Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-25

cred by Hon. Hugh Brown, who was
nominated at the Republican stat,
convention for the Office of justice o.
the supreme court, at the banquet
given by the citizens of Goldfield tt
the delegates and visitors at the con
vention. 1t was most remarkable
speech and the speakers remark.
were punctuated with applause
throughout that at times was almos
deafening. It will be read by Re
publicans and Democrats alike witt
much interest.
Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentle
men:
First, l shall speak briefly of oul
own delegation in Chicago.
The Nevada delegation, though
numerically small, was positive fac
tor in the convention. At all times
Senator Nixon and Senator Flanagan
were in the counsels of the party
chiefs, and, as my observation show.
ed, deep in the friendly affection oi
most of the national leaders. Sena
tor Nixon was one of the prominent
members of the important committed
on resolutions. Observing his chum
my relations in certain quarters, one
might have suspected that he belong
ed in the Bean Land of Murray
Crane, or was Wabash neighbor tC
Beveridge; but close inspection be-
trayed the never-failing tang of the
sagebrush. He was graciously greet
ed in every direction; and gathered
from the Washington element that
his sojourn at the capital is regard
ed not only as contribution to the
right kind of good fellowship, but
also as a conspicuous service to the
state and to the nation.
Senator Flanagan need not be en-
We'd his membership on the national
committee. The committee works
hard The long and arduous sessions
at Chicago, during two weeks preced-
ing the convention, racked the body
and the brain, with no compensation
except the comraderie of the distin-
guished and admirable men who con-
stitute that important committee. In
re-electing him as national commit
teeman from Nevada, we not only en-
dorsed his faithful and unselfish la
bors of past years, but we selected a
man whose national acquaintance
and political experience eminently
fitted him to work effectively for the
party, both locally and nationally
Furthermore, / may say of him that
we have the safe assurance of splen-
did results to accrue to our state from
his indomitable energies and unfiag-
ging patriotism as junior United
States senator from Nevada.
R. W. Parry of Reno was made an
honorary vice president of the con
vention and occupied seat on the
platform. J. F. Douglas, of Goldfield
was chairman of our delegation and
spoke. Nevada's ballots on the floor
of the convention. Every time Ne.
vada was called on the roll, the dele.
gates turned to see whence came the
manly, ringing voice which might
have commanded the respectful at.
tention of 10000 people If it had
fallen to his lot to make formal
address.
The other members of the delega.
ton. Senator Easton, Con Ahern
Oscar ]. Smith, j. G. Thompson and
myself. were in faithful attendance al
every session. Every man voted his
individual and independent thought
and belief, albeit we were an enthusi
astic unit on every issue which came
before the convention.
An unfriendly and caustic press de.
clares that the work OF the convention
was cut and dried beforehand II
other words. they would condemn .
nominee whose selection represented
the rational preconventlon thought
and dellberation OF the delegates and
OF the millions Of American citizens
for whom those delegates spoke. Hui
I affirm that such method OF nomina