The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-11-05
Sunday Nights
Democratic Meeting
Governor Dickerson and Other State Candidates Address a
Large Audience at Eureka Opera House Chairman
McParlin From Platform Refuses to Endorse
Governors Remarks on Local Matters


ical meeting in Eureka before the
election next Tuesday was held at the
Opera House on last Sunday evening
when the largest number Of people yet
assembled here during the campaign
were present to hear the Democratic
leaders expound their platform and
principles. Governor Dickerson and
his party. Key Pittman. Gilbert @.
Ross, Cleveland H. Baker and Sam
Davis met with a cordial reception upon
their arrival here by auto late that
evening from Carlin and Buckhorn.
Bonfres illuminated the streets and
auvils doomed. The Lobster Club
Band dispensed some Of their patriotic
selections, and not least OF all a
sumptuous course Halloween dinner
had been prepared BY Mrs. Zadow Of
the Hotel Zadow that Sam Davis said
excelled anything that had yet been
served their party. The celebrating OF
this festal day was carried out on this
occasion in both the elaborate and
gorgeous table decorations and dinner.
From the grotesque table ornamental
tions Of jack o'lanterns, devils. etc.
in the colors yellow, black and white,
to the immense pumpkin that contain
ell the desert, all was q Ia Hallowe'e EN-
aud merriment.
While the assemblage in the Opera
House was awaiting the arrival OF the
speakers our fellow townsman, NJ. p.
Murphy. took advantage of the oppor.
in his own behalf as a candidate for
Justice Of the Peace of Eureka town.
ship. He related a little OF Eureka's
early history from personal knowledge
of his residence here when the camp
first came into prominence and told OF
how it was named Eureka. when the first
bullion bar was taken from the furnace.
He closed his remarks by stating he be-
lieved he was entitled to the support OF
the voters in electing him to this hum
BILE office.
nbu tuo oOttfuOE anu nio poAty
proceeded to the Opera House they
found a large number of the people of
Eureka awaiting their arrival. 1t had
been heralded that Governor Dickersou
would be asked to explain his position
and action in the Eureka County Banl
failure. and as this is still a very tender
spot in the hearts of many of our citi
zsns, it was an expectant audience tina
greeted the speakers.
The meeting was called to order by
District Attorney Thomas J. McParlin
who had been requested by County
Committeeman Abram Laird to act al
Chairman. In his initial address to
Eureka audience. being a recent arrival
Mr.. McParlin acquitted himself mos
creditably. He said
my Friends-I have been selected b,
Mr.. Laird, the Chairman Of the Demo
cratic County Committee, as the pre-
siding officer of this meeting. He toll
me that / vas a new man, and that, a
such, people might want to see me. and
perhaps, that l might want to be seen
accepted the selection as made by tn
Chairman, not for those reasons. bu
because / thought that it was my dut,
to pay my respects to his Excellency
the Governor, and his distinguished as
sociates, and at the same time than
the people of this county for the conf
dence which they have reposed in m
by choosing me for an Office. that
under the circumstances. is an import
ant one. I'M q new nan Ia this CON
munity, but. having made my HON
here, l have as much at heart. its wei
fare. as I would have il we're an olde
inhabitant. and here. my friends, / tel
you that l am thankful to you for tn
trust and confidence which you hav
reposed in me. am glad that this con
fdence has come to me from our Owl
party, because, this is SO different fron
the course pursued by our Republican
friends, who are d~enouncing on tn
streets and elsewhere some Of thei
candidates for the reason that these ar
new men. | am a new man. and I tel
you that not only the town and mininI
camp. bat wen the cattle and the sheel
camps, need new blood, if it be goo
blood. / do not mean by this that yol
should discard the old or the tried an,
the true, in official life. The good of
fetal is like good wine-the older. tn
better. What l do mean is this-tha
you need new things. that You nee
new capital with which to start you
mines, you need new men to reviv
your energies and new energy s as
regain the prestige which you had whe
millions flowed from your smelters an
you ruled the lead markets of the worlc
"My friends. this is a large gatherin
for q political meeting on a Sunda
night. 1t shows that you are intensel