at Bernice. He is bro
ther-in-law of L. G. Tuckerman. The
story will be read with interest by
those who have become acquainted
with the captain.
Captain Girard was in Washington
as delegate from Oakland, Cal, to
the Rivers and Harbors congress, and
the story goes that such enlivenment
as the delegates to the congress need
ed to keep their sojourn in Washington
from becoming monotonous, was sup
| piled by him The captain
got along nicely with the other Cal
ifornians until the day on which the
delegates called at the White House
to pay their respects to the president.
When Girard' Is turn came to shake
hands with Rooeevelt, the president
gave him a specially cordial greeting,
saying:
"Well, Captain, certainly am glad
the "you' was so strong that Gil
rard Immediately became a noticed
man. The reason why the president
gave such a recognition to Girard, it
is said, was that the latter had be-
come connected with the Rough Riders
Some of the Californians thought
that afterward Girard was more inn
portant in his manner that he had been
previously, and envious remarks were
passed. No break took place, however,
until the night on which Senator Per
kins and Congressman Knowland gave
a dinner to the Oakland delegates,
United States Senator Flint and Frank
/ II. Short of Fresno also being invited
guests. 1t was not exactly love
feast, as differences which existed be-
tween some of the men gathered around
the festal board and which were main
ly attributed to conflicting political
ambitions were not foresworn, but
nevertheless the general desire for
peaceable joviality and such metamor-
! phical knives as they keIt up their
sleeves for one another were left in
the ante-room with the coats and hats.
How Girard was LOST
! When the banquet was proceeding
merrily and Oakland s two eminent
/ George G. p. 's-Perkins and ex-Gov.
Pardee- were smiling at each other
across the table, Captain Girard arose
to make a speech. No record of what
he said was retained, but he touched
on labor unions and other topics, and
! his address was not regarded as suit
able to the occasion. He resented a
suggestion to that effect, so the story
goes, and expressed his willingness to
knock at least one diners "block -
off When he sat down Senator Flint
undertook to restore good feeling all
around by telling a story. Girard did
not join in the mirth that followed and
said he did not like the senator 3
story which he regarded as refec-
/ tion on himself Then it was announc-
ed that the dinner was ended and ev-
erybody departed, but all of the
guests, with the exception of Girard,
were given the tip to walk around for
a few minutes and then return They
reappeared, singly and in pairs, after
the captain had been "lost' and
| when they sat down again they had
a jolly time.