Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-21
REPUBLICAN RALLY

80 far as the size Of the audience
wac concerned. but there was little
said to enlighten the voters on the
great questions before the country
for settlement at the ballot box.
After the band had ceased play
ing and while several bonfires
blazed on the street, H. U. Castle,
chairman of the republican county
committee, introduced Hon. Tasker
L. Oddie. candidate for governor.
Mr.. Oddie.received a magnificent
reception. When the noise had
subsidized he proceeded to tell the
people why he ought to be elected.
He replied to the charge that he
was an enemy of labor and left no
doubt on the minds of the audience
as to the honesty and sincerity of
his remarks. His treatment of the
men %h0Shad;,. been in his employ
always. b4t been fair and Honor
Able. He had no apologies to make
for anything he had done while a
state senator. In fact, Mr.. Oddie
stood squarely by his labor record,
a record that candor compel us to
say needs no defense. He closed
his remarks by promising to
conduct the affairs of the state,
honestly and economically and in
way that would induce capital to
come into the state for the develop
ment of its resources.
The next actor was Con. Ahearn,
candidate for surveyor. general.
Unfortunately or perhaps
fortunately for Cor, we could not
hear all he said, but enough was
caught to convine us that Con wants
the office and promises to do his
duty to the peope if elected.
= The next on1the program was J.
W. Legate, who wants to be clerk
of the supreme court. Mr.. Legate
spoke of his qualifications for the
office and promised to perform it's
duties faithfully.
The next to appear was one of
the stars of the aggregation, w.
w. Booth, candidate for state
printer. Mr.. Booth entertained
the audience for several minutes
with humorous remarks, but fintlly
got down to business and compll-
mented his opponent highly and
poured out several pitchers of soft
soap on Senator Nixon and scat
tered more on the other candidates
Like all candidates for office, he
was Johnny on the spot with
promis es to the dear people.
The glittering star of the COM
pany came next in the person of
Senator Nixon. He began by
praising his associates on the ticket,
all of whom. according to the
tenor of the senator's remarks,
were created especially to fill the
various Offices. When he had
convinced the audience that the
admiration of the other candi-
dates toward him was mutual, he
replied to criticisms on his record.
He was not as thin skinned as
some of his associates and criticism
did not hurt him, when he knew
he was right. He defended his
labor record in the senate and
declared that he was no radical
in labor legislation and would not
support anything he did not think
was right and reasonable. He
defended his record on the Dixon
amendment to the railroad law
passed at the last session Of congress
but forgot to tell his audience
that he voted against nearly all
the important amendments forced
into that bill by the democrats and
insurgents. He voted on the tariff
bill as a republican and for re-
publican policies. He spoke of
the tariff on lead. wool and sugar.
The frs, two were products Of this
state and he voted against a reduc-
tion of duties on these products.
He forgot, however, to tell the