Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-01-27
REMARKABLE SCENE
IN CAUCUS WHEN He
Is REELECTEDTO BE
u. $. SENATOR


virtually nominated for the presiden-
cy of the United States at the next
general election by tne Democracy of
Nevada today.
The action was taken in joint ses-
sion of the state legislature when
resolution was offered by Senator
Boyd of Wasnoe County, after the
election of Newlands to be United
States Senator for Nevada for the en-
suing term.
At IL o'clock the joint meeting of
the two houses of the state legisla-
ture was called to order by Senator
Pync. president of the senate, in the
Assembly chamber.
The formaity of reading the min
utcs was gone through for both hous-
cs and they were adopted
After the formalities of the meet
ing had been gone through President
Pyne declared Francis G. Newlands
elected United States Senator from
Nevada.
Senator Boyd arose and compli-
mcntCd the members of the lcgisla-
tura for keeping the pledges made
before election last fall. Especially
did he compliment the republican
members for their staunCh adherence
to their pledges through the agree
-
p. IT, Flanagan prior to the elections.
He announced the fact that the re-
publican members nad established a
precedent which would stand before
the legislators Of other states long
after the present members have Ccas-
cd to be active in the affairs of this
state. So earnest was Senator
ROyd in his remarks that he took the
opportunity to say that ne hoped that
If ever the Democrats being in pre-
dominance in the state legislature,
and q republican be the choice of the
people for the sentorship. that if the
democratic members failed to keep
their pledges as faithfully as the pres
cnt republican members. disgrace
should be written over the demoCra-
tic party for all time.
After the Introductory speech Sen
ator Boyd read a telegram from
Senator Newiands as follows:
Washington. ID. G.. Jan. 26, 1909
w. T.. Sharon, Carson City:
Please express to the people and
lie Legislature of Nevada my CRATE
ful appreciation of the honor which
they by both popular and Legislative
vote, have conferred upon me.
trust and believe that the work Of
this legislature will open an epoch of
progressive and gradual reform which
without violent readjustment will
strengthen tho rule of tho people
FRANCIS G. NEWLANDS
When the applause following the
reading of the telegram subsided
Boyd launched into an eulogy of
Senator Ncwands. He dwelt upon
the work performed by Newlands in
'H' bdSb SlNt''l y'hiS VI mo SCI WV
for the State of Nevada and placed
his name among those Of the fore
most men in the United States Sen
ate today.
Finishing his speech Senator Boyd
introduced the following resolution:
The Democracy of the State of Ne
vada in Legislature represented here
by presents the name of Hon. Fran
els G.. Ncwlands, as the Party Con
didate for the Presidency of the I'm
tied States in 1912.
Known throughout the country as
constructive statesman, whose
name has been connected with the
regulation of transportation. the de-
velopment of our waterways. the pro-
motion of irrigation, the business
like administration of public works.
his name Is a household word in the
fourteen states whose territory is part
of the arid and semi-arid regions, and