Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27


Governor Dickerson and Sir Fran
cisco Coldfoot Newlands were the
particular bright and shining lumi-
naries in the constellation of Demo-
cratic. county candidates and officials
grouped upon. the stage of the pa
vilion for the dedication of the dear
public Judge G. S. Talbot, Demo-
cratic nominee for the supreme
bench was also there, and he and
Walter Cole alone averted the heavy |
frost which threatened the meeting. |
The pavilion was about three-fourths
filed, for the chairs but about two
thirds filled the room, and there
were few men standing back of the
chairs. Standing room only" was
more due to shortage of chairs than
to size of the audience. And, by the
way, something like one fourth of
the audience was composed of the
fair sex. Then, too, the dog deserves
mention, for one of the most interest
ing diversions of the evening was the
visit of medium-sized black dog to
the stage. The purp visited each Of
the candidates, shifted around them,
and then, in evident disapproval,
hurridly beat it, while the audi
ence cheered. The strains of Dixie"
played by the band, also drew ap-
plause-and that was about the
only time the cheering was anything
but perfunctory. The handclappers
evidently had not properly learned
their cues, or had not been paid in
advance.
Acting Governor Diekerson was
the first speaker introduced by
Chairman Walter D. Cole, and in
dulged in a few platitudes, after
which Clay Ta1lman, who wants to
be state senator, told the audience
why, in his opinion, he should be
honored by enough votes to enable
him to get his fingers in the legisla-
tive pie.
Judge Talbot, Democratic candi-
date for the supreme bench, made
short but we'll received address, in
which he stated that if southern Ne
vada is represented on the bench
eastern Nevada will not be represent
ed thereupon He made a gentle
manly reference to his opponent up
on the Republican ticket. Hugh
Brown. as gentleman whom he
held in the highest esteem, both as
to ability and character; made a few
promises as to how he would equally
administer the laws, and then resum-
ed his seat.
Walter Cole then took the floor
again, and began prelude as to
some one who was one of the ten or
less statesmen in the United States
senate, a true American statesman
Senator Newlands was seen to glance
inquiringly about the stage, as II to
see some notable whom he had pos
sibly overlooked, and when Mr.. Cole
ended by naming the Nevada Senator
as the paragon to whom he had been
referring the Senator grinned with
satisfaction. A feeble handclappine
and scuffling of feet greeted Mr.
Newlands when he advanced to the
front of the platform and commenced
his speech.
The address of Senator Newlandi
was almost entirely along the line Of
national politics, save at the first
when he declared that the reason
why Nevada was progressive was tha
the Democrats had given her thu
eight-hour law, the initiative, thu
employers liability act and Aothe
such legislation for the benefit of tn
people and the workingmen. On ma
tional politics he gave Roosevelt
credit for laboring for the good o
the people, but stated that the Re
publican senator's and congressmel
were almost entirely against him
and that most Of the beneficial worl
which had been enacted, at his insti
cation was done only by the Demo
Gratis in congress supporting his mea
sures.
Toward the close of Newland's ad
dress Socialist asked him for a
explanation of the fact that 500
after federal troops were sent I
Goldfeld. there was a reduction Q
the daily wage OF the miners from 5
per day to $3.50, Newlands state
that the reduction was an unfair ad
vantage taken by the mine operators
He stated that the police bill an
the sending Of the troops was a mat