Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-09-05
MORNING

reassembling yesterday morning.
again turned over the gavel to Husky
81 Washoe, who Immediately stated
Inc first business before the conyen-
,lon according to the report OF the
committee on organization and order
n business was the nomination of a
candidate for United States senator.
Carl Young started up the old
aeht OF twelve from Rawhide and
BOSS Bonnie Rosenthal butted In the
game early and said that Esmeralda
would vote as a uunith, evidently
meaning unit. Key Pittman had a
relative who gave him a proxy, but
he waived all rights. Carl Young
said Montgomery had no right to
give his proxy to Pittman as he.
Montgomery nad an alternate. The
chair made a ruling which put a
quietus upon the threatened scrap
Nominations being called for, Prof.
! e. Bray Of Washoe nominated
Francis G. Newlands Of Washoe for
limited States senator, giving credit
TO Newlands, among other things, for
the aunexing OF the Hawaiian islands
reclamation Of arid lands, the father
Of a bill to make an agricultural
state out OF Nevada, the waterways
commission, in fact leader In all great
movements. He gave him credit Tor
importing the Peerless One In 1896
and in 1900, and he knew he was 4
s,sat statesman for the professor
had been in Massachusetts, lately and
NeElands was known ven in Boston
The senior senator was ever with this
horny-handed son of toll and his et
forts in the e%ight-hour movement
more than demonstrated this. Tit
professor closed with an appeal t
the delegates to vote for the Ne
yadan and took great pleasure h
presenting the name of Francis G
Newiands,
Bartine OF the railway commission
said it was superfiuous for him I
say anything, but he talked for cor
siderable length OF time and he e'
planned that he would have continue
talking longer but that he had take
sixteen drinks OF Tonopah booze
one OF water and nov had a splittin
headache-due to the water. Pc
sonally he was close to Newlanc
perhaps the sack) so dear to IN
workingman's heart. The Democrat
was about to enter a great campaig
and for the first time had a reason
able chance to win and must stand
a unit for F. G. Newlands.
Judge Denton OF Lincoln, the co
t%ortionist orator, said that Newlan'
was as true to Nevada as a needle
a pole and when Newlands talks
the senate the world refuses to tut
on its axis. The veteran from III
coin was evidently anxious to a
iourn for he remarked that when IN
was over everybody would lake
drink and be a good fellow.
Carl Young then moved that g
nominations close and Newlands
elected by reclamation,
Senator Newlands was escorted
the platform and thanked his frien
from the bottom OF his heart for thu
action in placing him in nominate
and believed that the selection Won
be ratified by the people OF Nevada
the polls next November. He 81
he believed in the rule of the peol
and did not wish TO be represented
proxy; wanted to receive the 81
RACES of the dear people though
had an advantage In the campaign
having a chain on the Democra
hold-over state senator's; as a pun
servant he would go before the d'
people and give an accounting OF
stewardship. He invited a critici
Of his record and would abide by
result. He had read the plato
and stood upon It, declaring 1t
cowardly and evaslve as that of
Republican party. He claimed
Democracy had controlled the ST
on account OF It's fidelity to It's pied
while all states in the north "
swept into the Republican colu.
Nevada alone stood for Democr