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

and the party has been true 10 the
people of the state. It's legislation
was not marked by radicalism nor by
economic disturbance, on the other
hand legislation was all in direction
OF established reforms. Nevada was
known as the most progressive state
In the union. The party demands
that we supplement the Initiative and
recall. The recall to replace any
public servant who has been %untrueI
to his trust. Bryan will not allow
Democracy to be turned into a class,
and we cannot fail in this contest.
Every needed reform is demanded
with the view to making this state a
model commonwealth. The state had
passed through a most serious crisis
and did not intend to permit condi-
tions that existed in Colorado to OBJ
tain a foothold here. This state will
not be the scene Of civil strife and
no internal warfare will be tolerated.
They intended to preserve order and
the public peace unaided by the ma
tional government, exercising only
the powers of the people themselves.
Hirsh Harris, ever on the alert for
the financial end of the game, invited
the nominee to get busy with the sack
and he fshed up 500 in crisp new
bills from his vest pocket, upon which
the delegate remarked: "He is the
candy kid"
At this stage of the game a vote
n of thanks was rendered by the con-
y~ention to the citizens of Tonopah
y and Bryan %pennants were passed
d around to the delegates.
l. Bartine, who was enjoying a som
nolent snooZe, came out of his trance
IT long enough to enquire II Newland:
a had been nominated and was not sat.
isfied until the minutes had beer
d read. The commissioner was evident
d ly disappointed in not finding thar
le the efficient secretary had not record
la ed his seconding speech and sank in
to another deep sleep.
a Nominations we're then called 70
1T a member of congress. II. X. Cooke
lg proxy Of Eureka, though for the tim
to being in the Nye delegation, SAT-
e, there was a friendly rivalry in Ny
le county for the pleasure OF placin
a George A. Bartlett in nomination. II
approached the duty with hesitanc
#. due to his unpreparedness. He POI
ed trayed the congressman as %presentin
or all the attributes that go to make u
lit American citizenship and said tina
or Bartlett possessed the courage of hi
Is. convictions considerable applaus
err ensued at this time, though Rosie an
al his gang remained quiet). HI
VS. Cooke. believed that the state polio
AT bill possessed certain vicious eli
or ments, but when the legislature &c
90 through with 1t no one would recot
4 nize the original bill. Bartle
,or would stand on the platform adopte
nd by the convention. The attorney sal
IN. he was not in good condition on a
he count of last nights scrap, but d
ef- sired to present the name of Geort
snt A. Bartlett.
he Senator Pyne OF Esmeralaa' WI
to held a Humboldt proxy, seconds
Ne the nomination OF Bartlett and to-
in occasion to say that as a native 81
G. he was proud to second that 9th
native son, George Bartlett. He pr
ion ceeded to castigate the delegates fro
TO Esmeralda and administered a tong
on lashing that caused some of them
ex- squirm in their seats.
ned Amidst an intense silence a
ken everybody on the qui quive, Coo
TO arose to suggest that II there We
ing no further nominations that the C
Der vention proceed to a ballot. The
pds being called Churchill cast tive
the votes for Bartlett and Douglas J
.acv four. when the Israelite Bonnie r.
,tgn to make a remark. He was pledl
,on- to vote against Bartlett, but at
1 as voting against him Rosie agreed
drop into the band wagon If u
would allow him to hang on to
Inds tail board. Elko cast her thirs'
o ia votes for Bartlett, Eureka four, Hu
: in boldt twelve, Lander five. Line
turn eleven, Lyon eight. Thatcher G
Lin the vote of Nye as thirty-three
adj Bartlett. one against and two
this voting. A delegate from the so
a end OF the county challenged the Y
of Faulkner, who said that he
the been instructed to cast his vote
: be Pat McCarran, but as the bus
headed ones name had not been J
d TO sented he felt at liberty and VIC
ends cast his vote for Bartlett.
heir Sweeney, never missing an OPT
,tion tunity to expand his lungs, arose
cast the vote of Ormsby for Bart