Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-08-29
ADDRESS OF
HUGH BROWN

convention for the Office Of justice OF
the supreme court, at the banquet
given by the citizens of Goldfield to
the delegates and visitors at the con-
vention. 1t was a most remarkable
speech and the speakers remarks
were p%unctuated with applause
throughout that at times was almost
deafening. It will be read by Re
publicans and Democrats alike with
much interest.
Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentle
men:
First, / shall speak briefly of our
own delegation in Chicago.
The Nevada delegation, though
numerically small, was a 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 OF
most of the national leaders. Sena-
tor Nixon was one Of the prominent
members of the important committee
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 to
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 s%ojourn at the capital is regard
ed not only as a 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 nc 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 Ia
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 a seat on the
platform. ]. 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 IL it had
fallen to his lot to make a formal
address.
The other members of the delega.
tion, Senator Easton, Con Ahern
Oscar ]. Smith, ]. G. Thompson ant
myself, we're in faithful attendance a
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 u%nfriendly 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 preconvention though
and deliberation of the delegates AM
of the millions of American citizen
for whom those delegates spoke. Blu
l affirm that such method of nomina
ton affords q safeguard to the re
public, and we may have cause TO
regret ii the tradition should be de
parted from by future conventions
We may not be specially concerne
with what foreign observers ma
think of III political customs an
institutions, but assuredly the cor
vention incident of twelve years ag
must have amazed them with its pref
nant possibilities of disaster to tn
country, when, with f%orethough,
without plan, and without investigs
ton, such as the important Office in
p%eratively required-a convention {
the representatives of a great Amer
a party. in the hectic glow Of
sudden enthusiasm, nominated for tn