The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-10-19
PITTMAN AND MeCARRAN
Prominent Democratic Candidates
Address Large Audience at the
Opera House Monday Night

The Hon. Key Pittman, Democratic
nominee for the United States Senate
for the %unexpired term Of four years.
and Hon. Patrick A. McOarran, Demo-
cratic nominee for Justice of the SUI
preme Court, addressed the largest audi.
ence that has yet assembled for a politi.
cal meeting in Eureka this year on
Monday night.
At 1880 O'Clock a torchliRht procession
beaded by the Lobster Club Band or.
ganized in front Of the Hotel Zadow
and marched to the Brown Hotel cor.
ner. where . brief band concert was
given before entering the Opera House.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock Hon. W. H.
Sweeney opened the meeting by calling
to the chair District Attorney T J. Mo.
Parlin. who presided at the meeting.
After . few appropriate remarks. Mr..
McCarran was introduced and spoke
briefly In favor of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket and the issues of the
day. Without referring to the other
candidates for the office to which he as
pires, except to state that he is the only
candidate for that Office who is pledged
to the recall Of all officers. he stated In
a few words his position before the
people. His speech was well received.
After o selection by the band Mr..
Pittman was introduced. Mr.. Pittman
spoke for about an honr and 10 minutes
in a mastery manner. which held the
large audience to the closest attention.
His arguments were convincing. and he
avoided in large degree the cut and dried
phrases and topics of the usual campaign
speech. His arguments were clear and
convincing; his name showed that he
is thoroughly in earnest in the position
he takes, and the subject matter indi-
Gates that he has made q careful study
Of the political issues which now con-
front the American people, and particu.
larry the people Of the West.
He referred to the other candidates
for Congressional honors in the highest
terms Of respect and INDUCED in no dis
cussion of the personal qualifications of
any of them. except to refer to the Con.
g~ressional Record while speaking Of the
differences in the policies Of the several
parties, showing that Senator Massey
and Congressman Roberts have cast
their votes with the ~stand-pat Republi-
cans upon measures supported by Pro-
gressive Republicans and the Democrats
Ia Congress. In this connection he
mentioned the votes on the Wooden bill.
the Steel bill. the bill to abolish the
Commerce COURT. the Income Tax Law
and several other similar measures.
He spoke at length upon the condi'
ton OF labor with reference to the pro-
tective tariff policy Of the stand pat Re-
publican party as shown by the investi-
CATION made during the strike at Law
~renceville, Mass, and defined the policy
of the Democratic party. using as an
illustration the prices and wages which
prevail In British Columbia as compared
with those which prevail in the United
States. He also spoke at some length
upon the National policy which he be-
Iieves would be Of most benefit to Ne
vada, touching upon transportation,
irrigation aud conservation questions.
At the close of the political meeting
the candidates met the people assembled
and the hall was cleared. A social
dance followed until midnight, the
Lobster Club Band furnishing the music.