Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-30

4 AS DCluOCIdllC 6ldLG convention
will convene in this city tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock at the Eagles
pavilion. Tonopah is in gala attire
to receive the delegates and visitors
and the citizens will spare no expense
to make their stay while here a
pleasant one and the memory of their
reception will be lasting one The
committee on reception which is COM
posed of citizens of all political creeds
met yesterday afternoon and perfect
ed arrangements for their entertain
ment.
The convention bids fair to be a
lively one, SO much so that it is ex-
pected that all the leaders of the par
ty will be present. 1t is predicted
that the fight in the committee IN
platform and resolutions will con
sumo at least twenty-four hours
time. The nomination of Bartlett for
congress means that platform suit
able to him will have to be adopted,
while on the other hand Skaggs and
the radical element in the party will
desire denounciation of the state
police bill. Pat McCarran's inter-
view in the Reno Gazette relative to
his position yclept that if elected to
congress he would not vote for any
bill that forced the workingman to
accept lower wages at the point of
the bayonet is also liable to touch.
some little Ice. From the south
comes Benny Rosenthal and his fol-
lowing with dire threats as to what
will happen in case his wing of the
party is not recognized. From Raw
hide is that valient soldier. Carl
Young, who also desires to cut a slice
out of the pie
Senator Newslands, who seems to
imagine that he has an immortal
clnch on the Democratic party though
mis- record proves him to have been
in 1890 at Stockton, California. a
Democrat. Coming to Reno in 1891
he announced himself a Republican
and was placed in nomination for
congress in 1892 at Reno before the
Republican state convention. At the
same time and same place there was
an informal meeting or convention
OF the Silver Republican party of Ne
vada IN which the late George w.
Cassidy was leading spirit. Cassidy
at that time was the choice of that
party for delegate to congress and at
the meeting had made speech and
left the hall when he dropped dead. |
Newlands ever on the alert, learning
of the death of Cassidy he disap-
appeared from the Republican con-
vention and laid claim to the posi-
tion made vacant by the death of Cas-
sidy. Later on receiving the nomina-
tion of the Silver Republican party |
for congress and was elected. He
was reelected in 1896, 1898 and
1900. In 1898 another epoc hoccur-
red in the political life of Newlands.
1t was at this stage that the senator
lal bee began buzzing in his bonnet
and he seriously considered opposing
M. Stewart, then in the
United States senate from Nevada.
and whose election naturally would
follow in the next legislature, but
after repeated declarations for and
against his (Newlands) candidacy
Tor the senate he agreed with Stew
art to accept the nomination for con-
sress again and with the aged silver
senator canvassed the state in behalf
'f their joint interests in the silver
party OF Nevada. Though to all in
ent and purposes pledged to Stewart
n common with the rest of the sill
'er party, and as fellow candidate
he had politicians working against
Stewart. For this act Newlands was
cad out OF the silver party and an
lounced his afiliation with the DEM
'crats. In 1900 he was sent to con-
Sress as a silver Democrat. In 1902
he was elected to the United States
enate by a legislature that was Dem
'cratic. he having become a convert
o Democracy when the outlook was
rood for the success OF that party.
In order to remove any opposition
hat might come from Democratic