Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-09-19

King OF Rhyolite wanted to know the
result of the caucus and Falkner OBJ
jected to Breuner's nomination.
Upon calls from various parts of
the house for the result of the caucus,
Fitzgerald, with his emotions under
control related how he had been
thrown down and out by the gas pipe
method or the result of a boomerang.
H. r. Cooke said it was disagree
able, but he would take the chance
and turn back a lead in the
action of the Democratic state
convention. He was a delegate from
Manhattan and wanted a further
statement from the Tonopah delega-
ton about McCabe's reply as to the
state conventions finances and Nc
Cabe's connection Herewith. He did
this for the purpose of learning
whether McCabe was the proper man
for the Office of assemblyman. Nc
Cabe then stated his side and after
much rapid fire talk as to C~onsidine's
position and reference to Dunlap he
made the assertion that he had been
approached yesterday morning and
had been offered the assemblyman-
ship if he would knife his friend
Cleve Baker. Thatcher wanted to
know who the wielder Of the stiletto
was and cries to McCabe from various
portions of the house elected the
statement that it had been Joe Gori.
A further discussion was participated
in by Dunlap, Cooke, Thatcher and
Keilhofer on the merits or dement's
of the case and ''Flatiron" Kelly
bounced into the ring and called upon
Senator Bell for a statement and out
of the entire jangle the chair said the
best way to settle the fight was to
have a roll call. A discussion then
arose as to the method of calling for
the vote. Cooke insisting that every
man should go on record. The chair
man of each delegation was empower
ed to cast the vote of his gang. The
vote for assemblmen showed Smith,
rs; Mcnamara, 10; Giffen, 6S; Mer-
ton, 61; Johnson, 81; McCabe, 81,
and Bowler, 5. The chair wanted
oratory, but he felt sorry for the out
fit when they went to Carson as the
$40 a day would hardly buy whisky
for the legislators. All the nominees
Endorsed the platform and after spin
ming the assessment to the treasurer
they were permitted to speak their
little pieces.
When the nominations for sheriff
were announced, B. H. Smith claimed
the attention of the chair. He de-
cried long drawn out speeches and
placed in nomination j. j. Owens, the
present popular sheriff Of Nye county.
Thatcher seconded the nomination in
which he paid a high tribute to the
present incumbent's ability. He pro-
duced facts and figures to show that
the sheriff was the right man in the
right place. The sheriff was elected
by reclamation. Upon being called
to the platform he gave his views
upon the position occupied by himself
and he was given an ovation in the
shape of three cheers and a tiger.
Walter Cole. the young barrister,
made the speech of the evening in
nominating his opponent in the pri-
maries for the office of district attor-
ney. He declared that he was a fight
er from Fightville and that he was
Just as good a loser from Loseville
and placed in nomination Cleve
Baker. Cleve was nominated by ac-
clamation and upon delivering his
speech of acceptance took occasion to
thank Mr.. Cole for his very generous
words about him.
c. G. Smith placed Puddy Grimes
in nomination for recorder and audi
tor and the convention ratified G..
G.'s suggestion.
For the Office of county clerk James
Cleary launched Walter Agnew.
Henry Nofsinger nominated j.. H.
Mccain, while Billy Pittman, who up
to this time had not had a chance to
speak, drew tears from the eyes of
the audience in his laudations Of H.
w. Scheld. r. p. Dunlap whooped it
up for Jim began, and the first bal
lot resulted in Scheld getting 29
votes; Agnew, 81; Mccain, 20; and
began, 5. Necessary to a choice Al.
After the first ballot began withdrew
and a second ballot resulted in Ag-
new receiving 80; Scheld, 20, and
Mccain, 90. On the third ballot Ag-
new got SS; scheld, 25, and Mccain,
l6. Agnew COPIED the grapes on the
next inning with so votes. while
scheld got %, and Mccain, 4.
"Flatiron" Kelly in a speech
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