The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-22
FLYING SQUADRON
COMING THURSDAY

III mas now Deen deHnltely SeJtleC
that the "Flying Squadron of the
Republican campaign, composed OF
Senator George s. Nixon. E. E. Rob
erts, 7. l.. Oddie, Con Ahern and w
w. Booth, respective candidates foI
United States Senator, Representative
in Congress, Governor, Surveyor Gen.
eral and State Printer. will reach
Winnemucca on Thursday of next
week. The party will enter Humboldt
county from the east on Wednesday
morning, stopping at Golconda for a
few hours. From that point they will
go to Paradise, where a rally will be
held Wednesday night, and from there
will come to Winnemucca Thursday
morning
Grana Rally Thursday Evening.
Arrangements are being made to
accord Senator Nixon rousing recep.
tion in his home town. The meeting
to be held in the Nixon opera house
will be preceded by bonfires and fire.
works and the Eagles band will march
from the Southern Pacific station down
Railroad and Bridge streets to the
theatre.
Rally at Lovelock Friday Night.
The canvass of Humboldt county
will conclude with grand rally at
Lovelock ON Friday night.
Enthusiastic Reception at Elko.
Cashier j. Sheehan of the First Ma.
tional bank, returned from Elko YES.
terday, where he went to meet Sena.
tor Nixon and attend the Republican
meeting held there Thursday evening.
A party of Elko people, occupying
four automobiles, went out ten miles
On the road to meet Senator Nixon
and his party, carrying along the ma
terlals for banquet. After greetings
had been exchanged, all hands sat
down in the sagebrush and enjoyed a
hearty dinner
The meeting at Elko Thursday even
ing was the largest ever held in the
town. Several newspapers have stated
that there were 1000 people in at.
tendance, but fair estimate would
probably be $50. The audience wa,
addressed by Senator Nixon. T. L
Oddie, f. f. Roberts, Con Ahern an,
w. w. Booth and lasted until nearl,
III O'Clock, owing to the speakers be
ing constantly interrupted bv applause
AT the close of the addresses the hal
Soii iHtO d DdliIOOI anC
dancing was INDUCED in until morn
ing.
As Senator Nixon started to leay
the hall he was seized and place in .
| top buggy and drawn about the bust
ness portion of the town by a team
composed of his admirers of both par
ties. Lou Bradley, one of the promi
nent Democrats of the county, sat OF
top of the buggy cover in the capacity
OF pilot.
Local Candidates Getting Busy.
Yesterday morning l.. G. Campbell
! S. K. Bradford and j. A. Lipman, res
|pective Republican candidates fol
District Judge, State Senator and As
semblyman, left for Paradise, McDer
mitt and National. They will be alb
sent until the middle OF next week.
G. E. Haviland and Walter Wilkin
son, respective Republican candidate
for long-term Commissioner and Re
corder, returned this noon from a triI
to the northern part of the county.
Several of the resident Democratic
candidates are booked to leave for tn,
north end of the county in the morn
ing in Smiths auto.
s. II. Crittenden, independent candi
date for County Surveyor, arrive,
from National last evening and i
calling on Winnemucca voters today
w. /. Penny and John s. Case, o
Lovelock, Republican candidates 70
Assessor and Assemblyman respective
ly, are campaigning in the north en-,
of the county.
HI. III. Sheldon, Democratic candidat
for County Surveyor, returned fron
Alameda the middle of the week
where he had gone to visit his son, Fl
ii. Sheldon, Jr.