White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-29
NIXON IS UNANIMOUSLY
REELECTED TO SENATE
Such Was The Verdict Of Both Branches of the
Legislature on Tuesday When the Name of
Nevada's FavOrite Son Was Placed Before Them

A special to the Reno Gazette from
Carson City Tuesday told the story of
Senator Nixons reelection as follows:
Fulfilling to the letter the obliga-
tion that rests upon them, forgetting
party lines and Joining together in a
remarkable tribute, the members of
the Nevada legislature, Democrats
and Republicans alike today voted
unanimously to return George S.
Nixon to the United States senate.
Probably never before in any legis-
lative hall was there a more striking
scene than that of today. There was
no ceremony. and the event was not
signalized by trappings of any sort.
The dominant note OF IL all was a
desire TO keep faith and rivalry
among men of both parties TO ex-
press their high appreciation of the
man who had served his state so well
for six years. and whom the people
had chosen to represent them for six
years more.
In the senate. promptly at noon.
the gavel of Lieutenant Governor
Ross fell, and nominations for Uni
ted States senator were called for.
To Senator Al Holmes of Washoe.
who six years ago In the assembly
had seconded Senator Nixon's nomi-
nation, fell the honor of making the
nominating speech. In the follow
ing manner he placed his name be-
fore the senate:
six years ago there deyolyed upon
me one of the most pleasant public
tasks that had, up to that time, fall
en- to my lot IL was my privilege on
that day TO second the nomination of
citizen of Nevada for the exalted
Office OF United States senator. He
had made his fight for the office
against one of Nevada's strongest
men. one of that old race of empire
builders the tall master of the Alamo,
John Sparks, and in that fight which
had been the cleanest ever conducted
In this state the man whose nomina-
tion ! seconded in the assembly six
years ago had been the victor.
"He had been a citizen of Nevada
for many years but his election to
that high Office was his first appear
ance in public life OF his state. His
experience as a private citizen had
been varied. A score of years before
he had come TO this state, pennniless.
but with an enthusiasm that would
not die and courage that had de-
termined never TO know such a word
as fail
"Out there on the lonely desert
with telegraph instrument for his
comrade he learned the lesson which
the vast space always teaehes-the
lesson of patience. And. having
learned that once from the great gray
Mother, the delays OF the marching
years in bringing to him any un-
usual degree of success bothered him
not at all.
1T is not necessary for me, gentle
men, at this time to attempt any
story of that mans life. any eulogy
of his career. Suffice IL to say that
six years ago the people of this state,
which was his state-his state be-
cause he had lived here for over
score OF years. his state because he
had dedicated his life here: his state
because his home was here. his son
had been born here and here by the
grace of God he would die-showed
their faith In him by electing him to
the united states senate.
1T was the most exalted honor
within the gift of the state and that
honor had been bestowed because OF
the unwavering faith and confidence
of the people of Nevada had In this
man.
THE six years passed and again
he came before the people. He came
this time as a man who would re-
ceiye the word of approval or other
wise from the people who had honor
ed him six years before and whose
representative he had been in the
highest legislative body in the world.
Had he been a faithful servant? Had
he shown wisdom in his manner of
working? Had he been true to high
ideals? Had he kept the faith as
they who had sent him there six
years ago would have desired that he
keep it?
with those questions upon his
lips excusing not at all, uttering no
word OF apology, standing squarely
and fatfootedly upon his record as
befitted a man who had done his
duty according to the light that God
had given him, he went before the
people of Nevada rendering a frank,
unhesitating account Of that steward
ship
"The answer of the people of Me-
vada to those questions passed into
history on the Sth day of last Mo-
yember. You who are here know
what that answer was; there Is no
need that / should dwell upon It now.
Only remains this unforgetable fact
that on that Sth day of November,
the men of Nevada proved that they
were ready to give reward where that
reward was due. that they were able