The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-10-31
SAM PLATT SPEAKS
TO LARGE AUDIENCE

The Platt meeting held in Thomp-
sons opera house last Thursday even.
ing was a large anG enthusiastic one
B. L. Smith. member of the county com.
mite from Phoebe pre- ided.
The first speaker of the evening was
George Sprngmeyer. who spoke to
some length in answering the charges
which had been made from the same
platform by his opponent the previors
evening, and in discussing issues Of the
ampaign
He was followed by ]. F. Abel. nom
inee for superintendent of public in
strlctlon who gave highly interest
ing talk on school matters and was
roundly applauded.
Following Mr.. Abel came Wilian>
Mcmillan. noEJnee for state treasurer.
who is a candidate to succeed himself
Samuel P,att. nominee for United
States senator, was then introduced and
talked for fully two hours upon the lead
ing iss rs of his campaign.
Mr. Plstt. in opening his address,
SAID he considered it his duty to dis
cuss the official eord of SenatoY
Newlands, and that he expected to
show the people, especially the Demo-
Gratis, that Newlanls was not a
Democrat, not a Republican and not
even a Nevadan. He related New
lands political history from the
time he fai,e ed to receive the nomination
for congress in the Democratic conven-
% years ago, and that after Newlands
Jumped across the border line into Ne
clared, for the political purpose, then a
silver Democrat and finally 4 Demo
( crar.
Mr. Platt called attention to the fact
. that Newlands had been candidate foi
l the Republican nomination for congress
before the Republican convention in 1S9.
i that he had bolted from this and ac
| cepted the nomination from the Silver
t party. that the Republicans then nom
mated William Woo1burn. Jr., the pres
g ent United States district attorney 70
4 Nevada
i l. Refers to Woodburn, Sr.'s Speech
IA Il want you to read the speech thi
n young mans father made at that time
G and compare it with the speech whicl
d the son will make, and see which on
n you feel Is most worthy of belief" sal
5 Mr.. Platt.
IS Mr. Platt then reviewed Newlands
political history and anticipated the eS
T. Carnations OF Mr. Newlands' perpexin
te political attitude and changes whic
10 Young Mr. Woodburn will make. b
ty showing what he viii probably say an
I'd attempt to impress S uron the minds
Of the people
ID Il cannot follow all of Senator New
ands' paid orators" asserted Mr.. Plat
he Il am not millionair, like your SEMI
C. senator, with poNcets bulging wi
wealth. and cannet hire orators al
spellbinders to campa gn the state f
me.
n Il am making my own fight-am col
PEELED to make the fight alone, on n
III own resources and energies. | cam
be in half dozen places at time, b
he / wish to God l could stand on this p,
to- .orm with New5 nds and all of /
hired orators side by side and reply
mo them, or that | might subdivide n
art seit so | could stand with ench a
A. so could tsnd with each a
red every one of them on every platfo
ich on which they appear, and answer.
ven their arguments, but the flagrant n
statements of facts which they p
can sent"
and The speaker called attention to
NJ act that Senator. Newlands was
evils Of only IL senators who voted agai
ices the Interstate Commerce bill. His
nee ,use was that it contained a provi'
establishing a commerce court HI
MIS- yer, when the amendment to the
gely which is Section 4. was voted on.
lnce New,ands was silent when his nj
was called, evidently 'asleep at