Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-01
D DEM0CRATS FIRE
FIRST GUN
Greeted by an Overlooking House
Candidates Declare Party Pledges
and Principle--- Newlands Makes
MaSterful Address

Last nights Democratic meeting
at the Grand theater, which was at
tended by a crowd that filled the
house to its doors, was an affair Of
more than usual note, and if it lndl-
>ated one thing more than another 1t
was the fact, taking Carson City as
a criterion, that the people are vital
ly interested in the campaign preced-
ing the election of November next
and that their votes are going to be
not only by party, but BY
reasoning as well.
Following the picture show, which
began at 7 and continued till 3
O'Clock. all the state candidates on
the Democratic ticket, with the eE
ception of George Brodigan and Joe
Farnswosth, ascended the stage OF
the theater and seated themselves In
a half circle behind the chairman's
stand. Hon. w. P. Harrington, can
didate for state senator from this
county, served as chairman, and he
was in fine fettle, making his intro
ductorv remarks in terse and COLI
vincing sentences and presenting the
speakers in plimentary terms.
His own candidacy, with his natural
Mr.. Harrington did not
but his qualifications and
fitness for the office to which he as
Dires. were not overlooked by the
speakers of the evening.
Emmett D. Boyle, candidate for
governor. was the first speaker in
troduced. and after expressing his
admiration for his opponent, Coz
ernor Oddie, whom he held in the
highest esteem, he brifly referred 20
the causes that made government ad-
in Nevada an expensive
proposition, but, in consonance with
the pledges of the Democratic plat
form, he would by combining the
various commissions and cutting ex-
penses down in other quarters, re-
duce the state expenditures to a mill
imum Mr.. Boyle was warmly re
ceived by the audience and heartily
applauded at the conclusion OF his
remarks. ..
George B. Thatcher, candidate for
attorney general, followed Mr.. Boyle
and interested the large audience
with a resume of the progre :
siveness that has been accomplished
by the Democratic party of Nevada.
He dwelt particularly on the work
mems compensation act and pointed
out its many beni6cent attributes,
showing that through its operation
workmen and the families of men
killed in the mines and mills were
spared the expense of going into
court to secure damages.
Ed Ryan, candidate for mine in
spector; Ed Malley, for state treas
urer; George A. Cole, for state con-
troller, and Judge Ben Coleman, can
didate for justice of the Supreme
court, followed in turn and were Civ
en- an opportunity to express them
selves and state their qualification
for the office they sought
Leonard B. Fowler candidate fo-
representative in congress, was the
next speaker and in his brief, but
eloquent remarks, evidenced his ab-
solute fitness to assume the seat of
Hon. Ed Roberts in the next con-
gress.
Hon. Francis G. Newlands, United
States senator, was then introduced,
if that were necessary, and as he pro-
ceeded to the front of the stage, he
claim that has rarely been accorded
public man in this city. There was
a clapping of hands and stamping of