Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-01-24
GEORGE S. NIXON
ELECTED u. S. SENATOR
Made Unanimous Choice in Both
Legislative Houses

Promptly at noon botii houses ol
The Legislature took up the work OF
ylcctng United States senatur as
-uyidcd by the Constitution.
Iu the Assembly Spcohor Frol,ch
stated the purpose OF the election
and presence Of the members at ihc
tame, tie further added as a ,ug-
pcstion that the nomination OF 'Ico
: Nixon as United State, Senator be
made unanimous. mainly for the rea-
son that the people at the late cleo
tiou had decided by popular vote
that he was the choice Upon a mo
ion this procedure was adopted
The motion to close the nominations
after the name oi MIR. NioNn had
been presented, prevailed. During
his remarks the Speaker stated that
last week he was a Republican. but
to-day he is a Nevadan and believed
that many felt as he did.
Asscmblyman Ayrcs OF Washoe.
then arose and placed George 5. Nix
on in nomination, His nomination
speech was about as follows and was
roundly applaudcd:
Mr. Speaker, and Fellow Members:
crave your indulgence for a few
moments only. | ann deeply sensible
of the fact that long speech at this
time would be inappropriate.
While we are now. i'll accordance
with the Federal Constitution i'll
sense to elect 4 United States Scna-
tor, in a larger, broader sense he has
already been elected by the sovcr-
cign power which controls our ac-
tions and from which the Constitu-
tion itself derives its force. And to
that sovereign power you and | to-
day must bow. We are here simply
to carry ont the will OF the people as
expressed by their ballots last No
vcmbcr, and that will shall triumph,
In other legislative halls the will OF
the people may be east aside but not
here We have each and all given
our word that the peoples choice
shall be our choice In Nevada a
mans word is his bond and that
bond is as binding as the DEGREES OF
heaven, as immutable as the laws OF
nature, as certain OF performance as
are the labors OF the angel OF death
"Those who wish may draw back
the curtain OF the future, many pene-
tratc the veil which obscures this
day. proceedings. with the assurance
ii certainty that. looking aloft into
the highest heavens, thcy will see
cleaning al the zenith, the bright
star ot Ncyada's honor, rndimmed,
m-ullicd and untarnishcd.
lin elccting Senator Nixon TO this
exalted position Nevada j. honoring
him rs few Of her sons ever can be
honored Nct, i, She donbly honor
ing herself by selecting 80 illustrious
a son To represent Ecr At the 0oun-
ellis ol the Nation Great as Is the
honor Nevada bcstoW, upon her iaV-
ored son. greater still is the honor
the credit. the rcuown his illustrious
name and services reflect upon hs
mother State.
1T /, with feelings ot pride, OF
clation and oi pleasure that ! nomi-
nate for United States Senator from
Nevada. the Honorable Gorge ).
Nixon"
Assemblyman Campbell, also OF
Washoc. rose to second the nomina-
ton. lie stated that il was with
feeling of pride that he could pre-
sent the name Of George ). Nixon 10
the Assembly as the candidate lor
the candidate for the highest honor
in the gift of Nevada's people. lhat
he was one OF the few real Nevadans ;
whom the people had selected to
represent them That by his diver
.;6ed business throughout the state
,bat he could not be claimed as a
man of one section but belonged TO
,hn eutirc state. He knew that the
.elcct;on Of George S. Nixon as
limited States Senator was marx
/, advance for Nevada and the mode
of election was also along the proa"-